Latin America
Opening the door for Canada is a harmless gesture. But it won’t fix Europe’s security crisis | Paul Taylor
Beyond the morale boost and Mark Carney’s stardust, ‘associate membership’ means littleUrsula von der Leyen brought a new mascot to her annual State of the Union address to the Eu…
Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85
Passionate documentary maker won international acclaim for unsparing but poetic films exploring the impact of the Pinochet regime in Chile Patricio Guzmán, the film-maker who chro…
Colombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental activists, report says
The two countries accounted for 52% of killings of environmental activists in 2025, according to Global Witness.
Glory at 11,000ft: Cusco’s Cienciano aim to bring Peru continental success once again
Cusco is known for tourism. But the city’s biggest football team is chasing a repeat of a South American title that caused shockwaves more than 20 years agoIt was one of those nig…
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin AmericaNature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every…
Ferocious fight among Brazil’s supreme court erupts on eve of presidential election
Scandal explodes as country’s election campaign peaks, with polls suggesting dead heat between candidatesBrazil’s supreme court has been thrust into what experts consider the grea…
Carney says Canada will pursue ‘unique economic alliance’ with EU amid US trade spat
Prime minister speaks of strengthening Canada’s economic and political ties to Europe at Canada Investment SummitMark Carney said Canada will pursue a “unique security and economi…
John Healey in talks with Canada about UK joining new global defence bank
Exclusive: Britain is understood to have been formally invited to become founding member of multilateral lenderJohn Healey is in talks with the Canadian government about joining a…
Thousands of sea turtles reach Mexico in yearly migration threatened by climate crisis – video
More than 330,000 sea turtles arrived in southern Mexico in a mass nesting phenomenon known as an ‘arribada’.The sixth arribada of the season, which began in March, brought thousa…
Colombian ex-foreign minister charged over nanny's lie detector test
Laura Sarabia is accused of ordering police to interrogate her nanny after cash allegedly went missing from her flat.
Night of the Coyotes review – border-crossing role-play is tourist attraction in struggling Mexican town
Clara Trischler’s absorbing feature sees residents of the small town of El Alberto hired to play characters in a re-enactment of the migrant experienceIn contrast to other migrati…
Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens
Latest daily reductions will further choke one of the world’s most important shipping lanesThe Panama canal plans to again cut maritime traffic due to worsening drought caused by …
Mass nesting brings swarms of turtles to Mexican beach
Thousands of turtles arrived at La Escobilla beach in Oaxaca within 48 hours, sanctuary officials said.
Bolsonaro 2.0: Brazil braces for the return of the far right
Neck-and-neck with Lula in polls, Flávio Bolsonaro fires up his base in the bellwether state of Minas Gerais – starting at the scene of his father’s stabbingA giant banner of Braz…
Haitian youths transformed life in an ageing Ohio city. Then Trump made them targets
Until Pierre Damas Bel’s death on 31 August, the story of Haitian adolescents in Springfield was one of triumphAt a pavilion west of downtown Springfield, Ohio, 32 high school stu…
Barrio Triste review – raw and dynamic portrait of anarchic slum life in 1980s Medellín
Bad Bunny collaborator Stillz’s debut feature shot using Betacam focuses on vibes over plotBest known as the creative mind behind the music videos of Puerto Rican rapper and singe…
Thousands demand end to violence in Mexican cartel hotspot
The city has seen violence skyrocket since a feud broke out between two rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
‘Carbon fever’ threatens hard-won Indigenous rights in Bolivian Amazon
Leaders in Pando region denounce opaque deals over carbon credits as government and companies rush to monetise Amazon rainforest after 2024 rulingIn the village plazas of Pando, a…
The bird that changed Ecuador: how a chance discovery of a rare species helped to save many more
Thirty years after a US ornithologist first sighted a jocotoco antpitta, the foundation he set up to restore biodiversity is a model for conservation globallyI have to confess tha…