Latin America

The exact number of dead from the attack is not clear – local media reported that more than 50 had been killed, while a Haitian human rights group put the figure at 20 or more, AP said. Gran Grif is said to be one of the most violent of Haiti’s …

Mr Figueroa said deportations would begin immediately and follow strict protocols that guaranteed respect for human rights. The comments by the Dominican government’s spokesman suggest the rate of deportations of undocumented Haitians is about to ramp up significantly. Since gang violence in Haiti has worsened in recent months, the Dominican …

A “ring of fire” solar eclipse was seen from Easter Island, Chile and Buenos, Argentina on 2 October. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon casts a shadow on Earth and in a total eclipse, the whole disc of the Sun is blocked. An annular solar eclipse differs because some of …

Mexico is under pressure from the US to crack down on the number of migrants making their way through the country to reach the American border. A police report into the incident in the southern Chiapas state said the soldiers chased the vehicle after it failed to stop at an …

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She began her first speech as president by thanking her political mentor and predecessor in the top job, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, calling him “the most important political leader and social warrior in Mexico’s modern history”. He leaves office, she said, with “the greatest love of his people”. On that …

Wednesday’s eclipse and “ring of fire” will first been seen on the remote Easter Island in the Pacific at 14:08 local time (20:08 BST). It will then be seen on the south-west coast of mainland Chile at 17.20 local time (20:20 BST) before moving east into Argentina shortly after. Those …

In Oaxaca state, there were at least 80 landslides, some of which buried homes and their occupants. In some areas, entire communities were cut off as roads became impassable. The resort of Acapulco, which is still struggling to recover from the impact of Hurricane Otis last year, was severely flooded. …

An initial investigation, under then-President Enrique Peña Nieto, concluded that corrupt municipal police from Iguala and surrounding towns, acting on orders from the local mayor, handed the students over to the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel. According to the investigation, the cartel killed the students and disposed of their remains, while …