23 October 2026
Four Salvadoran soldiers, part of the multinational GSF force under UN mandate (Operation "Liberty Task Force II"), have gone missing after an attack on their vehicle by armed gangs from Haiti. A GSF helicopter was dispatched to rescue the soldiers, but was targeted by the gangs, forcing it to withdraw. Both Salvadoran and GSF forces have assessed the situation, stating that it is ongoing.
US operatives killed in raid near Las Joyitas village, 230 miles south of US border. A meth lab was discovered, but no drugs were found. It is unclear whether the drug traffickers detected the convoy's approach or had prior knowledge of the raid.
Chaos on CDMX streets. A day of intense protests has paralyzed the capital this Monday. On Av. Universidad, teachers from the CNTE block side lanes demanding the change of attendance control by Mario Hernández. Take precautions.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 5 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 68 km WSW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Blow to Los Chapitos: presumed operator linked to miners' homicide detained in Sinaloa Members of the Army's Special Forces and the National Guard detained Jesús Abraham "N", alias "Talibán", in Mazatlán, identified as a trusted man of "Beny 17", who serves as the regional leader of Los Chapitos. In the municipality of El Rosario, four other members of the same criminal organization were captured, including a subject of Colombian nationality; the five detainees are linked to the kidnapping and murder of 10 Canam/Vizsla Silver miners in Concordia, as well as to the deprivation of liberty of four tourists from the State of Mexico in Mazatlán.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 20 km SW of Sandy Point Town, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 88 km SSW of Uyuni, Bolivia
Thirty-seven raids across Buenos Aires concluded with nine arrests, 20 people taken into custody, and dozens of items seized.
The Jalisco State Public Security Secretary has not reported whether any police commanders were suspended or removed from their positions due to the suppression of protesters.
Argentina's Milei posts an AI-generated image as part of his Falklands propaganda on Instagram
State workers in Mérida demand fair wages and protest against the inflationary crisis.
Protesters hold a peaceful demonstration at the intersection of Donceles and Allende, in the Historic Center of Mexico City, in front of the CDMX Congress.
Ranking Member RepGregoryMeeks issued the following statement after Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella commented on U.S. House elections:
Trump administration weighs easing sanctions on shadow fleet tankers that carried Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil — aiming to cut record-high freight rates, days after Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel to the dismay of Zelenskiy, Europe and Senate Republicans
SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis Donovan visits Peru to discuss expanding counter-narcotics cooperation, intelligence sharing and joint exercises with military leaders.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 0 km SW of Aratoca, Colombia
The Jalisco government reports the release of 12 of the 39 detainees following the protest over water quality. Pablo Lemus stated that videos will be reviewed to sanction police excesses and reiterated that the service will not be privatized.
Álvaro Pulido, associate of Alex Saab, will appear before a court in Miami on Tuesday after being handed over by Venezuela
Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to internet connectivity in Panama after a ~7.7 magnitude earthquake, with tsunami alerts being issued for several countries on the southern Pacific coast
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake has struck Panama
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues tsunami alert for Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake just struck Panama, 9 miles southwest of Pitaloza Arriba
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 17 km S of Nandaime, Nicaragua
Unionized IMSS workers protest in front of the Secretariat of Government in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 18 km NNE of Posoltega, Nicaragua
Thousands of students occupy the center of Rio de Janeiro in a protest against Flávio Bolsonaro and in favor of the continuity of the Lula da Silva government in Brazil
Venezuela's Cardón Oil Refinery, the country's second-largest, exploded and caught fire today. The facility has reportedly halted operations, per Reuters
Brazil's presidential election is headed to a runoff on October 25. Flávio Bolsonaro (son of jailed ex-president Jair Bolsonaro) led the first round with 47% versus incumbent Lula's 45%, a roughly 2.2 million vote gap that beat most polling projections. Bolsonaro's PL party also won the largest congressional bloc. In São Paulo, Bolsonaro ally Tarcísio de Freitas was reelected governor with about 63%
SOUTHCOM: On October 4, under the direction of SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in
SOUTHCOM: On October 4, under the direction of SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in