Latin America

Lucy GilderBBC Verify in Washington DC Getty Images Several legal experts have told BBC Verify that the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat by the US military was probably illegal, and would likely be considered an extrajudicial killing under international law. On Monday, the Trump administration confirmed that …

Two armed men have stolen eight engravings by French artist Matisse and at least another five by Brazilian painter Cândido Portinari from a library in São Paulo. Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library before making off with …

Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White Houseand Nadine Yousif,in Toronto Watch: World Cup hosts Trump, Sheinbaum and Carney take stage together It was all smiles at Washington DC’s Kennedy Centre as the leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada took the stage for the 2026 World Cup draw, even as trade …

A domestic flight at Brazil’s São Paulo airport was surrounded by flames and plumes of smoke after external equipment on the tarmac caught fire. Emergency personnel rushed to put out the blaze outside as passengers on board were seen crowding the aisles trying to leave the aircraft. The fire was …

The two front runners in Honduras’ presidential election are still neck and neck as the vote count enters its fourth day. With just over 84% of the votes counted, conservative candidate Nasry Asfura – who has the backing of US President Donald Trump – moved ahead of centrist TV presenter …

Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, has been released from a US prison, according to online records of federal inmates, after receiving a pardon from US President Donald Trump for drug charges. The records show Hernández was released from the high security facility of USP Hazelton in West …

At least 12 people have died and around 50 are still missing after a landslide struck two boats docked at a river port in Peru’s Amazon rainforest region, local media reports. The landslide sank a ferry and seriously damaged another passenger vessel that had dozens of people on board, according …

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The North Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from 1 June to 30 November. However, the vast majority of tropical storm and hurricane activity typically occurs during the August-October period, which is considered to be the peak. At the beginning of the year forecasters were predicting that 2025 would be an …

Getty Images Rixi Moncada, Salvador Nasralla and Nasry “Tito” Asfura Hondurans are casting their ballots in a general election that is being dominated by threats from US President Donald Trump. There are five presidential candidates on the bill, but the poll is essentially being seen as a three-way race between …

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered that right-wing former president Jair Bolsonaro begin serving his prison sentence of 27 years and three months for plotting a coup after he lost the last election. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no …

Venezuela has told international airlines to resume flights to the country within 48 hours or risk being stripped of their clearance to fly there altogether. Several airlines suspended their flights to Venezuela after the US aviation regulator warned on Friday of “heightened military activity” in the area. The warning came …

Norberto ParedesBBC News Mundo Getty Images The US says the cartel is led by members of Venezuela’s military but Venezuela’s government has dismissed the allegations as a ‘ridiculous lie’ The United States has designated the Cartel de los Soles (Spanish for Cartel of the Suns) – a group it alleges …

Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president convicted of plotting a coup, has blamed medicine-induced “paranoia” for damage he caused to his ankle monitor – a day after he was removed from house arrest into detention. At a hearing in Brasília, he admitted trying to open the monitor with a soldering …

Sofia Ferreira Santos and Alex Smith Reuters/Adriano Machado Jair Bolsonaro has been taken into custody after being determined a “concrete flight risk” while under house arrest. The former Brazilian president was found guilty of plotting a military coup in September and sentenced to more than 27 years in prison, but …

Getty Images María Corina Machado has been in hiding since the start of the year Venezuela’s opposition leader will be considered a “fugitive” if she travels to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize, the nation’s attorney general has said. Tarik William Saab told news agency AFP that María Corina …

Police in Mexico have arrested a man they accuse of being the mastermind behind the murder of a popular mayor. The mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, was shot dead on 1 November at a public event marking the Day of the Dead. Manzo was an outspoken critic of cartel violence …

Visit Isles of Scilly Victoria Bond was killed along with four others in the storm The deaths of five tourists in a snowstorm in Patagonia have been described as a “deeply regrettable tragedy” by national park bosses. Victoria Bond, 40, a public relations consultant from Cornwall, was named by Chilean …

Hundreds celebrated as the tiny Caribbean island of Curacao became the smallest nation to ever qualify for the World Cup. In Panama City, thousands partied in the capital after a win over El Salvador booked their place in next year’s tournament. Haiti fans danced on the streets after the country …

The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. BBC News