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
‘Taxing parasites’: Is this the fieriest speech ever given at Davos?
Argentina’s Javier Milei set Davos alight, warning Western politicians that by trying to correct illusory market failures, they were sliding towards socialism.
- Hans van Leeuwen
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
