A chain of private plasma donation clinics in Canada has paused collections following the deaths of two donors and a government investigation into potential unsafe practices, according to Health Canada.
Eight illustrations by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a library in São Paulo have been recovered by police in Brazil, according to the BBC.
A fast-moving wildfire in Canada’s British Columbia province has forced thousands of people from their homes, according to officials. More than 20,000 residents have been evacuated from the towns of Summerland and Peachland in the Okanagan region.
Canada’s federal government has announced urgent assistance for British Columbia after 102 wildfires forced about 22,000 people to flee their homes. Nearly half of the fires are categorized as 'out of control', according to the BC Wildfire Service.
A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia after a wildfire doubled in size since Friday, displacing thousands and prompting officials to warn residents to 'brace for the worst', according to the BBC.
A state of emergency has been declared in western Canada after a fast-moving wildfire doubled in size to 39 square miles, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
A car bomb attack rattled southwestern Colombia one day after far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president, according to Al Jazeera.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested near the U.S.-Mexico border after a fatal shooting involving a smuggling operation, according to the FBI.
The murder of a young Mexican influencer, captured on camera during a livestream in Sinaloa, has raised concerns about the possible connections between content creators and criminal cartels in the region, according to the BBC.
Mexico’s largest university has ordered 58,000 students to retake their entrance exam after suspicions of widespread cheating, according to The Guardian.
The Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupted, sending lava and ash into the air, prompting evacuations and warnings of pyroclastic flows, according to the BBC and other sources.
Colombia swore in a costumed anti-corruption activist as a senator, marking a first in the country’s political history, according to The Guardian.
Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has repeated allegations that June’s presidential election was rigged, rejecting the legitimacy of his right-wing successor, Abelardo de la Espriella, according to Al Jazeera.
Thirteen people were killed when a tourist plane crashed near Peru’s Nazca Lines, according to police reports.
Ecuador has become a major transit point for cocaine to Europe and the US, according to President Daniel Noboa, with around 70% of the drug reaching those regions funneled through the country. Police Captain Jean Carlos Bustamante fights rival gangs and corruption at home.