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BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.

Rare clash off island’s coast comes amid oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries The Cuban Interior Ministry has said that border guards killed four gunmen and wounded six more on a speedboat bearing a Florida registration off the coast of Cuba’s Villa Clara province. The rare cla

Marielle Franco's murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil.

In what appears an extraordinary coincidence, the coup leader has died on the same day as the document release.

Conspiracist Dezi Freeman hasn't been seen again – but people in the small town of Porepunkah want closure.

This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

German business groups urged Merz to send a clear signal to China on competition and export controls.

João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star Two influential Brazilian politician brothers have been convicted by Brazil’s supreme court of ordering the murder of Marielle Franco, the Rio de Janeiro city

Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.

The so-called solidarity contribution will go to each of the 115 injured and the families of the 41 who died.

Access to biological samples raised flags for Zimbabwe as the US did not want to share the benefits of its research.

Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home and murdered, in what authorities believe was a case of mistaken identity.

Laurence des Carrs submitted her resignation to President Emmanel Macron, who said it was "an act of responsibility".

A newspaper reports Gates apologised to staff over his links to Epstein and said: "I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit."

Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions The US has been accused of “shameless exploitation” over a health financing agreement with Zambia worth more than $1bn (£740m), amid warnings that the country is get

Tommy Schaefer released early from 18-year sentence for 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack during luxury holiday Indonesia has freed and deported a US man after he spent 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his then girlfriend’s mother on the tourist island of Bali. Tommy Schaefer was

The BBC's Anthony Zurcher says the US president appealed to his base and taunted his opponents in a marathon speech.

The group was told to cancel its performances or explosives would be set off at Anthony Albanese's house.

Min Hee-jin has said she "can no longer bear to watch" the group get "torn apart".

The remote Yonaguni island lies on the frontlines of self-governing Taiwan's growing tensions with China.

Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island Japan will deploy missiles to a tiny island near Taiwan within five years, its defence minister has said, in a move that is likely to inflame tensions

The bill seeks prison terms of five to ten years for what it describes as "acts against nature".

Rebound in the country – which has been having demographic crisis – said to be partly because of 3.6 million born between 1991 and 1995 having children South Korea recorded 254,500 births in 2025, the largest annual increase in 15 years, driven largely by a temporarily enlarged generation – known as

Four-day Caricom summit dominated by debate about US interventions in the region as military strikes against suspected drug boats continue US interventions dominated speeches at a summit of 15 nations from the Caribbean and the Americas on Tuesday, as the region’s leaders met amid deadly military st