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…

Amid the devastation caused by Venezuela’s recent earthquakes, the dramatic rescue of twelve-year-old Fabiana Blanco has become a powerful story of hope and answered prayer. Trapped beneath the rubble of her collapsed apartment…

Blackpool-born missionary Duncan Dyason faced death three times in Guatemala City when a gangster repeatedly pulled a gun on him — only for it to jam on each occasion. When the man finally…

A remarkable rescue in Venezuela has brought hope after emergency teams pulled a three-year-old child alive from the rubble in La Guaira, six days after two powerful earthquakes struck less than a minute…

A major security operation in southern Venezuela has drawn international attention following reports of a large explosion on 9 June near the illegal mining hub of Las Claritas in the mineral-rich Orinoco Mining…