Thirty-nine political prisoners have been released in Venezuela following a second round of US-backed talks between the interim government and opposition representatives. A human rights organisation has said those freed included eight women…

A major wildfire in central Colombia is threatening the historic town of Villa de Leyva. whose colonial architecture and cobblestone streets attract more than a million visitors each year. Flames have engulfed the…

US energy secretary Chris Wright is expected to visit Venezuela as Washington advances a controversial agreement giving the USA extensive access to the country’s oil reserves. Venezuela’s national assembly has approved the deal,…

Brazil’s president, Luiz Lula da Silva, has welcomed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon, describing it as a potential ‘passport to the country’s future’. State-run Petrobras found oil during…

Brazil’s supreme court is considering several major cases which could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest, after a mostly conservative Congress overrode several of leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s environmental vetoes.…

A state of emergency has been declared in Colombia after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed at least 160 people and caused widespread damage. Among the buildings affected was the country’s tallest cathedral, nearly…

A nationwide ‘danger’ alert has been declared in Guatemala after a powerful eruption of Fuego, the country’s most active volcano, prompted authorities to evacuate two nearby villages. There are warnings that the volcano…

Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s new president after narrowly winning June’s presidential run-off, ending years of political instability that have seen the country cycle through multiple leaders. Fujimori, leader of…

The death toll from the disaster after the MV Barima capsized off the coast of Guyana on 18 July has risen to at least 53. Seventy-six people have been rescued, while search teams…

Mexico has announced legal and diplomatic action following the deaths of seventeen of its citizens, either in US immigration enforcement operations or while in detention, since President Donald Trump returned to office. The…