Latin America
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 …
Pope begins lengthy trip to Latin America weeks after lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo, who had part of a lung removed last month, will visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
King relishes 'politically charged' deployments, Palace aide says
The monarch faced questions on the UK's involvement in the slave trade during his Caribbean tour.
Paraguay’s rightwing president resigns after savings of millions of people are frozen in banking crisis
Santiago Peña’s administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand its operations before its collapseParaguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday…
Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
Will the UK finally pay slavery reparations? – The Latest
Andy Burnham has asked countries affected by Britain’s role in slavery to help shape a formal apology through a ‘structured dialogue’. During the prime minister’s visit to the Com…
How Milei is using economic warfare against the Falklands – explainer
Facing a slump in the polls, Javier Milei is making economic attacks on the Falkland Islands' oil industry and suggesting its key fisheries industry could be next. In a UN speech,…
How elderly ‘unsung heroes’ powered Lula’s historic fightback in Brazil
Older voters praised for helping tip balance in leftwing president’s favour against far-right Flávio Bolsonaro in runoffIt had been nearly a decade since Celia de Oliveira Soares …
Repairing the legacy of slavery: what are campaigners calling for?
Debate has focused on cash payments, but advocates say reparatory justice must address much more than moneyThe debate in much of the British media over reparations has focused alm…
Mother and daughter both killed in grizzly bear attack, Canadian authorities confirm
Conservation officers say the women reported missing over the weekend, were found near a trail near their homeSearch teams in Canada have discovered the body of a 20-year-old woma…
One dead and another missing in suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
The incident took place in the same province where a grizzly attacked a group of schoolchildren last NovemberA mother is dead and her daughter is missing in western Canada after a…
King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address
The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.
King says slave trade a 'shameful chapter' that 'fills my heart with horror'
King Charles III was formally opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda.
Brazil publishes first global ‘roadmap’ for phasing out fossil fuels
Cop30 host sets out steps to break link with coal, oil and gas as it aims to move focus from negotiating to implementingAll countries can start to break their dependence on fossil…
The Amazon’s canary in the coalmine: what a tropical fish can tell us about climate upheaval
Scientist Adalberto Luis Val’s pioneering research on the tambaqui fish is revealing the effect of climate disruption in Brazil, with global implications for biodiversity and food…
PM plans debt re-set for Commonwealth nations as slavery apology talks begin
The move comes as the prime minister begins talks about the UK issuing a formal apology for the slave trade in the next year.
Fossilised red blood cells found in 115m-year-old dinosaur’s bone, say scientists
Chemical tests on Aratasaurus bone identify presence of heme, the organic compound that allows haemoglobin in blood to carry oxygen around bodyIt could be the opening of a Jurassi…