Latin America
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez says oil deal with Trump has ‘endless’ benefits
Deal that will reportedly see US take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil has provoked outrage in her countryVenezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, has defended her…
Canada erects giant ‘Lake Ontario’ sign as spat with Trump over name escalates
Meanwhile, Trump posts video of himself kicking over a Lake Ontario sign and replacing it with Lake America signDonald Trump and Canada continued a verbal duel on Saturday over th…
‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump
The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprisedMark Carney stood before a walnut-veneered lectern, hi…
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
Lenín Moreno denies taking bribes from a Chinese firm to secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant.
‘Inept, incompetent, craven’: Scott Bessent struggles to clean up the president’s mess
There’s little optimism about treasury secretary’s ability to handle Trump’s tariffs, Iran sanctions and colossal US debtHistory remembers Gen Dwight Eisenhower, the supreme comma…
The rebranding of ‘Lake America’ is Trump’s desperate attempt to distract us | Arwa Mahdawi
Ignore Iran, the Epstein files, and your wallet – not to mention Trump’s plummeting approval ratingsDon’t mention the war! Or the economy, for that matter. Or the Epstein files. O…
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America
Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of livingFor William McDonald, 38, a diesel mechanic from Thunder Bay, Ontar…
They laid down arms. Now ex-guerrillas in Colombia fear fate under new hardline president
‘Total peace’ plan of previous government led only 99 of Colombia’s 30,000 armed combatants to disarm, but new president Abelardo De la Espriella opposes peace agreementsIn mid-Ju…
Trump announces new US oil agreement with Venezuela
US president says US will have ‘majority’ control of 65bn barrels of proven oil reservesDonald Trump announced Friday a new US oil agreement with Venezuela’s interim president Del…
Venezuelan opposition up in arms over reports US wants big stake in oil and gas
Critics call move to gain long-term access to country’s massive energy reserves ‘predatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’Reports that the US is preparing to claim a big stake in Venezuel…
Tropical Storm Dolly speeding across Atlantic toward the Caribbean
Weather system is forecast to approach the Leeward Islands this weekend and may produce flash floodingTropical Storm Dolly is moving quickly across the Atlantic Ocean toward the L…
Dolly Parton was the polar opposite of our bullying president | Robert Reich
Terrified of being seen as a loser, Donald Trump is nonsensically lashing out – even against our old friend CanadaI’m still grieving Dolly Parton. I never met her and always wante…
Detroit despairs as ‘insanity’ of Trump’s Canada trade war punishes city
Unpopular new policy comes as midterms loom and control of Congress could be decided by several Michigan racesEvery day $1bn worth of goods crosses the river dividing Detroit, Mic…
Colombia's new president approves extradition of rebel leaders to US
It is a step towards ending a plan to stop violence by bringing rebel and criminal groups to the negotiating table.
Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighborUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump signed an executive …
How decoding beluga whales’ chitchat may save them – and teach us more about ourselves
From humpbacks learning the latest songs to sperm whales’ ‘clan codas’, drones and AI learning are helping reveal another dimension to the concept of culture In 2015, the whale re…
How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks
The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost AmericansThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign u…
How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truthsIs it perhaps a sign of the times that Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, has become a thrilling orat…
Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimatedAre you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from youUsi…
US military kills four in strike on alleged drug smuggling boat in Caribbean
Number of people killed in boat strikes rises to 227 since Trump administration began controversial campaignThe US military killed four people when it attacked a suspected drug sm…
‘A mockery’: how offshore tax havens are thwarting the UK’s transparency push
Critics say ownership registers are too costly and too complicated, scuppering attempts to expose alleged money launderingSince Britain’s offshore secrecy jurisdictions caved in t…
Best of 2026…so far: Apocalypse no: how almost everything we thought we knew about the Maya is wrong – podcast
Every Wednesday and Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2026, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to expla…
Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections
Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her…
At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital
Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killingsAt least 47 people were kill…