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Philippines: The paradise islands caught in the US-China crosshairs

By Laura Bicker Asia Pacific correspondent The largest-ever military exercises between the United States and the Philippines are drawing to a close. They began just days after China’s military rehearsed a blockade of Taiwan – a display the US called disproportionate. With tensions high in the region, a handful of people on a few […]

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Brazil kindergarten attack: Man kills four children in Blumenau

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least four young children have been killed by a man wielding a hatchet in a kindergarten in the city of Blumenau in southern Brazil, local officials say. Another four children were injured by the 25-year-old man who entered the creche at around 09:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday. […]

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Video of deadly fire at Mexico migrant centre causes outrage

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Outrage is growing in Mexico following a fire at a migrant center in Ciudad Juárez that killed 38 migrants. Unverified footage has emerged, which appears to show the moment the fire started at the center run by Mexico’s National Migration Institute (INE). Uniformed officials seem to walk away […]

Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre kills at

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News At least 39 people people have died in a fire at a migrant processing centre in Mexico that officials say started during a protest against deportations. Many of the victims are thought to be Venezuelans trying to reach the US. The fire at the centre in Ciudad Juárez broke […]

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La Luz del Mundo megachurch leader jailed for child sex

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation. His plea deal means his sentence […]

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Family of British journalist missing in Amazon urges action

By Alys Davies and Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The family of veteran British journalist Dom Phillips is urging more action be taken to find him after he went missing in the Brazilian Amazon. Mr Phillips, 57, disappeared along with Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Araújo Pereira in a remote rainforest area while researching a book. The […]

‘TikTok King’, 77, challenges ex-rebel for Colombia’s top job

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Online Latin America editor Colombians have voted for change. Voters in Colombia, who have never before elected a left-wing leader, overwhelmingly cast their ballots for ex-rebel Gustavo Petro. But while Mr Petro secured a 12-percentage-point lead over his nearest rival, he did not gain the 50% needed to win outright. […]

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Brazilian man allegedly gassed to death in police car boot

The death of a black man who was forced into a police car boot where a gas grenade was set off has sparked outrage in Brazil. Police stopped Genivaldo de Jesus Santos, 38, in the street in the north-eastern city of Umbaúba, Sergipe state, on Wednesday. Video footage showed two officers holding down the boot […]

Drugs tunnel connecting US and Mexico found

By Megan Fisher BBC News A huge drugs tunnel has been found running from Tijuana in Mexico to a warehouse in San Diego in the US. With a length of 1,744ft (531m), the passage had a rail track, electricity and a ventilation system. US authorities had been carrying out surveillance at a property previously used […]

Mexico disappearances reach record high of 100,000 amid impunity

By Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The number of people reported as disappeared in Mexico is at a record high of 100,000, figures suggest. Government data, which goes back to 1964, shows that almost all the disappearances have occurred since 2007, when then-President Felipe Calderón launched his “war on drugs”. The United Nations has […]

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