This Month
Australian-based bishop among Pope’s new cardinal picks
At 44 years of age, Mykola Bychokthe, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Melbourne, is also the youngest cardinal.
- Nicole Winfield
October
- Opinion
- Australian economy
How Australia can help save rules-based trade
The global trading system of trade rules faces its gravest crisis since its inception. There is a way out and Australia can help.
- Craig Emerson
September
Venezuela opposition candidate flees to Spain
Edmundo Gonzalez, 75, who ran against President Nicolás Maduro in July, left after seeking refuge in the Spanish embassy in Caracas several days ago.
- Lisandra Paraguassu and Vivian Sequera
July
Protests erupt in Venezuela as nations denounce election result
The US and countries around the world denounced the official results of Sunday’s vote, which did not appear to match statistical estimates based on partial counts.
- Frances Robles, Jack Nicas and Alejandro Cegarra
Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
Nicolás Maduro will face the challenge of legitimising the vote to his people and the rest of the world, given his government’s history of repression and fraudulent elections.
- Updated
- Patricia Laya and Andreina Itriago Acosta
May
- Analysis
- Iran sanctions
How sanctions played havoc with Iran’s ageing helicopters
The US-made Bell 212 carrying the country’s president and foreign minister was almost 30 years old when it crashed into a mountainside.
- John Paul Rathbone, Sylvia Pfeifer and Philip Georgiadis
April
Governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
The late-night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City.
- Alexandra Valencia
February
Chile’s fires sweep into urban areas killing scores
Firefighters are struggling to contain forest fires in the centre and south of the country caused by El Niño weather patterns.
- Alexandre Plaza and Patricia Luna
January
Ecuador ‘at war’ with drug gangs, says president
Daniel Noboa said the country would begin deporting foreign prisoners this week to reduce prison populations and spending.
- Alexandra Valencia
Armed men storm Ecuador TV studio amid escalating violence
The South American country has been rocked by attacks, including the abductions of police officers, following a powerful gang leader’s apparent escape from prison.
- Annie Correal and Genevieve Glatsky
August 2023
Final four: The teams gearing up for epic World Cup semis
Australia has reached its first semi-final in team history and faces England on Wednesday, while Spain takes on powerhouse Sweden on Tuesday.
- Jenna Fryer
England to face Australia after beating Colombia
Alessia Russo fired England into the semi-finals against Australia after a 2-1 win against Colombia on Saturday.
- Updated
- George Clarke
July 2023
Cocaine growers in Colombia give up as crop price plunges 75pc
The price of coca, the key commodity used to make cocaine, has plunged this year in Colombia thanks to oversupply and the growth of production in other countries.
- Oliver Griffin
January 2023
Why the golden age of cocaine is happening right now
The drug is reaching corners of the planet that have never seen it before, thanks to a massive growth in acreage as well as higher productivity on coca farms.
- Matthew Bristow
Biden visits Mexican border amid crackdown in immigrants
In a brief visit to El Paso’s busiest crossing and a migrant services support centre, the US president acceded to demands by Republicans that he make the trip he had not taken for two years.
- Michael D. Shear and Edgar Sandoval
November 2022
- Opinion
- World elections
Foreign investors find Lula easier to love than locals
Brazilian investors are more critical of Lula than foreign counterparts, who remember his two terms in office for prosperity fuelled by a commodities boom.
- The Lex Column
August 2022
Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic shift
Gustavo Petro has said the country will stop granting new licences for oil exploration and will ban fracking projects.
- Manuel Rueda
June 2022
Leftist ex-rebel wins Colombian presidency
Gustavo Petro, mistrusted by many investors, wants to transform the country’s business-friendly economic model.
- Updated
- Matthew Bristow and Oscar Medina
May 2022
- Analysis
- World elections
Colombia’s Trump may be headed for the presidential palace
Rodolfo Hernandez once called himself a follower of Hitler and says as president he plans to declare a state of emergency to deal with corruption.
- Julie Turkewitz
March 2022
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50
Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50.
- Andrew Dalton