Americas
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Officials will recount nearly 1.3m votes despite opposition leader Guillermo Lasso’s call for a total recount over fraud claims
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Two bills, which plan to legalise recreational marijuana by July 2018, divvy up regulation, distribution and sale between federal and provincial governments
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Annual gathering in Texas had a sense of urgency and giddiness this year and was a sobering reminder that immigration policy is on the verge of transforming
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Letters: A week ago, I gave my grandson a DVD of Dr Strangelove for his 15th birthday and I remarked how little had changed since 1964
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Richard Bell seeks compensation after arachnid fell on him from overhead bin, adding to airline’s negative publicity after man injured while dragged from plane
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Letters: The Suez protest in ‘56 started the wind of change in colonial policy
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After 12 attempts in 37 years, the country could finally be about to change its national anthem to make it more inclusive
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Lenín Moreno says he will fight poverty and corruption and go easier on the media – but as his election opponent refuses to concede, trouble lies ahead
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Report claims smartphones and TVs often contain minerals from Colombia, Peru, Myanmar and elsewhere that may be associated with human rights abuses
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A man whose wife supported Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has been deported to Mexico after living in the US for the last 20 years
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Tiny, agrarian Tlaxcala, only 70 miles east of Mexico City, becomes butt of jokes on social media but locals see condescension and classism in criticism
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Rushed removal of Maribel Trujillo – who’s been in the US 15 years – shows agents are now more willing to pick up individuals without a record of major crime
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Truck and bus drivers, teachers, government customs agents and others march on Buenos Aires as labor unions demand higher wages in line with inflation
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Pill will be given to women with a valid healthcare card, a big step for region that previously had some of Canada’s tightest restrictions on reproductive rights
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The city has launched a series of initiatives to combat social isolation amid polls suggesting one in four residents have grappled with the problem
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Ecuador’s leftwing presidential candidate, Lenín Moreno, is celebrating his election win amid accusations of fraud from opposition candidate Guillermo Lasso
Water in development How can Peru prepare to withstand more devastating floods and landslides?