Venezuelans living near the epicentre of US forces’ assault on the biggest military base in Caracas tell of their ‘terrifying’ experience

US president shifts tone on interim government in favour of more conciliatory approach to opposition

María Corina Machado says country’s new interim leader Delcy Rodríguez has been ‘rejected by the Venezuelan people’

Ousted Venezuelan dictator and wife plead not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism

Delcy Rodríguez is familiar to the US from her time as economy minister negotiating with oil companies

Donald Trump says Delcy Rodríguez is now in charge of Venezuela. She has rejected this claim

Arrest of man, who is expected to be deported to Ireland, comes days after woman was arrested by gardaí in Dublin

Kast, whose father was a Nazi, is a veteran right-wing politician and has pledged crackdowns on crime and migration

Chile looks set to elect its most right-wing president since Pinochet on Sunday, reflecting a broader regional swing away from leftist governments

As drug-cartel operations, migration and China reshape the region, the US is pushing a revived Monroe Doctrine for the 21st century

Trump had conditioned his support for Argentina’s battered currency on a victory for his libertarian ally

Far-right former president convicted of attempted coup, as Brazilians wait nervously for Trump’s response

Libertarian’s approval rating was high as he brought runaway inflation to heel, with the cost of a punishing recession

Economic collapse and left-wing political infighting help Christian Democrat to surprise victory in presidential vote

Amid economic and social turmoil voters will elect a new president and legislative assembly on August 17th