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Convicted in the murder of six women (though he boasted of killing many more), he died of unspecified injuries after being assaulted in prison.

A watchdog agency found roadblocks to the flow of information both within the spy agency and the public service.

Having a woman as president will be a milestone in a country where gender-based violence is so common. But how much will change remains unclear.

Ms. Cortiñas became a key member of a group of women whose children had been taken by the military dictatorship that led Argentina from 1976 to 1983.

Officials in the southern part of the country have rescued more than 12,500 animals in recent weeks since catastrophic floods inundated cities and towns.

Claudia Sheinbaum is the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential race, but she is wrestling with the image that she could be a pawn of the current president.

Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for another season of wildfires.

Officials rescinded an invitation to E.U. observers for the presidential vote in July, in another sign that Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to cede power regardless of the result.

Garry Conille is taking on the office just ahead of the arrival of a Kenyan-led international police force charged with helping restore order to the violence-torn nation.

The rules will allow Cuban entrepreneurs to open bank accounts in the United States, making it easier for them to expand and encouraging other Cubans to start businesses.

For families with children, we found half a dozen beaches in the United States and Mexico, each tailored to a particular summer activity.

Government officials say the regulation was intended to expand mental health care access for transgender people. Activists say it will increase discrimination.

The bluffs, dunes and lagoons of the Magdalens, a colorful yet tranquil island chain north of Prince Edward Island, are far from everywhere. That’s the point.

Two American missionaries and a Haitian aid director were killed, the latest gang violence against aid groups in Haiti’s capital.

While the post office considers plans to revamp its business model, any major fixes are likely to be politically vexing.

Across Mexico, dozens of candidates, their relatives and party members have been targeted in violent attacks before next month’s general election.

The assassination of Gisela Gaytán shocked Mexico. She was among dozens of aspirants for public office killed in recent months.

Taquería El Califa de León, in Mexico City, became the first Mexican taco stand to win a Michelin star. Since then, it has been deluged with customers and fame.

The latest assault by Haitian gangs left three people, including two American missionaries and a local pastor, dead in Port-au-Prince.

The Atlantic hurricane season is looking to be an extraordinary one, with 17 to 25 named storms predicted, experts said.

For decades, international soldiers have deployed to Haiti, sometimes leaving behind a troubled legacy.

Despite a relatively wet spring, government officials are warning that persistent drought across Western Canada could leave the region vulnerable to major fires.

Footage widely shared on social media shows strong winds buffeting the stage as it collapses.

Strong wind caused the collapse in northern Mexico as a presidential hopeful campaigned for a local candidate, officials said. Dozens of people were injured.

In election results made official Tuesday night, President Luis Abinader easily won his re-election bid, helped by restrictions on Haitian migrants, a vibrant economy and an anti-corruption drive.

The trading card maker Topps said it made 110 custom cards for Liz McGuire, who was hit by a ball at a game in Toronto on Friday between the Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays.

Experts say the opinion, though nonbinding, is likely to lead to more claims for damages against polluting nations.

Gang leaders with suspected links to the 2021 Haitian president’s assassination now control key infrastructure, and pose a major threat to the incoming Kenya-led force.

Haiti's gangs have always been deadly. But now at least one group is portraying itself as a paramilitary force, with more weapons, equipment and uniforms than ever before.

On an epic road trip, a family plots a course from Alaska to the Lower 48, passing through some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery. The tally: 2,200 miles, five national parks, numerous hot springs and one excellent reindeer hot dog.

President Luis Abinader was bolstered by nativist migration policies, a strong economy and an anticorruption drive.

In newspaper columns and on radio and TV, he was his country’s “premier provocateur,” gaining a wide audience for his conservative attacks on liberals and environmentalists.

Outrage over the pop star’s new music video brought Brazil’s struggle with religious intolerance into view.

The Nobel laureate, whose precisely written stories about southwestern Ontario many considered “without equal,” died this week at 92.

A system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities, a confluence of unchecked growth, crumbling infrastructure and a changing climate.

The police believe the killer, who died in an Idaho jail, may be linked to the unsolved murders of other women in British Columbia, Alberta and the United States.

The sport came to Beto Gomez’s small Indigenous town nearly two decades ago. Despite some resistance back home, he is now the world’s only professional kite surfer with Wayuu roots.

Venezuela’s election features an opposition candidate with a slim, if improbable, chance of defeating the country’s long-ruling authoritarian leader.

The fire, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, has put the community, which is haunted by the costliest wildfire in Canadian history, on high alert.

Some of the animals will stay in sanctuaries, while others may be released into the wild.

FIFA tried to put a corruption crisis behind by changing its rules and claiming its governance overhaul had the endorsement of the Justice Department. U.S. officials say that was never the case.

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes.

In response to pressure from the Biden administration to curb migration flows, Mexico has quietly bused thousands of migrants away from the U.S. border to sites deep in the country’s south.

As smoke from wildfires drifted south over the weekend, officials urged people to avoid prolonged exertion and to limit their time outdoors.

View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

Mr. Musk has built a constellation of like-minded heads of state — including Argentina’s Javier Milei and India’s Narendra Modi — to push his own politics and expand his business empire.

After their strike last year failed to win the right to work remotely, the unions are challenging a plan calling for three days a week at workplaces.

President Nicolás Maduro has held on to power by holding sham elections. In July he will run again, but would he willingly cede power?

The program is one way President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela is trying portray himself and his allies as joyful, colorful characters determined to save the nation.

Mr. Fonseca died while awaiting the verdict in his trial for money laundering tied to the 2016 scandal exposed by a massive leak of documents from his firm.

Mexican officials and aides are planning for a drastic shift in U.S. relations should Donald Trump win in November.

