Tom Phillips

Clashes erupt between protesters and riot police in the capital as rallies take place in cities across the country

Authoritarian leader calls for US to make peace amid military buildup and strikes against alleged drug smuggling boats

Expert says military action may be ‘imminent’ in Venezuela, while others suspect deployment is a negotiating tactic

José Antonio Kast, 59, is appealing to voters with a hard-right pitch on crime and immigration

Some see anti-Noriega operation as model for deposing Maduro but others say US-orchestrated military coup is more likely option

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’

Demonstrators demand inquiry after operation on Tuesday in which at least 121 people were killed

‘This was a slaughter, not an operation’: the favela reeling from Rio’s deadliest police raid | Brazil

Governor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised drones

Voters appear to have responded to idea that US president’s ‘generosity’ would evaporate if Milei failed to win