Americas

Eyewitness footage from Acapulco, Mexico has captured the aftermath of Hurricane Otis, which hit the beach resort as a Category 5 storm. Video: Reuters

Videos posted on social media show severely damaged homes and cars partly submerged in floodwaters

Peronist presidential candidate offers unity government to woo centre and marginalise libertarian rival Milei

Heir to a banana fortune who pledges a hard line on rocketing violent crime

President Joe Biden says he has been in contact with Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and that US support for Israeli security is ‘rock solid’

Men believed to be involved in murder of Ecuador’s anti-corruption presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio

The bus overturned on the highway in the southern state of Oaxaca

Stronger-than-expected data could complicate direction of monetary policy

Some 30 parishioners were believed to have been trapped in rubble in coast city of Ciudad Madero

A family in northern Mexico were forced to remain perfectly still after a hungry black bear crashed their picnic and chowed down on tacos and enchiladas.

From shutting down railways heading north to the busing of people to areas with fewer migrants, Mexico is struggling with efforts to manage the crisis

Canadian PM said on Monday country had credibly allegations linking Indian government agents to death of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar

R&AW has aided insurgencies in south Asia – but Sikh activist’s murder in Vancouver would be first in a western country

Caribbean country suffering societal breakdown and major humanitarian crisis

Diplomatic row rages over allegations New Delhi had role in murder of Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in June, had been designated a ‘terrorist’ by India in 2020

CHILE-ANNIVERSARY/ (PIX, TV):A divided Chile marks 50 years since Pinochet's bloody military coup

Ruling will protect women seeking abortions and healthcare workers involved in providing abortion care from criminal charges

Civil lawsuit in US claims company, under leadership of then-chief executive Jack Dorsey, wilfully ignored or had knowledge of the Saudi government’s campaign to ferret out critics

India’s successful landing is latest manifestation of renewed interest in lunar exploration, driven both by national pride and strategic considerations

Government, which does not hold a majority in Congress, is in talks with allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro

The family of former British prime minister William Gladstone have travelled to Guyana to apologise for the family's links to the slave trade in the Caribbean.

Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa gather on day two to discuss bloc's common interests

Brazil’s ex-president faces multiple criminal inquiries. But his biggest threat may be the case involving a watch gifted by the Saudis and sold in Pennsylvania

Country’s president emphasises commitment to non-alignment, saying it would not be forced to side with any nation

After poll marred by a candidate’s murder, second-round campaign will focus on former socialist president’s legacy

Decision taken in June by Brics leaders that Russia’s president Vladimir Putin would stay away

Candidates have pledged to fight sharp increases in crime, which current government blames on drug gangs

California declares state of emergency as forecasters warn of flash floods, mudslides and tornadoes

The assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has highlighted the country’s worsening problem with gangs and drugs

Temporary shutdown of relief work follows days of violence in parts of nation’s capital Port-au-Prince

With voting due to be held over the weekend, security is tight following the assassination of anti-corruption candidate Fernando Villavicencio

Government opposes move to let members of Sackler family take advantage of legal protections meant for debtors in financial distress, not for billionaires

Before-and-after images of Lahaina, in Maui, Hawaii reveal the impact of the deadly wildfires, showing the former lush-green resort town now reduced to ash.

Fernando Villavicencio, the Build party’s original candidate, was shot and killed earlier this week

The South American country has never been shaken by the kind of drug-related warfare that has plagued neighbouring Colombia – until now

Fernando Villavicencio, a former lawmaker, was gunned down leaving a campaign event on Wednesday

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was killed leaving a campaign event on Wednesday

Murder prompts anger towards former president Rafael Correa, of whom Fernando Villacencio was outspoken critic

Alix Dorsainvi and child taken hostage by gang in impoverished country’s capital Port-au-Prince