Republican Stephen Buyer was convicted and sentenced to 22 months in prison, though he has maintained his innocence.
Activists put up missing persons posters to raise awareness of the disappearance crisis ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
In 2025, Brazil’s deadliest police raid killed 120 people and exposed a pattern of mishandled evidence and impunity.
Senator Ivan Cepeda is leading two right-wing rivals in the first round of an election dominated by security concerns.
Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a Buddhist temple in 2022.
The charges stem from the January 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.
Lula warned that labelling Brazil’s criminal networks as ‘terrorists’ could ‘undermine’ local law enforcement efforts.
As Colombia prepares to elect a new president, candidates are debating the legacy of Gustavo Petro’s signature policy.
Erin Patterson was found guilty of killing three family members as she served them a lunch laced with poisonous fungi.
Trump administration has used crime and drug trafficking to push for greater US military influence across Latin America.
President Bernardo Arevalo’s government says it requested security cooperation but did not approve US attacks.