A gift from abroad of more than 1,100 Brazilian fossils aims to step up efforts to rebuild the country’s National Museum, which suffered major fire damage in 2018.

In a quick but eventful year since his release, Majid Khan reunited with his wife, met his daughter who was born after his capture and added to his family with a baby son.

Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for top saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by the finest of margins.

Torrential rains have caused one of Brazil’s worst floods in modern history, leaving more than 100 dead and nearly an entire state submerged.

In a worsening humanitarian crisis, Haitians have been forced to flee their homes in the face of gang onslaughts, but the international response has failed to keep up.

Cities were plunged into darkness as scorching temperatures strained the national energy grid.

A province that was a global pioneer in harm reduction took a step back after a political backlash.

The billionaire businessman and House Republicans have given new life to former President Jair Bolsonaro by attacking Brazil’s Supreme Court.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s trip to Guatemala comes as the United States tries to get countries in the region to ramp up enforcement of their borders.

More than half a dozen nations have pledged personnel to a multinational effort to stabilize Haiti, where gangs have taken over much of the capital, setting off a major humanitarian crisis.

In Mexico, where tens of thousands of people have disappeared, the robust operation to quickly find the remains of three foreigners, from Australia and the United States, felt like a rare exception.

Montreal is a city as appealing for its beauty as for its shadows. Here, the novelist Mona Awad recommends books that are “both dreamy and uncompromising.”

Edmundo González, a former diplomat, is unknown to many Venezuelans. But some experts say that could work in his favor as he runs against President Nicolás Maduro in national elections.

Mexican officials said the identities of two Australians and an American had been confirmed by relatives. The men went missing during a surfing and camping trip.

Mr. Mulino, a former security minister, gained support in the chaotic campaign from an ex-president whose bid had been disqualified.

India’s external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, has long been accused of tapping into criminal networks to carry out operations in South Asia. Is the agency now doing similar operations in the West?

In a visit supported by the U.S. government, a group of Mexican experts came to British Columbia to discuss ways of responding to rampant opioid deaths.

Mexican authorities recovered the three bodies as a search went on for two Australian tourists and a U.S. citizen who disappeared while on vacation.

The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh nationalist who had sought a separate state in India and was viewed as a terrorist by New Delhi, set off diplomatic tensions between Canada and India.

The United States is rushing support to Haiti’s depleted police force, which is awaiting international help as it tries to restore order and quell violence.

Strolling through this once-traditional nook of the Argentine capital, the author found Art Deco houses on cobblestone streets, decadent churros and pizza slices, and whimsy around every corner.

For years, activists and politicians have led discussions about whether disputed museum objects should go back to their countries of origin. At this year’s Biennale, artists are entering the fray.

A three-team race is deciding this year’s Premier League champion. The competition’s global reach means a significant portion of the world’s population is following along.

Federal prosecutors said the woman from Shirley, N.Y., was not licensed to administer medication and was selling drugs brought from abroad that were not authorized by the Food and Drug Administration.

Four days of pounding rain have inundated many parts of a southern state, cutting off towns and leaving people trapped as they await rescue by helicopters.

President Biden is under intense political pressure, including from within his own party, to address migration before the election.

Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters.

Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin.

Alberta is seeking powers to veto funding agreements between the federal government and provincial entities, including postsecondary institutions.

When Rogelio Villarreal bought rose-gold earrings for a price that the luxury retailer said was a mistake, he looked to a Mexican consumer protection law. He later said the company delivered the earrings.

The statue will be part of “Ancient Huasteca Women: Goddesses, Warriors and Governors” at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago.

Prosecutors in Guatemala, which has a history of targeting nonprofit groups, said they were probing claims of child abuse, which the charity denied.

With that body in place, Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned and the new leaders turned to the task of establishing order in a gang-ridden country.

The Japanese automaker, which has been slow to sell electric vehicles, said it would invest $11 billion to make batteries and cars in Ontario.

Voters in Ecuador gave their new president, Daniel Noboa, who deployed the military to fight gangs in January, even more powers.

The measure from a member of the Bloc Québécois would ban changes to the supply management system for dairy, poultry and eggs.

In December, the train began running on its first route through Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. On a five-day journey a few months later, the author encountered enthusiasm, and scheduling hiccups.

The Biden administration had paused deportations of Haitian migrants in recent months as their home country was wracked by violence.

She was believed to be the first Western scientist to study the animals in their natural habitat, but she struggled to overcome sexism in academia.

The Biden administration had temporarily lifted sanctions after President Nicolás Maduro agreed to make free elections possible. Now Mr. Maduro has put up barriers to a credible vote.

The stolen gold was partly used to buy guns that were bound for Canada, the police said.

An ascending jet’s contrail over Montreal added to the wonder of last Monday’s eclipse.

A freshman congressman is demanding answers from the fashion house Loro Piana, which sources wool from his native Peru and faces accusations of exploiting workers there.

Andrew Furey, Canada’s only Liberal premier, recently asked the Liberal federal government to suspend the scheduled increases.

In Bogotá, a city with more than 1.1 million bicycles and a strong riding culture, a number of high-profile crimes have rattled cyclists.

A governing council was finalized after a month of negotiations. It is tasked with restoring law and order by appointing an acting prime minister.

A public research institute in Brazil has proved a new shot protects against the disease, but can’t make it fast enough to stop the huge outbreak sweeping Latin America.

Mexico’s election will make history. It will be the largest in terms of voters and seats, and the country will elect a female president for the first time.

Savor the diversity of this lakefront city through its hidden bars, small-but-fascinating museums and restaurants with dishes like jerk chicken chow mein and Hong Kong-style French toast.