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Lawyers for Jair Bolsonaro will present their defence arguments at his trial at the Supreme Court in Brasília on Wednesday.The…

U.S. pressure to crack down on corrupt politicians has squeezed President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico ahead of her meeting with…

President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a strike against a drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean, killing…

Alberta ordered schools to pull ‘inappropriate’ books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores of books…

President Trump has ordered military action against Latin American drug cartels and has threatened a new tariff. President Claudia Sheinbaum…

Brazil’s Supreme Court began judging the case against the former president, who did not attend the proceedings because of poor…

As U.S. warships and troops gather in the Caribbean, Mr. Maduro threatened an “armed fight” in response to any military…

Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, stands trial on Tuesday, accused of plotting a coup after losing the 2022 elections. Evidence…

The former Brazilian president is charged with planning a coup after losing the 2022 elections. He says he pursued only…

The coup trial of Brazil’s right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro will enter its final stage on Tuesday.He is accused of…

An all-female research group, As Meteoriticas, scours the South American country’s interior aiming to preserve meteorites for scientific study and…

Security forces in Guyana say a boat carrying election officials and ballot boxes was shot at “from the Venezuelan shore”…

Jessica LawrenceBBC News NINPH InternationalGena Heraty was among several people taken in Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capitalThe family of kidnapped missionary…

Josephine Casserly and Ellie HouseBBC News in FloridaBBCYaneisy Fernandez’s son was taken to Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention centre in…

Under pressure from the government and each other, some of Mexico’s most powerful criminal groups are amassing homemade mortars, land…

new video loaded: Mexico’s Cartels Are Using Military WeaponsBy Paulina Villegas, Leila Medina, Melanie Bencosme and David Jouppi•September 1, 2025Recent…

A giant fire last year consumed much of Canada’s Jasper National Park. Canadian scientists leading research into wildfires are using…

Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez appeared to spit at a member of the Seattle Sounders’ coaching staff following his side’s…

A US judge has temporarily blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to deport dozens of unaccompanied Guatemalan children back…

Jacob EvansBBC World ServiceGetty ImagesAnguilla is a British Overseas Territory renowned for its pristine beachesBack in the 1980s when the…

Former President Jair Bolsonaro, who will stand trial on Tuesday, is being closely monitored by the Brazilian authorities, who fear…

The ruling came hours after some shelters were directed to prepare children to be sent back to Guatemala. A hearing…

Will GrantMexico Correspondent andChris GrahamBBC NewsReutersA woman holds a sign reading “President, what does a country that sows bodies harvest?”…

Her work is now in museums, but in the early 20th century, it was obscured by her romantic relationships with…