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Rescue workers in Mexico are searching for at least 38 people who are missing after torrential rains triggered flooding in…

Jane ChambersBusiness reporter, Asunción, ParaguayGabriela CibilsGabriela Cibils wants to help Paraguay attract big tech from the US and elsewhereGabriela Cibils…

Norberto ParedesBBC Mundo andAlex BoydWatch: ‘A great honour for Venezuelan society’ – Machado speaks to the BBCNobel Peace Prize winner…

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal…

The disaster caused by a predicted large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could be compounded by shaking along the San…

Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N.…

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, UN Assistant Secretary-General Miroslav Jenča said the US operations, conducted between 2 September and…

In its recent analysis, the IPC, a UN-backed index measuring hunger and malnutrition in global hotspots, found that 5.7 million…

The UN Security Council went into emergency session on Friday, following a request from Venezuela. The United States military has…

“Elbows Up!” is a collection of essays by prominent Canadians like Margaret Atwood that seeks to make something positive out…

At least 27 people have died and others are missing, according to authorities, after floods in Mexico triggered landslides and…

The downpours also damaged thousands of homes and cut off power to entire towns. More rain was expected this weekend.…

The Atacama desert in Chile sits long and lean, sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.The desert’s extreme…

A self-taught composer and interpreter, she led an unconventional and itinerant life devoted to spreading Chilean folkloric music. Source link

Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President…

Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesTourism is a vital component of the Cuban economyWhen US President…

Illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border have hit the lowest level in over half a century, according to federal data…

The wounded animal was rescued in Rio Negro, Brazil, after being spotted crossing the river. Source link

Jessica Rawnsley andVanessa BuschschluterGetty ImagesVenezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.Machado, 58, was…

Marco Rubio was among eight Republican lawmakers who last year called the Venezuelan opposition leader “courageous and selfless” in a…

This Nobel Prize win for Maria Corina Machado is being hugely welcomed by the opposition in Venezuela.The hope is it…

The Nobel Peace Prize draws attention, but rarely drives long-term change. Source link

The White House has accused the Nobel Committee of placing “politics over peace” for awarding its most coveted prize to…

Ms. Machado has urged President Trump to help oust Venezuela’s autocrat, Nicolás Maduro, and to back the result of an…