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A court in Peru has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11 years, five months and 15 days in prison for seeking to dissolve Congress. The decision on Thursday came nearly three years after Castillo sought to disband the legislature on December 7, 2022, as he faced a third set of impeachment...

Seven bodyguards have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the murder of a popular Mexican mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, authorities have said. The office of the attorney general of Michoacán state said in a brief statement that the public servants had been detained "for their probable...

Police in Mexico have arrested a man they accuse of being the mastermind behind the murder of a popular mayor. Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, was shot dead on 1 November at a public event marking the Day of the Dead. Manzo was an outspoken critic of cartel violence in his home state of...

COP30 host Brazil has created 10 new Indigenous territories, with the climate summit hit by protests in recent days. The designation means the areas, including one in part of the Amazon, will have their culture and environment protected under Brazilian law—though this is not always enforced. The...

A delegation from the body leading the Caribbean’s slavery reparations movement will be in the UK next week for a “historic” first official visit to advocate for former British colonies. The Caricom Reparations Commission (CRC) will be meeting with UK parliamentarians, Caribbean diplomats, academics...

Thousands of people have rallied across Mexico, protesting against growing crime, corruption, and impunity, in demonstrations that were organized by members of Generation Z. The marches on Saturday were attended by people from several age groups. In Mexico City, protesters tore down fences around...

Colombia’s human rights ombudswoman said Saturday that seven children were killed in a controversial airstrike against a rebel group in the country’s south earlier this week, as the administration of President Gustavo Petro steps up efforts to regain control of rural areas in Guaviare province. In a...

A London judge ruled Friday that global mining company BHP Group is liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster when a dam collapse a decade ago unleashed tons of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 people and devastating villages downstream. High Court Justice Finola O’Farrell said that...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The dual strikes on Sunday bring the total number of known attacks up to 19 and the death toll to at...

Bolivia’s Supreme Court has overturned the 10-year prison sentence of former interim President Jeanine Anez, who was convicted over an alleged plot to oust her left-wing predecessor, Evo Morales. Supreme Court Justice Romer Saucedo told reporters on Wednesday that the sentence against Anez, who has...