Argentina Supreme Court appointments: President Javier Milei issued a decree overhauling how Supreme Court justices are selected, cutting a prior 15-day public/NGO/academic input stage and limiting candidate publication to the Official Gazette and ministry site. Caribbean governance & rights: Antigua and Barbuda lawmakers debated expanding search-warrant powers, while also pushing for breathalyzer testing at crash scenes; separately, the Information Commissioner’s office remains unfinished months after the post was approved. Humanitarian fallout from immigration enforcement: A U.S. report describes a surge in high-stakes mass immigration hearings, with one judge handling 143 cases in a day and many families missing or unable to appear. Indigenous land under pressure: Brazil’s Yanomami territory crackdown reduced mining impact since 2023, but satellite monitoring shows miners have adapted and activity persists in scattered border-adjacent areas. Infrastructure finance: The BRICS-backed New Development Bank approved a $1bn loan for South Africa to upgrade water, sanitation and waste systems across eight major municipalities. Crime and security: Ecuador officials say gunmen killed a senior Los Águilas gang boss at Guayaquil’s airport; two teens were arrested. NGO support in the region: A St. Kitts-to-Saba inter-island supply effort is delivering weekly materials for Saba’s Black Rocks Harbour, while a Caribbean humanitarian nonprofit met with Antigua and Barbuda officials to back disaster preparedness.