The Latest Breaking News from South America

The drugs were found on a Panamanian-registered vessel in a major joint agency operation off the south-east coast of Ireland.

Argentina beats Bolivia 3-0 in La Paz, despite Lionel Messi's absence. Brazil wins 1-0 at Peru, Ecuador defeats Uruguay 2-1 and Venezuela beats Paraguay 1-0. Argentina, Brazil lead South American standings with 6 pts, Colombia in 3rd with 4 pts.

The Visa pour l'Image international festival of photojournalism kicks off on Saturday in Perpignan, in the south of France. The 35th edition will highlight the consequences of climate change, as well as migrant crises in the Mediterranean and South America, the war in Ukraine and uprisings in Iran.

In Peru, 60 percent of people who disappear are women. Over 11,000 women were reported missing in the country last year, the majority of them teenagers. Some disappearances are voluntary. But most are linked to human trafficking networks, prostitution and domestic violence. Despite this poor record, Peru was the first…

Latest Amnesty International report documents ongoing state detention and torture in the South American country – all while its president seeks renewed links with the west

Rare heatwave engulfs 19 of Brazil’s 26 states as several South American countries experience record highs

BRICS expands to 11 members, strengthening its position as a global grouping. New members from Middle East, Africa, South America chosen, sending message of multipolarity. India took lead in drafting criteria, most new members strategic partners. Expansion sends message against US sanctions, energy players join. BRICS now a recognised global…

Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions

South America has seen a quarter million cases this year, as climate change is a boon for the mosquitoes that spread it. A study about how the virus infects cells could help inform future treatments.