About a quarter of the residents of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city, have moved away — and more are expected…

To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet. Now, after he blocked X, some are w…

Danielle Smith, the premier, told party supporters that the government would expand the role of its sheriffs. from NY…

The social network will go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a…

Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping ov…

Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping ov…

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plan for transforming the judiciary goes much further than other countries that…

Honduran leaders, angered after remarks by the U.S. ambassador, said they would terminate the century-old extradition t…

A showdown over plans to reshape the entire judiciary is raising fears over the effect on the rule of law in Mexico and…

Juan Izquierdo, 27, suffered cardiac arrest on Aug. 22 while he was playing for Nacional against São Paulo in Brazil. …

By now, the most famous product of Quebec’s casse-croûtes, the poutine, has gone international. But can the guédille or…

Despite its overwhelming firepower, Russia has been unable for weeks to push Ukrainian troops back across the border, w…

President López Obrador’s proposed changes to the judiciary are sparking a diplomatic fight with the United States in t…

In Brazil, wildfires have roared across the Pantanal, a maze of rivers, forests and marshlands that sprawl over an area…

The new tariffs announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will match levies imposed by President Biden and could furth…

In an interview with The New York Times, an electoral council official expressed grave doubts about claims to victory b…

The brief lockout of freight railway workers gave Via Rail Canada trains a temporary reprieve from their second-class s…

Mexico’s next leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a climate scientist who has signaled a clean energy pivot. But a huge wager…

The National Gallery of Jamaica has selected Ashley James to organize the 2024 Kingston Biennial, which opens in Decemb…

Pepe Mujica, Uruguay’s spartan former president and plain-spoken philosopher, offers wisdom from a rich life as he batt…

The court did not share voting data to back up its decision despite demands from Venezuelans and international election…

Rail labor disruptions in Canada tend to be brief, but a prolonged stoppage could hurt farmers, automakers and other bu…

Scientists in Brazil identified marine worms that made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites. from NYT…

The shutdown could disrupt trade with the United States and other countries, as well as causing serious economic conseq…

The Treasury Department said former President Michel Martelly’s actions have contributed significantly to the unravelin…

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants judges elected, not appointed. Court workers have already walked out to pro…

The government of President Daniel Ortega revoked the legal status of hundreds of evangelical groups as part of its cra…

Groups of Mennonites, seeking inexpensive land far from modern life, are carving out new colonies in the Amazon. They a…

The billionaire said he would shutter his social network’s Brazil operations instead of complying with a Brazilian judg…

The nation is in anguish as it buries its dead and enters a new era of authoritarianism. from NYT > World > Ame…

The collapse of a steel mill project during the Great Depression preserved natural lands linked to First Nations people…

Disillusioned with grad school, Nigel Braun dropped out to film chemistry videos in his parents’ garage in Montreal. Th…

When rental companies need to move their vehicles, they frequently offer one-way trips at a steep discount. Our Frugal …

A domestic violence scandal has rocked Argentina since Alberto Fernández, the country’s former president, was accused o…

Scientists studied the unusual chemical reaction used by a species of the insect in an act of self-sacrifice to save ne…

In Brazil, rooms for maids, a vestige of the country’s history of slavery, are disappearing or being transformed as the…

Doctors in Canada have identified dozens of patients with similar, unexplained symptoms — a scientific puzzle that has …

The Chilean industry’s expansion has drawn repeated challenges from environmentalists and Indigenous people of the regi…

Weeks after an international police force began arriving to take on gangs, armed groups are redirecting their campaign …

Officials are investigating potential causes of a plane crash that killed 62 people near São Paulo. Using videos and ot…

The pandemic made willing partners of retailers and restaurants to rethink how streets for cars can be converted into s…

The Venezuelan authorities have launched a nationwide sweep, called Operation Knock-Knock, that is targeting anyone eve…

The twin-engine turboprop passenger aircraft crashed near São Paulo, killing all 61 people on board. Officials are inve…

VoePass Flight 2283 crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon. The status of the passengers and crew is unknown. …

Hundreds of students from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Israel and elsewhere converged at Carnegie Hall, using music to cope …

Venezuela’s government believed its control of all levers of power would give the country’s authoritarian president an …

Alejandro Martínez had received so many threats that the Mexican government appointed him protection. On Sunday, he was…

History has shown that authoritarians often fall when security forces betray them. What does that mean for Venezuela an…

Gold medals in track and field brought St. Lucia and Dominica into an exclusive club of nations. But for 66 other count…

The creation of an urban national park on an unprepossessing parcel of land in the automaking hub of Windsor, Ontario, …

In Georgia, a critical swing state President Biden won by less than 12,000 votes in 2020, Kamala Harris’ political iden…

The Biden administration recognized the autocrat’s rival as the winner of Sunday’s election in Venezuela. Yet President…

Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in his country’s election. But exit polls suggested the opposition leader won a landslid…

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said there was “overwhelming evidence” that Edmundo González had won, despite Pres…

Ismael Zambada García, known as El Mayo, faced an initial hearing before a federal judge in Texas, a consequential mome…

Bolsonaristas are (still) taking their cues from America’s MAGA movement. from NYT > World > Americas https://i…