South america

Brazil a 'Christian Jewish country,' Bolsonaro tells 'Post'; pitches pro-Israel reset - interview

Flavio Bolsonaro wants Brazil back in Israel’s corner and wants the evangelical and conservative forces reshaping Latin America to see Israel as a symbol of shared values and shared enemies.

Flavio Bolsonaro at the 2026 “Generation of Truth” antisemitism conference in Jerusalem.
A woman waves a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian protest on the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in La Paz, Bolivia, October 7, 2025.

US presses Bolivia to expel suspected Iranian spies, harden approach to terrorist groups

US Marine Corps F-35B, US Air Force F-35A, and US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets parked on the apron at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the US struck Venezuela and captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

FAA warns airlines on Central, South American flights of potential military actions

Outgoing Argentine Army Chief Cesar Milani (R) and his replacement Gen. Ricardo Cundom review troops during Cundom's swearing-in ceremony as the new head of the Army at the Patricios Infantry Regiment in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 29, 2015

Retired Argentinian general claims Israelis caused Patagonia wildfires in antisemitic conspiracy


US designates seven financiers, operatives as Hezbollah terrorists

One of the designated parties, Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, was responsible for the 1994 terrorist attack against the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Argentina that killed 85 Jews.

 Hezbollah members take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, Lebanon May 21, 2023.

Benjamin Netanyahu meets with CONMEBOL President and FIFA VP Alejandro Domínguez

Domínguez informed Netanyahu that he would bring Argentina’s national team to Israel for friendly matches.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President of the South American Football Association (CONMEBOL) and FIFA Vice President, Alejandro Domínguez at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem. September 7, 2023.

Ancient polychrome wall found in northern Peru likely over 4,000 years old

The wall is thought to have been part of a ceremonial temple.

Archaeologists work on a 4,500-year-old polychrome wall, part of a temple belonging to the Late Preceramic period, in the Huaca Tomabal in the Valley of Viru, Peru August 22, 2023.

'Aliens' who attacked Peruvian tribe are illegal miners with jetpacks - police

An indigenous tribe in Peru believes it is being attacked by aliens, but authorities believe the real culprits are illegal gold miners wearing jetpacks.

 AI generated image of an armored alien.

New South American frog species found, named for local indigenous people

The Guaraní people inhabit the same region and in the past lived in the same wild regions as the frog,

 A frog sitting on a leaf

Peruvian tribe claims it was attacked by seven-foot 'aliens'

The tribe says they’ve endured multiple attacks, one of which sent a 15-year-old girl to the hospital.

 An artistic rendition of an alien.

Paraguayan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus to relaunch

The caucus's relaunch comes strategically timed ahead of the inauguration of incoming President Santiago Peña.

 President-elect of Paraguay Santiago Pena attends a press conference in Brazil on July 28, 2023.

Ancient DNA gives new insight into Inca 'lost city' Machu Picchu

Workers and retainers at the famous mountain estate came from throughout the empire, with some even coming from the Amazonas region.

 A llama is seen near the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cusco, Peru, in this December 2, 2014 file photo.

Archaeological remains of disabled teen discovered in Brazil

The discovery affirms that indigenous peoples cared for disabled members of their societies even before the arrival of colonial influences.

Illustrative image of skeletal remains of an early human.

Iran, Bolivia defense ministers sign memorandum - analysis

"We maintain that improving the bilateral defense relations will lead to increasing the Bolivian government's deterrence power," Ashtiani was quoted by the official news agency IRNA as saying.

Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani reacts during a meeting of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023