Latin America

A zoo has welcomed the birth of twins to a pair of critically endangered cotton-top tamarins. The babies, born on 3 April, are the third set of offspring for parents Gurt and Mico at Marwell Zoo near Winchester, Hampshire, bringing the family group to seven members. About 2,000 mature adults …

Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News National Police Rescue workers have freed dozens of people from the collapsed building At least 13 people have died after a roof collapsed in a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Many more are injured and rescue workers are still working to free people from the rubble. …

A US judge has issued a scathing opinion against the Trump administration after immigration officials admitted to having mistakenly deported a man living in the US to a prison in El Salvador. The opinion issued by US District Judge Paula Xinis on Sunday reaffirms her earlier ruling that demands Kilmar …

The Prince of Wales’ Earthshot Prize will be held in Brazil later this year, Kensington Palace has announced, in the same month the country hosts the COP30 UN climate change conference. The main awards ceremony, along with several days of events for nominees, investors and environmental leaders, will be held …

The former president of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias, says his US visa has been revoked. Arias, a Nobel laureate, said he was informed of the decision weeks after he had publicly criticised Donald Trump, comparing the behaviour of the US president to that of a Roman emperor. The 84-year-old, who …

The US State Department has revoked visas held by members of a Mexican band for “glorifying a drug kingpin”. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the band, Los Alegres del Barranco, had projected an image of El Mencho onto a screen at a recent concert in Mexico. El Mencho, …

Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison. A spokesman for Haiti’s national police said extra officers had been deployed to the town, which is located 50km (30 miles) north-east of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Police officials said they had …

Gemma Handy Reporter, St John’s, Antigua Courtesy of Patricia Joseph Hyacinth Gage, 74, disappeared six years ago The worst part is the mental torture, Patricia Joseph says. The “gut-wrenching” flashes of wondering what her mother’s last moments were. The infinite state of limbo. Six years after her mother’s mysterious disappearance, …

Will Grant Mexico, Cuba and Central America correspondent Reporting fromSan Salvador Courtesy of Gertrudis Pineda Gertrudis Pineda insists her son Oscar is not a criminal The lack of tangible information about her son Oscar – one of 238 Venezuelans deported by the US to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador …

The US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is due to visit a controversial prison in El Salvador, to which US officials sent 238 Venezuelans. The Trump Administration alleges that the men are members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and had them deported to El Salvador under the 1798 Alien …

Justices on Brazil’s top court are debating whether former President Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against the current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court will weigh up evidence presented by the chief prosecutor, who accuses Bolsonaro …

A flight carrying 199 Venezuelans deported from the US to their homeland has landed at Simón Bolívar airport near Caracas. US repatriation flights to Venezuela had ground to a halt weeks ago after the Trump administration revoked a licence allowing Venezuela to export some of its oil to the US …

Jacob Evans Reporting fromBusiness reporter Getty/Dave Benett Rum is one of Jamaica’s biggest exports Rum is a key part of Jamaica’s cultural identity, but what exactly makes a rum Jamaican? That question is at the centre of a dispute that is continuing to rumble on the Caribbean island, as some …

Following two days of sometimes violent protests, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has withdrawn a decree which would have made car insurance compulsory in the Central American nation. Under the new law, owners of cars, lorries, buses and motorbikes would have been required to take out insurance to cover harm caused …

At least 12 people have been killed after a plane crashed off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday evening, officials said. The aircraft – operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa – crashed into the sea within a minute of take-off from the island of Roatán. The Honduran national police and …

Video shows alleged gang members deported by US in El Salvador mega-jail The White House has denied an accusation from rights groups that it flouted due process by defying a judge’s order during a mass deportation at the weekend. A group of 238 alleged Venezuelan gang members, plus 23 alleged …

Will Grant Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent Reporting fromTeuchitlán, Mexico Getty Images Three human crematory ovens were located at the Izaguirre Ranch at the beginning of March The gates to the Izaguirre Ranch look much like any others you might find in the state of Jalisco. Two prancing horses …

The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires. Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at home from surgery on a brain …

A man has survived being run over by a train while sleeping by train tracks in Peru, local authorities said. Surveillance footage shows him lying motionless before a slow-moving cargo train makes contact with him. He gets to his feet shortly after the incident in Lima. “He apparently was in …

One of Argentina’s biggest cities has been hit by severe flooding after suffering the equivalent of more than four months’ rainfall in just four hours. Heavy rain began lashing Bahía Blanca in Buenos Aires province at about 04:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Friday, turning streets into rivers and leaving …