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Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom
Journalists are calling for an urgent amendment to the Special Operations Bill, which boosts police search and seizure powers Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that boosts police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted freedom of the press. The government says the Special Operations Bill 2026, passed on 24 September, is designed to tackle alarmingly high crime and murder rates in the Caribbean nation. Continue reading
Argentina will stop Falklands exploiting offshore oilfields, foreign minister says
Pablo Quirno says move is part of Argentinian government’s strategy to peacefully assert sovereignty over the islands
‘They take our water, our soil’: protesters fight ‘foreignisation’ as Javier Milei encourages land sales in Argentina
The country’s far-right president is courting billionaire investors by removing a block on foreign ownership of land and natural resources
‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
I witnessed the Pinochet regime’s fall. It offers hope – and a warning – for the US | Ariel Dorfman
November’s midterms bring parallels with a moment in October 1988. But Pinochet’s exit wasn’t the end of his influence
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The small African nation ready for Messi's big night
Benin are about to have their own moment in the limelight as they visit Argentina for Lionel Messi's final game.
Keeping up with the Bolsonaros: Flávio’s surprise first-round election win heralds rise of a political dynasty
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president
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Owner, businessman & player: Messi has big plans as a golden era ends
Lionel Messi’s Argentina career will end in a friendly against Benin. BBC Sport looks at what is next for the 39-year-old.
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El Boletín newsletter: Get ready for Bolsonaro the sequel
Ana Lankes, our Brazil bureau chief, on how a family plagued by scandal staged a comeback in Brazil
Far right on the march and Lula’s failures: key drivers of Flávio Bolsonaro’s Brazil surge
Experts say strength of evangelical church and stubbornness of Lula, 80, also helped propel Jair Bolsonaro’s son to first-round election win
Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory
Progressive voters and supporters of incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva left reeling after far-right surge
Quebec poised to elect separatists to power for first time more than decade
Parti Québécois promises to hold independence referendum in Canada’s French-speaking region by 2028 Voters in Quebec are going to the polls in provincial elections which will probably result in victory for a party that has promised to hold a referendum on independence from Canada within the next two years. If polls are correct, the Parti Québécois (PQ) will form the government of the province of roughly nine million, the first time that the separatist movement will have gained power in the French-speaking region for more than a decade.
Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65
Musician who had hit albums with Racine and Rats later became a judge on six seasons of Canadian Idol Sass Jordan, the singer-songwriter who became a significant success in Canada’s rock scene in the 1990s before starring as a judge on Canadian Idol, has died aged 65. No cause of death has been given. A statement on social media said she died on 2 October “surrounded by her loving family … She remains in our hearts, an inimitable force of nature. An irreplaceable being of light and joy!” Continue reading
‘Defend our men!’: fears for women’s rights in Latin America over plans to counter gender violence laws
Women ‘set back by 50 years’ as Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Peru debate tougher penalties for false reports of sexual assaults, despite such cases being rare
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The Bolsonaro comeback in Brazil
Voters are all but sure to make Flávio Bolsonaro the next president
Lula admits Brazil election result ‘unexpected’ as Bolsonaro leads first round – video
Brazil’s presidential race will go to a second round after the far-right candidate, Flávio Bolsonaro, beat the incumbent leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but failed to secure the outright majority he needed to avoid a runoff on 25 October. Speaking in Sāo Paulo, Lula said the result was 'unexpected' and that Bolsonaro’s 'dark past' would become clearer to voters in the lead-up to that vote.
- BBC News Read
Watch: How Brazil’s dramatic election unfolded
Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.
Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro put in a stronger than expected showing, with Lula calling the result ‘unexpected’
Brazil heads to the polls – in pictures
Brazilians have voted in a highly polarised presidential election between incumbent leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva -seeking a fourth presidential mandate - and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who emerged as the leading figure of the conservative movement following the conviction and imprisonment of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro Continue reading
Brazil presidential election 2026: first-round live results
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is standing against Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential race The incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is up against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is in prison for plotting a military coup. The president in Brazil is directly elected, and candidates need more than 50% of the vote to avoid a second round. Polls close at 17.00 BRT / 21.00 BST. Continue reading
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