Guatemala police investigate bus crash which killed 55Guatemala police investigate bus crash which killed 55Police in Guatemala are investigating what could have caused a passenger bus to crash through a…
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Ecuador: Presidential election ends in a ‘tie’ prompting run-off
Ecuador’s presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested first-round result failed to produce an outright winner. The electoral authorities called it a “technical tie” after…
Ecuador: Polling in presidential election led by Daniel Noboa, Luisa Gonzalez
Voters in Ecuador are set to pick their next president in a race dominated by the country’s security crisis and struggling economy. Polls opened at 7am local time (12:00 GMT)…
Ecuador: Nation chooses president against backdrop of gang violence
Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violenceThe entire town feels like it is in a pandemic, locked up without being able to go out and enjoy our lives due…
Panama: Indigenous group flees drowning Gardi Sugdub island
“If the island sinks, I will sink with it,” Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second. There is silence, except for the swish of his broom across…
Argentina: Canal turns bright red, alarming residents
A canal in a suburb of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires turned bright red on Thursday, alarming local residents. Pictures and videos show the intensely coloured water flowing into an estuary,…
Panama: US ‘spreading lies’ over free canal passage-President José Raúl Mulino
Panama President José Raúl Mulino has accused the US of spreading “lies and falsehoods” after the US State Department claimed American government vessels were no longer required to pay a…
Panama: Authorities deny US claims over free canal passages
Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State…
Argentina President Javier Milei orders WHO exit in move mirroring Trump’s
The Argentine government led by Javier Milei has announced that it plans to pull out of the World Health Organisation (WHO). A spokesman for President Milei said the decision to…
Israel: Netanyahu seeks strong backing from Trump, as first foreign leader to visit
Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to become the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term on Tuesday, at a…