Latin America

José Carlos CuetoBBC News Mundo Colombia correspondent Getty Images Clashes between presidents Trump and Petro have been frequent since the US leader returned to the White House in January For decades it was one of Washington’s closest alliances. United in their fight against drug trafficking, Colombia and the United States …

Colombia’s former president has had two convictions for fraud and bribery overturned after he was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest. Alvaro Uribe became the first Colombian leader to be criminally convicted after a trial in August in which a judge handed the 73-year-old the maximum sentence. The case …

@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social A screengrab of the video shared by US President Donald Trump showing the submarine in open waters before it was struck Ecuador has released the survivor of a US strike on a submarine alleged to have been smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. US military forces captured the Ecuadorean …

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, São Paulo EPA/Shutterstock Rodrigo Paz campaigned on a promise to bring “capitalism for all” to Bolivia Bolivia has elected a centrist senator, Rodrigo Paz, as its next president, bringing an end to nearly 20 years of continuous rule by the Movement for Socialism (Mas) party. With …

President Donald Trump has said the US will return two people who survived a strike on what he called a “drug-carrying submarine” to their countries of origin, Ecuador and Colombia. Writing on social media, Trump said two other people were killed in the US strike on the vessel, which he …

Clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in the Peruvian capital, Lima, have left a 32-year-old man dead and more than 100 people injured, including many police officers. The protests come less than a week after José Jerí was sworn in as the interim president following the impeachment of his …

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of 31 legislators present voting in favour. The bill allows mentally sound adults in the terminal stage …

Police fired tear gas at protesters who could be seen sheltering in doorways. BBC News

At least one person was killed when a pick-up truck exploded outside a shopping mall in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, on Tuesday evening local time. Ecuador’s Interior Minister John Reimberg said police had found explosive devices inside the remains of the truck. Police also carried out a controlled blast after …

Prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has arrived in Miami after being freed from a Cuban prison. Shortly after landing in the United States, the pro-democracy activist called for the release of hundreds of political prisoners held in Cuba. Earlier this month, the 55-year-old revealed that he had taken the …

Rescue workers in Mexico are searching for at least 38 people who are missing after torrential rains triggered flooding in 150 locations across five states. At least 47 residents are confirmed dead, according to official figures released late on Sunday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has promised help for the affected …

At least 27 people have died and others are missing, according to authorities, after floods in Mexico triggered landslides and swept away homes, vehicles and bridges. Heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday caused rivers to burst their banks. Hidalgo in east Mexico was one of the worst affected areas, with …

Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent AFP via Getty Images Tourism is a vital component of the Cuban economy When US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to the island that year. A record …

The wounded animal was rescued in Rio Negro, Brazil, after being spotted crossing the river. BBC News

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent Reuters Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa Five people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador’s president, according to the government. About 500 people threw rocks at the car of President Daniel Noboa and there were “signs of bullet damage” on his vehicle, according to …

The alleged leader of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua’s armed wing has been captured in a joint operation involving Colombia, the US and the UK. Colombia’s National Police said José Antonio Márquez Morales – known as Caracas – was arrested in the city of Valledupar and alleged that he …

The United Nations Security Council has approved a much larger international security force for Haiti to tackle escalating gang violence in the conflict-torn country. The so-called “Gang Suppression Force” (GSF) will have up to 5,550 police and soldiers with the power to detain suspected gang members. The GSF will boost …

Police in Peru have arrested a man suspected of having ordered the killing of two 20-year-old women and a 15-year-old girl in Argentina. The three were lured to a house near the Argentine capital on 19 September. Their mutilated bodies were found several days later and police revealed that their …

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent and Ottilie Mitchell BBC A humanitarian convoy led by Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa was attacked and 17 soldiers taken hostage on Sunday night, according to a government spokeswoman. Carolina Jaramillo said the convoy – which included UN and EU diplomats – was delivering aid to affected …

REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda Police surrounded the Congress building Police and young anti-government protesters clashed in the Peruvian capital, Lima, over the weekend. A rights group said at least 18 protesters had been injured in protests held on Saturday and Sunday, dubbed “Gen Z march” by the organisers. A police officer suffered …