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The famous Grand Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. File photo: AP
Crime

Gangs burn iconic Haiti hotel that rose to international fame

Grand Hotel Oloffson, famed for inspiring books and hosting celebrities, destroyed as gang violence sweeps Port-au-Prince.

US immigration

US will try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to ‘third country’ before trial

India

Suriname’s parliament elects country’s first woman president

Colombia

Colombia police capture alleged mastermind in attack on presidential candidate

The conservative senator is still in intensive care after he was struck from behind while giving a speech in a Bogota park.

Police officers stand next to Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez in Bogota on Saturday after he was detained. Photo: Colombian Police via Reuters
Colombia

US and Colombia recall their ambassadors in diplomatic tussle

Presidents Trump and Petro had previously clashed over Colombia’s refusal to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

Crime

Colombia seizes first unmanned narco-sub fitted with Starlink

The vessel was believed to be on a trial run by a drug trafficking cartel.

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El Salvador

El Salvador takes swipe at Paris fashion show over tribute to mega-prison

President Nayib Bukele said the event attempted to ‘glorify criminality’ as he offered to send prisoners to France.

The Terrorism Confinement Centre prison in El Salvador. Photo: Reuters
China trade

China imports Argentina soybean meal in trial amid US tensions

Shipment expected to arrive in Guangdong in September as country seeks to secure supplies of key animal feed ingredient during US trade war.

Environment

Chinese energy firms say Brazil must clarify rules or face loss of investments

Energy Summit panellists say that Brasília needs to act quickly on framework for energy storage and long-term concessions.

Crime

Ecuador recaptures most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito’ in army operation

Notorious drug lord, whose 2024 escape triggered widespread violence, was apprehended after a months-long manhunt.

Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar after being recaptured. Photo: Ecuadorean Army via AFP
Aviation accidents

Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8

Thirteen people survived, including the pilot, who had lowered the balloon and ordered passengers to jump out.

The wreckage of the hot-air balloon that caught fire and tumbled from the sky. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua, dead at 95

The first woman to be elected president in the Americas, Chamorro ended the civil war between the Contras and the Sandinista government.

Crime

Police officer blown up with dynamite as Bolivia’s crisis deepens

Government condemns ‘unacceptable levels of violence’ as clashes over ex-president’s candidacy leave at least five dead, dozens injured.

Crime

Teen assassins plague Colombia decades after Escobar hired kids to kill

Poverty, manipulation, and lenient laws fuel a new generation of Colombian teen assassins for hire.

Senator Miguel Uribe receives medical treatment in an ambulance after being shot and wounded in Bogota on June 7. Photo: AFP
Colombia

Colombia rocked by deadly wave of bombings, gun attacks

Multiple attacks came as the country was already on edge after the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.

A view of the wreckage of a car after it exploded in front of the City Hall in Corinto, Colombia. Photo: AFP
Colombia

Colombian presidential contender has successful surgery after shooting

The senator was addressing a rally in Bogotá when a gunman shot him thrice before being detained.

Crime

El Salvador convicts ex-military for 1982 killings of Dutch journalists

Former defence minister and two retired officers sentenced to 15 years in landmark ruling decades after civil war atrocity.

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Mexico

Mexico votes on judges amid El Chapo scandal and rule of law fears

Critics fear the overhaul risks judicial independence, but President Claudia Sheinbaum says the election will root out corruption in a flawed judiciary.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says the election will root out corruption in a flawed judiciary. Photo: EPA-EFE
Argentina

Maradona death trial collapses amid judge’s documentary scandal

New trial to start in Argentina after one of the three judges withdrew from the high-profile case.

United States

Opinion | Why UK-Mauritius deal over military base is more than a legal milestone

Once seen as a relic of colonialism, the Chagos Archipelago has evolved into a flashpoint in global strategic competition.

Argentina

Judge in Maradona homicide trial steps down amid scandal

Julieta Makintach was one of three judges in the trial of seven medical team members accused of negligence in the football legend’s death.

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Judge Julieta Makintach arrives at the courthouse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Mainland China

Suriname elects leaders to steer new-found oil wealth

Tiny South America nation – which has growing ties to China – is battling debt but recent offshore crude discoveries suggest this may change.

People vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Paramaribo, Suriname on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Energy

Suriname poised for oil wealth injection as voters head to the polls

Besides investing in agriculture, tourism, health, education and green energy, some of the oil money is being paid directly to Surinamese citizens.

United States

Venezuelan opposition politician Guanipa arrested ahead of election

The rightist party has called on voters to boycott the ballot, which comes 10 months after President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected.

Diplomacy

Brazilian data partnership with China draws criticism from former officials

‘China is not a model for statistical openness,’ says Martha Mayer, ex-research director at Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

A databoard at the offices of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Handout
Brazil

Sebastiao Salgado, award-winning Brazilian photographer, dies at age 81

One of the world’s most famous artists, his signature black-and-white images were marked by a deep interest in impoverished communities.

Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado poses for a portrait in London in April 2024. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba CEO doubles down on plans for ‘unified global cloud network’

Eddie Wu sees Alibaba Cloud providing the ‘best AI technical services’ to support Chinese enterprises’ global expansion.

Disease

Brazil urges China to limit chicken embargo to city with bird flu outbreak

China, a major consumer of Brazilian poultry, immediately suspended imports after the country reported a bird flu outbreak last week.

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