Latin America & Caribbean
Wildfire rages in Ecuador’s drought-stricken capital
A raging wildfire filled Ecuador’s capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze ...Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico as major category 3 storm
By Fredy Garcia Reuters Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities ...More than 100 killed or missing as Sinaloa Cartel war rages in Mexico
By Lizbeth Diaz Reuters Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico’s western Sinaloa state since rival ...Fires burn out of control in Peru, hitting crops and archaeological sites
Peruvian authorities scrambled to roll out a plan to fight fires raging out of control across the nation, razing crops, damaging archaeological ...Colombia’s Petro says ELN attack ‘practically’ ends peace talks
An attack with explosives by Colombian leftist rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN), which left more than two dozen troops injured ...Hundreds of thousands in Cuba without water
Water shortages in Cuba are increasingly flaring tempers, including in capital Havana, as problems mount for hundreds of thousands of residents already ...Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori dies at 86
Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace ...Amazon rivers’ low water levels bring fresh challenges for locals
By Bruno Kelly Reuters Water levels in the rivers that run through the vast Amazon rainforest have been falling, after a record ...Bolivia declares national emergency due to forest fires
Bolivia declared a national emergency due to raging forest fires the country’s defense ministry announced on Saturday. In a press conference, defense ...Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and MAURICIO SAVARESE, Associated Press Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it ...