Latin America

As a lawyer his clients included Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolás Maduro, who faces US charges of money laundering, and David Murcia Guzman, one of Colombia’s biggest fraudsters. He has said this was part of job as a defence lawyer. BBC News

Italian news agency Ansa reported that the Italian ambassador to the Dominican Republic met the deceased woman’s husband at the hospital. The embassy is helping around 285 Italian tourists who were staying at the resort or nearby, issuing emergency passports to those whose travel documents were destroyed in the fire …

The gunmen concealed their weapons behind flowers and stuffed toys while waiting for the victim outside Guayaquil airport. BBC News

The deal with General Electric is the latest sign of co-operation between US firms and Venezuela’s interim government. BBC News

Cubadebate, a state-run news site, reported on Monday that the survival rate for children with cancer had fallen from 85% to 65% since January, when US President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on any country or company providing Cuba with oil. BBC News

Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins. BBC News

Three men have been arrested after instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge. BBC News

A British climber has said she was following her heart when she climbed up and skied down a mountain in Peru. Fay Manners, from Blunham village near Bedford, believes she is the first to have skied down the south-west ridge of Mount Ranrapalca, which is known for its treacherous and …

The BBC spoke to match-goers outside Azteca Stadium, where Mexico began the tournament with a 2-0 victory over South Africa. BBC News

There were wild celebrations in host nation Mexico, as their team kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa. BBC News

Officers from the Peruvian National Police’s Green Squad disguised themselves as 2026 World Cup mascots during a dramatic drug raid in Peru. Two of the police officers dressed up as Maple the Moose and Clutch the Bald Eagle, before entering the home of a suspected drug dealer in a Lima …

Every Scotland fan would have hoped for – but would not have expected – a relatively stress-free return to the biggest stage, a handy 2-0 or 3-0 that wasn’t an assault on the senses. What they got was a nerve-shredding night, a 90-minute rollercoaster ride, an evening to bring on …

Tessa McWatt, whose book is inspired by her mother, describes her as her “heart’s inspiration”. BBC News

Thousands lined the streets in Mexico City on Saturday as they attempted to set the world record for largest human wave. BBC News

After eight presidents in ten years, many voters are looking for stability so the next president can focus on tackling crime and inequality. BBC News

Protesters have toppled over World Cup player statues installed in Mexico City, just days ahead of the tournament start. The demonstrators are a group of teachers demanding higher wages, and they say they will disrupt the matches if the federal government does not convene with them to discuss their demands. …

Venezuela was India’s fifth-largest source of crude oil imports in May, supplying about 266,000 barrels a day, or roughly 5.3% of India’s total crude imports, according to maritime analytics firm Kpler. Only Russia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Brazil supplied more. BBC News

The two patients had recently returned from the DR Congo and Uganda respectively. BBC News

“Keeping an elderly person deprived of their liberty for years, without sufficient guarantees of due process, and in conditions that deteriorate their physical and emotional health, is a grave concern for any society that aspires to respect human rights,” it said. BBC News

As Cuba heads into another month of blackouts due to the near-total fuel blockade imposed by the US, many say their lives now revolve around these power outages. For Ana Rosa Romero, a 70-year-old widow living in a high-rise building, the constant power cuts have transformed her daily life. BBC’s …