Latin America

Venezuela's leader Maduro says secret American military bases in Essequibo are being built "to prepare for an escalation against Venezuela", a claim Washington refutes.

The 2023 figures represent a nine percent decline in forest loss compared to 2022 but in general, rates have barely wavered from the highs of recent years, researchers say.

UNESCO condemns attacks on the Caribbean nation's artistic institutions, saying "these acts of vandalism, looting and arson against the country's educational institutions have devastating consequences for the future of Haitian society."

UN officials deeply concerned as over 60 percent of Port-au-Prince escapees flood Haiti's rural south, worsening challenges.

Human Rights Watch has called on the two countries to collaborate and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of migrants and asylum seekers that use the Darien Gap.

Mexican President Lopez Obrador mourned Gisela Gaytan's death, saying  killing of his own party's candidate "hurts a lot," without announcing any increase in security for politicians.

The latest drama erupted in mid-March when a news program revealed that Boluarte owns several expensive Rolex timepieces and it is not clear how she acquired them.

Several people are found dead in Port-au-Prince's relatively upscale Petion-Ville suburb, which has been threatened by gangs.

Canada announced its deployment of troops to Jamaica to train Caribbean soldiers for UN mission in Haiti, aiming to assist in combating violence and providing humanitarian relief.

Request doesn't specify which event Bolsonaro aims to attend, but the proposed period coincides with day when Israel declared its independence.

Rising drug cartel influence thrusts Ecuador into crisis, once hailed as a bastion of peace in Latin America.

Argentine President Milei's remarks have shaken the trust of Colombia and disrespected democratically elected President Petro, says Bogota.

Vinicius says he feels 'less motivated' to play football amid repeated racist chants against him at matches, and calls on football's governing bodies to 'do more'.

Failure to adhere to UN ceasefire resolution may lead to severed ties with Israel, says Colombian President Gustavo Petro. Israel labels Petro as "supporter of terrorists."

Disagreements among delegates over who should head Haiti's transitional council are stalling the body's official formation, as one member quits amid death threats and raging violence.

Images on local media show rivers of water, mud and debris rushing down slopes in picturesque Petropolis, which last year saw at least 241 deaths from another catastrophic storm.

Civil defence and firefighting teams initiated search and rescue operations to deal with the situation.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification says about 4.97 million people out of a population of about 11.5 million were facing crisis or worse levels of food insecurity.

Police in Port-au-Prince confirm that gang leader Ernst Julme, known as Ti Greg, was killed in clashes with security forces.

More than 300 diplomats, including personnel from the European Union, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund evacuated, with US announcing it is airlifting its citizens through helicopter sorties.

Federal police say that former president Jair Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into a public health database to make it appear as though he received the Covid-19 vaccine when he needed a certificate to enter the US in 2022.

Officers repel attack on Bank of the Republic of Haiti, killing three armed gang members, amid violence in capital Port-au-Prince.

Despite hopes from US for establishment of transitional body following crisis meeting a week ago, situation in capital Port-au-Prince, dubbed "almost like a scene out of Mad Max" by UNICEF, continues to be dire.

Bogota's move came after the EMC violated a ceasefire agreement with an attack on an Indigenous community that left one woman dead.

UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell defines the situation in Haiti as "the worst that anyone has seen in decades."

USAID estimates 5.5M people in Haiti — nearly half the population — need humanitarian aid.

The rift is centred around a Venezuelan plane grounded in Buenos Aires, the US connection and Argentina's new far-right government.

UN says it plans to set up "airbridge" to get more aid into crisis-wracked Haiti from neighbouring Dominican Republic while leader of armed groups pledges to continue fighting.

The image of far-right populists is being captured to promote and increase the sales of trainers across the Americas.

Caribbean leaders create a transitional council for Haiti, but powerful gangs reject the plan as experts warn it can't move forward unless gangs are included in the solution.