Catholics in Mexico are marking the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the day almost 500 years ago on which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to an indigenous man near what is today Mexico City. Every year, millions of faithful embark on a pilgrimage to the shrine on the...
The director of the Miss Nicaragua beauty pageant, Karen Celebertti, has stepped down 10 days after she was accused of treason. Police said Ms Celebertti had rigged the contest in favour of anti-government beauty queens. The accusations were made days after Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis...
Argentina’s new government says it will weaken the value of its currency by more than 50% against the US dollar. It is part of the “economic shock therapy” that President Javier Milei says the country needs to fix its worst crisis in decades. Economy Minister Luis Caputo...
A rupture at a rock salt mine in north-eastern Brazil has heightened fears of an impending total collapse. Video recorded by the civil defence authority showed murky water bubbling up in the Mundaú lagoon near the city of Maceió, where the mine is located. The closed mine was operated by...
Colombia’s EMC rebel group has announced it will stop kidnapping people for ransom. The EMC is the largest offshoot of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) and is made up of rebels who refused to lay down their arms when the Farc signed a peace deal in 2016. The...
