Latin America
Transport workers in Chile block highways in protest over surging fuel prices
Hundreds of bus and lorry drivers are blocking traffic along major highway routes across the country.
Headquarters of Haitian gang destroyed, El Salvador's president says
The infamous 400 Mawozo gang was targeted by the El Salvador military which has deployed thousands of troops to combat Haiti's gang violence crisis.
How Paraguay's banking crisis ousted a president and left millions broke – explainer
More than half of Paraguay’s population woke up on 3 November unable to access their bank accounts. It was a day after payday, and Ueno - a bank that expanded exponentially under …
Anti-homosexuality laws in Trinidad and Tobago overturned
The ruling brings to an end an 11-year legal battle by dual-citizen Jason Jones.
UK and Argentina clash over Falklands oil project as Hamburg tribunal starts
Sea Lion project in the North Falkland basin threatens to deepen sovereignty disputeArgentina has told an international tribunal that Britain’s approval of oil drilling off the Fa…
‘I looked at the sky, something didn’t feel right. Then my buddy messaged: “I see open flame”’ – This is climate breakdown
This is Darcy Ruddy’s storyLocation: Jasper, CanadaDisaster: Wildfire, 2024Darcy Ruddy is the owner-operator of an excavation company in western Canada. Just before a wildfire swe…
‘We said no, no, no, but they kept insisting’: the Paraguayan people battling a eucalyptus empire
It is Paraguay’s largest private investment but local people accuse a forestry giant of ignoring their contamination concerns over its vast plantationWhen Paracel arrived in Tacua…
Millions fill Buenos Aires streets to welcome Pope Leo XIV
The Pope celebrated an outdoor Mass in Argentina's capital, the second stop on a 12-day tour of Latin America, just three weeks after having had surgery for lung cancer.
‘I didn’t dance until I was 45’: how Jorge Drexler went from repressed doctor to rump-shaking Oscar-winner
How did a Uruguayan medic who grew up under an anti-music dictatorship win a best song Academy award? As he looks set to scoop up more prizes at the Latin Grammys, we meet the ext…
100 Sunset review – elliptical, elusive drama dreamlike through Toronto’s tight-knit Tibetan community
Kunsang Kyirong’s debut feature fades like a vapour trail in a mood of disorientation and dislocationNot much happens and very little is explained in this elliptical, elusive dram…
A new start after 60: I was burnt out and facing redundancy. So I set up a bee farm – and learned the joys of a simple life
Jeff Lee had spent decades as an investigative journalist. But when he upped sticks with his wife to buy a farm in rural British Columbia, he didn’t just change jobs – he found a …
Pope delivers veiled rebuke of Milei's austerity measures
Pope Leo made the comments as he arrived in Argentina on the second leg of his Latin America tour.
Pope Leo delivers stinging rebuke of Milei’s austerity measures during Argentina visit
Pontiff tells Argentina’s president the economy must benefit all on second stop of 12-day Latin America tourPope Leo XIV has delivered a stinging critique of Argentine president J…
Pope’s visit to Argentina sets up showdown with ‘hyper-capitalist’ Milei
President has opposing views on many issues, and once called Leo’s predecessor the ‘representative of the Evil One’Trees are being planted in the garden. The brightly coloured bui…
‘Potentially ugly’: taking war on gangs to Haiti poses risks for El Salvador’s leader
Soldiers may end up in ferocious battles across sprawling slums, say experts who question Nayib Bukele’s motiveIt has been nearly five years since El Salvador’s authoritarian lead…
Paraguay's president impeached and under house arrest after bank collapse
Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
Pope in 'pretty good health' as he starts Latin America tour
Pope Leo travels to Uruguay just three weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
Ousted Paraguay president under house arrest after banking crisis leaves 60% of country unable to access accounts
Santiago Peña was detained minutes after he was impeached by Congress, as protesters took to the streets demanding answers after the suspension of the Ueno bankParaguay’s rightwin…
Sebastián Lelio was a fascinating film-maker of great passion and poetry
Chilean director of films including Gloria and A Fantastic Woman could expertly capture both the personal and politicalSebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria, d…
Sebastián Lelio, director of A Fantastic Woman and Gloria, dies aged 52
The Chilean film-maker, whose films starred Florence Pugh, Julianne Moore and Rachel Weisz, died at his home in SantiagoChilean film-maker Sebastián Lelio has died at the age of 5…
Flávio Bolsonaro battles to remain relevant as he speaks at rightwing conference at Mar-a-Lago
Far-right politician addresses Conservative Political Action Conference and makes unsubstantiated claims about election fraudFlávio Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who lost Br…
Low pressure in US midwest brings unseasonable heat to New York and Boston
Further south this week, severe thunderstorms affect midterms voting in Florida, Oklahoma and ColoradoDespite the rapid descent into autumn in the northern hemisphere, parts of ea…
Peru airport officials seize over 3,000 tarantulas hidden in socks – video
Peruvian authorities seized more than 3,000 tarantulas hidden inside socks packed in the suitcases of three people heading on a flight to Germany, the National Forestry and Wildli…
Peru airport officials discover 3,000 tarantulas smuggled inside dirty socks
Three suitcases’ worth of the spiders were on their way to Germany, where they could fetch an estimated €1.5mMore than 3,000 tarantulas were seized at an airport in Lima on their …