Cobre Panamá held community cleaning days and promoted new hiring in Donoso and La Pintada in coordination with local authorities; residents expressed gratitude while details on job numbers were not disclosed.
A PBS report says AI and cryptocurrency efforts to shape Illinois midterms fell short, signalling limits to tech sectors’ political influence and drawing attention from observers in Latin America.
Protesters in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump at a rally for warship victims, Al Jazeera reported. The brief report gives few further details.
A PBS report says Georgia’s plan to replace voting machines criticized by Donald Trump is in doubt as officials worry a last‑minute change could create chaos in election operations.
The US Federal Reserve kept its policy rate at 3.5–3.75 percent, citing a cooling labour market and tensions tied to Iran; the move underscores a data-driven, cautious stance.
MAFIZ held its awards ceremony at the 29th Málaga Film Festival, with Panama represented by Deputy Minister Arianne Benedetti and filmmakers including Mariel García Spooner and Risseth Yangüez.
A rights group says Israel is holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge, with detained children reporting “appalling and debilitating conditions” in custody.
Cuba’s president condemned President Trump’s remark that he can do “whatever he wants” with the island, warning any U.S. aggression would meet “impregnable resistance.”
EIN Presswire reports CK Hutchison says Panama missed an arbitration response deadline; the source gives few details and Panama has not been quoted in that report.
Copa Airlines has resumed flights between Panama and Caracas, restoring direct air connectivity with Venezuela, the travel site en.travel2latam.com reported on March 18, 2026.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has traveled to Washington for a meeting with President Trump she called “very difficult,” in a visit complicated by fallout from the Iran war, PBS reports.
European allies, led by a blunt rebuke from Germany’s chancellor, declined President Trump’s request to deploy ships to the Strait of Hormuz, saying the confrontation is not their war.
Delcy Rodriguez has replaced General Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defence minister; Padrino had served 11 years and was a key ally of President Nicolas Maduro.
Panama’s Ministry of Health reports that at least 21 girls and adolescents aged 10–19 become pregnant each day, highlighting gaps in sexual education, services and social support.
U.S. farmers are bracing for potential disruptions to fertilizer prices and availability as the war involving Iran raises concerns ahead of the spring planting season.
Al Jazeera reports oil prices rose after an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield, raising fears that sustained higher energy costs could spur global inflation affecting Latin America.
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after a report said inflation was set to worsen even before oil prices surged on the war with Iran; gold slipped below $5,000 per ounce.
A senior U.S. intelligence official faces accusations of altering testimony and omitting Iran-related intelligence that allegedly contradicts former President Trump’s threat claims, raising questions about oversight and credibility.
Israel intensified strikes against Iranian leadership, killing Iran’s intelligence minister, while an offshore Iranian gas field was hit — pushing oil prices higher and straining energy markets.
Jet fuel prices and airfares are rising while U.S. airlines report steady bookings. Analysts warn higher fares are likely — the question is when, for how long and by how much.
