Earthquake in Colombia, in pictures
A magnitude 7.4 tremor shakes central and western parts of the country, where the death toll continues to rise
Opening on Sunday, the taboo for stores in Germany that the government wants to break
The coalition of conservatives and social democrats is debating ending a century-old tradition by giving certain establishments greater flexibility on business hours. Half the population supports it
Primaries in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin: What to know about election day on August 11
Four states will hold elections to select candidates for Congress and state offices, in a day that will put the various factions of the Democratic Party to the test ahead of the November elections
Outpouring of international support for Colombia after earthquake
US State Secretary Marco Rubio as well as the leaders of Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador and even Venezuela, which is still dealing with the aftermath of its own quakes, have offered to send teams and equipment
Vicente Fox: ‘People need to be given training, not money so they can just lie around’
The former president of Mexico applauds the spread of the radical right in Latin America and says there is popular fatigue around leftist politics
Chantal, the young woman who survived Mexican boxer Omar Chávez’s beatings
Marcos Vizcarra|Culiacán (Mexico)|
The complaint includes photographs of the young woman with bruised arms, torso and face. She received blows very similar to those her partner, a professional boxer, deals to his opponents in the ring
Over 100 people dead after magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Colombia
The tremors began at 7.35 am and lasted four minutes. The mayor of Cali, where structures have collapsed, has asked people to walk out of buildings if they see any cracks
Tourism with an ex‑drug trafficker: Laureano Oubiña offers ‘narcotour’ to the spots where he once smuggled tobacco and hashish
Regional authorities in Spain’s Galicia region have temporarily halted the historic drug figure’s business initiative, which aims to charge €189 per person
Mass trials without due process in El Salvador: ‘Judges are afraid. They’re convicting everyone’
Court records and testimony from defense attorneys show how prosecutors and the courts are securing convictions based on opaque police files, anonymous allegations and trials conducted behind closed doors
‘Don’t go near the mountains’: Cartel violence spreads to Mazatlán as the war in Sinaloa fragments
Marcos Vizcarra|Mexico|
The city, Sinaloa’s main tourist destination, is in the grip of a wave of violence that left 14 homicides in the first week of August
A livestreamed murder: The killing of a narco influencer in Mexico
Mexican authorities have linked the death of César Gastelum, the ninth content creator slain in the past two years, to messages he shared in support of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada
‘No child should have to go through this’: The lives of three siblings in Texas after their parents’ deportation
The teenagers are struggling with the stress of living without their parents. As their mother fights to return to the United States, they are preparing to go back to school on their own
Democratic primaries reveal Israel’s waning political influence in the United States
The success of progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic primary, despite a $30 million campaign against him by the pro-Israel lobby, underscores the growing distance between longstanding allies
Venezuela’s future is being decided in a new negotiation under Washington’s watch
The government and the opposition launched talks last week aimed at paving the way for elections
Trump tightens his grip on the US justice system
The president has appointed his former lawyer, Todd Blanche, as attorney general to push cases against his political enemies and defend him against possible legal attacks
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