Latin America
Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe
Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week Storm Charles has brought destructive weather to the Iberian peninusla …
Pork fat, a heating pad and a five-storey jump: how a 74-year-old escaped house arrest in Argentina
Leonardo Bertulazzi, ex-member of Italy’s radical far-left Red Brigades, fled in dramatic fashion, ‘like something out of a movie’As dozens of police and sniffer dogs poured into …
Pope Leo gets rapturous welcome in Peru: ‘This visit is like a big party’
Pope Leo XIV is visiting the country, where he spent nearly a decade as bishop, during an 11-day South American tourThe walls in Chiclayo have been painted with colourful murals a…
Eight killed in Colombian air strike targeting Gulf Clan gang
A suspected gang leader considered a "priority target" was among those killed, the Colombian president says.
Rats, dengue and an all-day stench: can Panama City solve its waste crisis?
For decades, mountains of waste have blighted poor neighbourhoods on the edge of the city. But as the problems spread, a belated reckoning is under wayLife in San Miguelito has lo…
Two skulls likely belonging to enslaved people returned to Brazil after Harvard used them in eugenics studies
Remains believed to have belonged to Africans or Afro-Brazilians repatriated after being flown back by diplomats Two skulls, including that of a man believed to have taken part in…
Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina
74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custodyA 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigade…
Argentinian lawyer mocks UK’s sovereignty claim in Falklands oil case
Lawyer says Britain wrong to believe in historic doctrine that crown has sovereignty over parts of oceansBritain should not be permitted to act as a 17th-century colonial power tr…
German knives, English socks: 13 gifts beloved globally that Americans are missing out on
From Guyanese rum to soft Australian bedsheets, you don’t have to buy a plane ticket to enjoy Guardian staff’s international favorites – perfect for holidaysOur favorite non-toxic…
Kidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balcony
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former member of the Marxist guerrilla group the Red Brigades, was about to be extradited to his home country of Italy.
Killing of journalist underscores deteriorating conditions in Ecuador
Tomás Beltrán was shot dead amid gang warfare that has turned Latin American country into one of its most violentTomás Beltrán was manoeuvring his car into his garage on Sunday ni…
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.
Democrats demand answers on 8-year-old Haitian boy detained by ICE
Child was put into restraints and taken into custody after arriving for an immigration check-in in San DiegoDemocratic lawmakers in California are demanding answers from the Trump…
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.