Americas

An explosive device has killed 13 people travelling on a bus in southwest Colombia and injured at least 38 as violence linked to drug trafficking escalates.

The clock is ticking on the US’s war powers statute, which sets a 60-day limit on any president using military force without congressional authorisation.

A 16-year-old girl has been dramatically rescued from a registered sex offender after a keen-eyed petrol station attendant noticed her mouthing a chilling word to him.

The medical team of late soccer legend Diego Maradona missed a chance to save his life, Argentine prosecutors said at the start of the second trial over his death.

A homeowners’ association in Queens has won a small victory in its long-running fight over loud local concerts.

THE ECONOMIST: One of the advisers the president ignores is his younger self.

Investigations are underway after a man landed in a carpark after falling from VIP boxes at the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony venue.

Trump’s Iran war is more unpopular than any recent conflict and the resulting fuel crisis could cost his presidency

The United States and Israel’s intelligence software has led to military precision targeting machines that enable war to run on an industrial scale.

In a golden coffin and under a massive military and police presence, drug cartel boss 'El Mencho' has been buried in Mexico.

The wave of violence sweeping the country after cartel boss killed comes just months ahead of one of the world’s biggest sporting tournament.

At least 23 people are dead, dozens are missing and hundreds of people have been displaced by heavy rains that have triggered landslides in southeastern Brazil.

Drug lords have been killed and cartels have splintered only to see more violent ones replace them and the illicit trade expand. So, in nearly 60 years of the war on drugs, what has actually worked?

A girlfriend of Nemesio Oseguera, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who was killed by the Mexican military, was key to finding him.

The Mexican army’s audacious strike on the country’s most wanted has unleashed terror across the nation.

One of Mexico's biggest drug lords has been killed by authorities, setting off a wave of violence as the government ramps up pressure on ‌cartels.

Nearly all of Cuba’s energy runs on oil and oil products. And Cuba appears to have few lifelines left.

At least 10 people are dead and 27 wounded after a woman opened fire at a school and a home in a remote town in the Canadian province of British Columbia.