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A screen grab from a live broadcast shows Colombian former president Alvaro Uribe gesturing during his sentencing hearing in Bogotá on Friday. Photo: Juzgados Especializados de Paloquemao via AFP
Colombia

Colombia ex-president Alvaro Uribe gets 12 years house arrest for bribery

His trial gripped the country, tarnishing the legacy of a politician credited by many for saving the country from becoming a failed state.

Human rights

El Salvador clears path for endless Bukele rule by scrapping term limits

Hong Kong economy

Panama logs over 160 actions in ports investigation amid US-China canal dispute

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Crime

Uribe becomes first Colombian ex-leader to be convicted of a crime

US State Secretary Marco Rubio has called the former president’s trial ‘the weaponisation of Colombia’s judicial branch by radical judges’.

Alvaro Uribe’s supporters wear masks of the former Colombian president as they gather outside the Paloquemao Judicial Complex in Bogota, Colombia, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Google

Google street nude? Man pictured naked in his yard gets payout

Argentine court rules Google violated dignity by capturing and publishing homeowner’s image from his backyard.

United States

Argentina eases visa requirements for Chinese nationals in new overture to Beijing

Move comes as President Milei seeks to shift foreign policy amid delayed US trade talks.

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Brazil

Police raid Bolsonaro’s home as US revokes Brazil judge’s visa in widening feud

Washington’s move came after judge Moraes imposed ‘suffocating’ curbs on the former leader, who is facing coup charges.

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Protesters wearing masks depicting US President Donald Trump and former Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro take part in a rally in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 18. Photo: AFP
Vietnam

‘Barbaric’ migrants from Vietnam, Laos, other nations deported by US to eSwatini

The five foreign nationals, convicted of violent crimes, were deported after their countries refused to repatriate them.

US-Cuba relations

Cuba minister resigns after saying her country has no beggars

Cuba’s labour minister draws fire for asserting those seen begging in her economically depressed country were pretending to be poor.

Donald Trump

Trump to hit at least 100 smaller nations with tariffs over 10%

US Commerce chief Howard Lutnick says the countries with goods being taxed at these rates would be in Africa and the Caribbean.

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US President Donald Trump speaks with the media at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Tuesday, as US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on. Photo: Reuters
Crime

Gangs burn iconic Haiti hotel that rose to international fame

Grand Hotel Oloffson, famed for inspiring books and hosting celebrities, destroyed as gang violence sweeps Port-au-Prince.

The famous Grand Hotel Oloffson in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. File photo: AP
US immigration

US will try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to ‘third country’ before trial

Justice Department lawyer reveals plan to expel El Salvadoran man, who is at the centre of a lawsuit over deportation.

India

Suriname’s parliament elects country’s first woman president

Jennifer Simons is set to helm the South American country on the cusp of a predicted oil boom.

Colombia

Colombia police capture alleged mastermind in attack on presidential candidate

The conservative senator is still in intensive care after he was struck from behind while giving a speech in a Bogota park.

Police officers stand next to Elder Jose Arteaga Hernandez in Bogota on Saturday after he was detained. Photo: Colombian Police via Reuters
Colombia

US and Colombia recall their ambassadors in diplomatic tussle

Presidents Trump and Petro had previously clashed over Colombia’s refusal to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

Colombia and the US managed to pull back from the brink of a trade war earlier this year. Photo: AP
Crime

Colombia seizes first unmanned narco-sub fitted with Starlink

The vessel was believed to be on a trial run by a drug trafficking cartel.

El Salvador

El Salvador takes swipe at Paris fashion show over tribute to mega-prison

President Nayib Bukele said the event attempted to ‘glorify criminality’ as he offered to send prisoners to France.

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China trade

China imports Argentina soybean meal in trial amid US tensions

Shipment expected to arrive in Guangdong in September as country seeks to secure supplies of key animal feed ingredient during US trade war.

Soybeans are loaded on a truck after being harvested, in San Andres de Giles, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 12. Photo: Reuters
Environment

Chinese energy firms say Brazil must clarify rules or face loss of investments

Energy Summit panellists say that Brasília needs to act quickly on framework for energy storage and long-term concessions.

Crime

Ecuador recaptures most-wanted gang leader ‘Fito’ in army operation

Notorious drug lord, whose 2024 escape triggered widespread violence, was apprehended after a months-long manhunt.

Aviation accidents

Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8

Thirteen people survived, including the pilot, who had lowered the balloon and ordered passengers to jump out.

The wreckage of the hot-air balloon that caught fire and tumbled from the sky. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua, dead at 95

The first woman to be elected president in the Americas, Chamorro ended the civil war between the Contras and the Sandinista government.

Nicaraguan former president Violeta Chamorro waves as she arrives for the inauguration of President-elect Daniel Ortega in Managua in January 2007. Photo: AFP
Crime

Police officer blown up with dynamite as Bolivia’s crisis deepens

Government condemns ‘unacceptable levels of violence’ as clashes over ex-president’s candidacy leave at least five dead, dozens injured.

Crime

Teen assassins plague Colombia decades after Escobar hired kids to kill

Poverty, manipulation, and lenient laws fuel a new generation of Colombian teen assassins for hire.

Colombia

Colombia rocked by deadly wave of bombings, gun attacks

Multiple attacks came as the country was already on edge after the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate.

A view of the wreckage of a car after it exploded in front of the City Hall in Corinto, Colombia. Photo: AFP
Colombia

Colombian presidential contender has successful surgery after shooting

The senator was addressing a rally in Bogotá when a gunman shot him thrice before being detained.

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe. Photo: AFP
Crime

El Salvador convicts ex-military for 1982 killings of Dutch journalists

Former defence minister and two retired officers sentenced to 15 years in landmark ruling decades after civil war atrocity.

Mexico

Mexico votes on judges amid El Chapo scandal and rule of law fears

Critics fear the overhaul risks judicial independence, but President Claudia Sheinbaum says the election will root out corruption in a flawed judiciary.

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