Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again
Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human historyA groundbreaking new …
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Canada in push for joint G7 and Middle East effort to de
Foreign minister Anita Anand says she has drafted principles to reduce risk of regional spillover and wider shocksMiddle East crisis …
Farage called for release of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and praised effort to free drug trafficker
Reform UK leader was paid to make remarks about imprisoned rapper and ex-Honduran president in Cameo videosNewly unearthed Nigel Farage …
Neglected Arctic. The hard question is how
Ottawa wants to modernize a region in the north that’s about six times the size of Texas, ‘just like in …
Trump’s threats to ‘take’ Cuba signal rising US pressure as island grapples with power crisis
National power outage is making life extremely difficult and may force Havana into biggest economic changes in 67 yearsJust a …
Colombian president accuses Ecuador after ‘27 charred bodies’ found near border
Relations deteriorate as Gustavo Petro claims government of Trump ally Daniel Noboa bombing targets in ColombiaPresident Gustavo Petro has accused …
Cuba could experience freedom for 'first time in 70 years' within weeks, former Trump official predicts
Trump says he could bring freedom to Cuba for the first time in 70 years as former official predicts breakthrough …
Man and woman charged with murder of Iranian activist in Canada
Charges follow discovery of body of Masood Masjoody, who was a critic of the Tehran regime and the exiled shahTwo …
‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and …
Cuba’s electrical grid collapses amid US oil blockade
Ten million people left without power in latest of outages that sparked violent protest last weekendCuba’s national electric grid has …
Cory Booker calls both parties ‘feckless’ for ceding war powers to Trump
Democrat says Congress ‘doing nothing’ may embolden president to attack countries such as Cuba and North KoreaDemocratic US senator Cory …
Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office
Rare action began peacefully but ‘degenerated into vandalism’ according to state-run newspaperFive people have been arrested in Cuba for acts …
Bolivia arrests alleged drug kingpin accused of putting hit on Paraguayan prosecutor
Bolivian interior ministry says Sebastián Marset is being extradited to US, where he’s wanted for money launderingSign up for the …
An environmental activist and her family escaped death threats in Honduras. ICE deported her husband anyway
Oscar, Ana and their children fled violence for safety in the US. Now Oscar, afraid and alone, is back in …
Cuban president confirms talks with Trump officials amid US blockade
Negotiations aimed to ‘find solutions to the bilateral differences’ between the countries, Miguel Díaz-Canel saidCuban officials have held talks with …
King Charles concerned about Alberta separatist movement, First Nation chief says
Joey Pete of Sunchild First Nation said king seemed ‘committed to learning’ after meeting Indigenous leadersKing Charles has expressed concern …
Two people die after donating plasma at Canadian clinics under federal investigation
Company that runs the sites says it has ‘no reason to believe there is a correlation between the donors’ passing …