Mystery shipwreck causes disastrous oil spill off Trinidad | Environment News
Emergency workers in Trinidad and Tobago are scrambling to clean up a massive oil spill after a mystery vessel ran aground near the Caribbean island,…
UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil join forces to limit global warming to 1.5C | Climate Crisis News
Three former and future UN climate summit hosts will form a ‘troika’ to to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The United Arab Emirates,…
Carnival extravaganza kicks off in Brazil | In Pictures
To thunderous applause, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor coronated King Momo, marking the beginning of the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the revelry which began…
Chile bids final farewell to former President Pinera in state funeral | News
Sebastian Pinera died on Tuesday in a helicopter crash in southern Chile. A state funeral for Chile’s former President Sebastian Pinera who died after the…
‘Overtly racist’: Lawsuit challenges Canada’s migrant farmworker system | Workers’ Rights News
Montreal, Canada – “It would be contrary to the whole Canadian belief in freedom of the individual.” The year was 1952, and Canada’s then-minister of…
Brazil police seize Jair Bolsonaro’s passport amid ‘coup’ probe | Jair Bolsonaro News
Police seize document and arrest several allies of the former far-right leader in coup attempt investigation. Police have confiscated former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s passport…
Five killed in clashes with police as protests rock Haiti | Protests News
Five armed environmental protection agents were killed in clashes with police near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as violent protests seeking the removal of Prime Minister Ariel…
Chile ex-president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash | Obituaries News
The 74-year-old billionaire tycoon has died in a crash in the popular vacation spot Lago Ranco in southern Chile. Chile’s former President Sebastian Pinera, a…
Argentina president Javier Milei says plans to move embassy to Jerusalem | News
Javier Milei made the remarks upon his arrival to Israel, where is he set to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Argentina President Javier Milei has…
Chile’s wildfires kill at least 112, as Boric warns death toll to rise | Wildlife News
President Gabriel Boric says his country is facing a ‘tragedy of very great magnitude’. The death toll from raging wildfires in Chile has risen to…
El Salvador votes with Nayib Bukele poised for second presidential term | Elections News
The country is voting in both presidential and legislative polls; incumbent Bukele faces virtually no competition. Voters in El Salvador are casting their ballots in…
Argentina’s lower house approves Milei’s ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Government News
The president introduced the divisive reform package in an attempt to transform the economy and the state. Legislators in Argentina have approved President Javier Milei’s…
Chile declares state of emergency over raging forest fires | Climate Crisis News
At least 10 people have died and the blaze in the tourist region of Valparaiso has forced many to flee their homes. Chile has declared…
‘Trapped in this hell’: How one El Salvador town transformed under Bukele | Human Rights News
Puerto el Triunfo, El Salvador – The day the military swept through Puerto el Triunfo is etched into Rosa’s memory like a painful scar. Rosa,…
Argentina police battle protesters opposed to ‘omnibus’ reform bill | Protests News
Police in Argentina have fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters gathered outside Congress in Buenos Aires as lawmakers debated newly elected President Javier Milei’s sweeping…
New cancer cases to soar 77 percent by 2050, WHO predicts | World Health Organization News
There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050. The number of new…
Magic mushroom therapy is booming in Jamaica | Mental Health
Mindset asks whether the Caribbean nation’s psychedelic therapy retreats are a glimpse into the future of mental health treatment. In Jamaica, a growing number of…
The Bukele Effect – Modern Diplomacy
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has been making his mark on Salvadoran society as a president focused on security and violence reduction through his “Mano…
Argentina lawmakers debate Milei’s ‘omnibus’ economic reform bill | Business and Economy News
Opposition has pledged to block the president’s mega-bill to reform the economy, politics and even some aspects of private life. Argentina’s lower house of Congress…
‘Unwaveringly loyal’: Why El Salvador’s Bukele is poised for reelection | Elections News
San Salvador, El Salvador – He suspended civil liberties. Led a mass incarceration effort. And provoked international criticism for human rights violations. But five years…