Colombia gangs lure children to join ranks via TikTok, UN warns
Armed groups post videos of weapons, cars and parties to social media to depict ‘perks’ of lifestyle, say experts Gangs in Colombia are increasingly recruiting...
Category : Americas
Lalo Schifrin, composer of Mission: Impossible theme and more than 100 film and TV scores, dies aged 93
The Argentinian composer also wrote the scores for Cool Hand Luke and Dirty Harry, and wrote one of the biggest-selling works in the history of...
Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer issue of reparations for slavery to UK’s privy council
Hundreds of thousands of enslaved Africans were shipped to the Caribbean island when it was a colony of the UK Jamaica will ask King Charles...
Costa Rican court orders government to free migrants who were deported by US
About 200 people were brought to the country in February under an agreement with the Trump administration A court in Costa Rica has ordered authorities...
Mexico’s president threatens to sue over SpaceX debris from rocket explosions
Company’s Starbase launch site in Texas near the Mexican border has seen test failures resulting in large explosions Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has threatened legal...
Man wrongfully deported to El Salvador must be returned to US, court rules
White House must return Jordin Melgar-Salmeron, who was deported less than 30 minutes after his removal was barred An appeals court has ordered the Trump...
Canada and EU sign defence pact amid strained US relations and global instability
Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisis Canada has signed a wide-ranging...
Barbados poet laureate on mission to share stories of enslavement
Esther Phillips says her poetry’s ‘ultimate goal’ is to achieve justice for those who suffered at hands of European colonisers Esther Phillips, the Barbados poet...
‘Handcuffed like we’re criminals’: Ohio teen soccer star recounts deportation
Emerson Colindres reflects on ‘traumatizing’ ordeal after Ice sent him to Honduras despite having no criminal record The Ohio high school graduate and soccer standout...
Brazil hot-air balloon crash kills at least eight people amid ‘desperate’ scenes
Witnesses say some of those onboard hurled themselves out to escape flames as reports say fire started from torch in balloon’s basket At least eight...
