UN warns El Niño could be strongest in more than 70 years
The WMO says this El Niño could be the strongest since at least 1950, with drought forecast for Central America, South East Asia and northern South America.
Messi named in Argentina squad for farewell friendly against Benin
Argentina have named Lionel Messi in their squad for a friendly against Benin on 6 October in Buenos Aires, set to be his farewell to international football.
Mexico displays Aztec Codex Azcatitlán after 186 years abroad
Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology is displaying the 16th-century Codex Azcatitlán, lent by France in exchange for the Codex Boturini.
US drops Venezuela and Bolivia from drug non-compliance list
Washington removed Venezuela and Bolivia from its list of countries failing to demonstrably combat drug trafficking, while Colombia remains decertified.
Nigeria says arrest of Mexican led to suspected meth lab
Nigeria's NDLEA says the arrest of alleged Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Carrera Loaiza at Lagos airport led officers to a suspected methamphetamine laboratory.
Colombia and Brazil lead 2025 killings of land activists
Colombia recorded 39 killings of land and environmental activists in 2025 and Brazil 26, out of at least 124 worldwide, Global Witness says in its annual report.
Maduro ally Alex Saab pleads guilty in US money laundering case
Alex Saab, a former Venezuelan official and aide to Nicolás Maduro, pleaded guilty in Miami to US money laundering charges and must forfeit $195m.
Colombia charges ex-minister Laura Sarabia over nanny polygraph
Colombian prosecutors have accused former foreign minister Laura Sarabia of abusing her power by ordering police to question her nanny under a polygraph.
Milei opens sanctions proceedings over Falklands against 45
Argentina's Javier Milei has launched sanctions proceedings against 45 people and companies over the Falklands, as Donald Trump re-evaluates the US stance.
Watchdog: Florida detention centre held immigrants in outdoor cages
A DHS watchdog found that 79 immigrants at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' were held in small outdoor metal cages measuring about 18 square feet.