Americas

VOA Spanish: Biden meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez

VOA Creole: Haiti multinational force spokesman says 2025 will not be a 'nice' year for gangs

Venezuela’s opposition leader Gonzalez meets with Biden

Meeting happens days before Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for third term as Venezuela’s president

Canada's Trudeau resigns as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power

Trudeau said "internal battles" mean that he "cannot be the best option" in the next election. He planned to stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the Liberal Party is chosen

Nun from Brazil tops list of world's oldest living person at nearly 117

Israel helps ex-soldier leave Brazil over probe of alleged war crimes in Gaza

The case raises the prospect that rank-and-file Israeli troops could face prosecution while traveling abroad

Ecuador's ex-VP Glas evacuated from prison after attempted killing, lawyer says

Jorge Glas’ lawyer blamed the government for what she called an ‘attempted assassination,’ and is urging the UN and other international organizations to intervene

VOA Spanish: Four Latin American countries will elect a president in 2025 

Thousands line Suriname streets in homage to late dictator Bouterse

He was sentenced in 2023 to 20 years in prison over the killing of opposition members in 1982

Central American troops arrive in Haiti, join mission to restore order

75 security officers arrive, mostly from Guatemala

Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader to visit US, speak with Biden

The appearance comes days before the politician's rival, Nicolas Maduro, is set to be sworn in for a third presidential term in Caracas