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...
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‘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...
Critic of Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega shot dead in Costa Rica
Retired army officer Roberto Samcam was killed in San José by gunmen, the latest of several attacks on Ortega’s critics A retired Nicaraguan army officer...
Canada poised to pass infrastructure bill despite pushback from Indigenous people
Bill prioritizes ‘nation-building’ pipelines and mines, causing concern that sped-up approvals will override constitutional rights Canada’s Liberal government is poised to pass controversial legislation on...
Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada
‘Basically a whole shelf of a mountain came loose’ said one person who fled the scene in Banff National Park Two people have been killed...
Weather tracker: Mexico’s Pacific coast hit by tropical storm and hurricane
Tropical Storm Dalila brings flooding to Acapulco, while Hurricane Erick causes disruption in Oaxaca state While the western Atlantic has experienced a quiet start to...
New Rio de Janeiro law requires public hospitals to display anti-abortion signs
Opponents view the controversial act as part of a growing trend across Brazil to further restrict abortion access A new law has just come into...
Expedition to ‘real home of the pirates of the Caribbean’ hopes to unearth ships and treasure
Exploration of Bahamas seabed will be first time notorious New Providence hideout has been searched The Pirates of the Caribbean is a $4.5bn swashbuckling film...
Canadian intelligence accuses India over Sikh’s killing as Carney meets Modi
Killing of Canadian national was ‘significant escalation in India’s repression efforts’ but leaders shake hands at G7 Canada’s spy agency has warned that the assassination...
