The Washington Post - Estados Unidos

Argentina’s President-elect Alberto Fernandez speaks to the press following a private meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at the National Palace in Mexico City

As the streets of South America convulse in the region’s worst bout of social unrest in years, a chorus of critics on the political right are decrying what they see as one inescapable link — the nefarious hand of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Democratic investigators have requested testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton in their expanding impeachment probe of President Trump, reaching into the upper echelons of the White House as they prepared to move ahead Thursday with a pivotal vote setting out the next stages of the inquiry.

29/10 - 22:26 - Thousands of Chileans filled a plaza in the capital Tuesday in the 12th day of demonstrations that began with youth protests over a subway fare hike and transformed into a leaderless national movement demanding greater equality and better public services in a country long seen as an economic success story.

The peso is falling — and so, it seems, is the sky. Inflation and poverty rates are soaring. National reserves are shrinking fast. In short, Argentina — in a terrible deja vu of crises past — is hurtling once again toward the economic abyss.

U.S. troops leaving Syria are only “transiting” through Iraqi territory and will depart within four weeks, Iraq’s defense minister said Wednesday.

21/10 - 20:10 - Thousands of Chileans returned to the streets of Santiago on Monday, banging pots and honking car horns to launch a second week of protests against cost-of-living pressures and income inequality.

10/10 - 19:41 - Political crises are erupting across Latin America, compounding the difficulties of a region already struggling with massive migration and economic troubles.

Portugal’s general election this weekend makes the country look like Europe’s odd man out.