US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega regime that Washington reserves the right to take military action if regional security is threatened, escalating tensions amid concerns over potential US intervention in Central America.
Trump-endorsed outsider Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidential election with a tough-on-crime platform, continuing Latin America's rightward shift alongside conservative leaders elected recently in Argentina, Ecuador, Honduras, Chile, and Costa Rica.
Costa Rica's President Fernández escalated a longstanding trade dispute with Panama by instructing her Foreign Minister to pursue international diplomatic action against Panama's agricultural import blockade affecting dairy, meat, and produce since 2019, despite a 2024 WTO ruling favoring Costa Rica.