Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse
Gustavo Petro hits back after Álvaro Leyva accused him of going awol during official visit to France A prominent Colombian politician and former minister has...
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Families of detainees in El Salvador and Venezuela decry Bukele’s prisoner swap offer
Salvadorian president denounced as ‘tyrannical’ as he floats trading 252 prisoners with fellow authoritarian regime The families of prisoners being held by the authoritarian governments...
‘He listened to everyone’: Buenos Aires remembers pope as voice for the poor
Locals hail pontiff’s work in city’s poorest neighbourhoods – but express sadness that he never came back as pope Latest updates after death of Pope...
Brazilian judges accept coup plot charges against more Bolsonaro allies
Panel unanimously accepts charges against six more key allies of ex-president over alleged plan to keep him in office A panel of Brazil’s supreme court...
Canada election sees record high early voting, figures show
About 7.3m people have cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in sign of elevated interest in 28 April poll Canada elections: who are...
‘The devil wants this pattern of mass death repeated’: Actors Guild of Nigeria calls for better regulation after two actors die
After two actors died in Owerri, Imo State, AGN head Emeka Rollas drew comparisons to events last year, when popular Nollywood actor Junior Pope drowned...
‘I hope I’ll one day be at peace’: civilians seek mental health help in war-ravaged eastern DRC
People traumatised by conflict have queued outside the Saint Vincent de Paul neuropsychiatric hospital in Goma each day since free scheme launched On a sunny...
Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians
Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in Venezuela Venezuela’s chief prosecutor has accused El Salvador’s president...
Haiti nearing ‘point of no return’ amid gang violence, UN representative warns
María Isabel Salvador tells security council the country could face ‘total chaos’ without necessary international aid Haiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent...
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Footage of apes consuming fermented breadfruit leads researchers to ask if it may shed light on origins of human feasting Humans have gathered to feast...
