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Argentina’s Senate has given the green light to an increase in pension spending, potentially derailing President Javier Milei’s budget-balancing efforts. As per a Financial Times report Thursday, the Senate cast a 61-8 vote in favor of a new formula for pension calculations, taking into account the country’s triple-digit inflation. This development poses a challenge for...

By Cara Giaimo As you probably know, Galápagos finches are famous for their beaks. Years of evolution have specialized their schnozzes for different purposes — the formidable bill of the large ground finch cracks nuts, the woodpecker finch’s tapered beak drills into trees, and so on. And what of the elegantly curved, sharply pointed beak...

By Anatoly Kurmanaev, Frances Robles and Julie Turkewitz Venezuela’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, was declared the winner of the country’s tumultuous presidential election early Monday, despite enormous momentum from an opposition movement that had been convinced this was the year it would oust Mr. Maduro’s socialist-inspired party. The vote was riddled with irregularities, and citizens...

By Sibi Arasu and Seth Bornstein After three of Earth’s hottest days ever measured, the United Nations called for a flurry of efforts to try to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures, calling it “an extreme heat epidemic.” “If there is one thing that unites our divided world, it’s that we’re all...

Ismael Kone scored in the sixth round of the shootout after a third save by Maxime Crepeau and Canada advanced to the semifinals of its first Copa America with an upset victory over Venezuela on Friday night. The Canadians won 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals, keeping Venezuela from advancing...

Sexual diversity activists protested in Peru’s capital in front of the health ministry Friday to demand that the government repeal a decree that characterizes seven gender identities, including transgenderism, as “mental illnesses.” Protesters also gathered outside the Peruvian Embassy in Ecuador’s capital, Quito. Ecuador’s government recognized gender diversity in 2019. The demonstrations coincided with the...

By Avery Elizabeth Hurt Want to know the current population of India? The internet is your best bet. Need a quick refresher on the phases of the moon? Go ahead, read a story online (or two or three). But if you really need to learn something, you’re probably better off with print. Or at least that’s what a lot...

Five soldiers and three civilians were killed Friday morning when their army helicopter crashed in a remote area of Tiwino canton in Pastaza Province. The civilians were officials from Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretariat. The flight was carrying food and other supplies to three Amazon communities affected by recent flooding. The crash occurred at 9:30 a.m....

In a series of Wednesday morning raids, police arrested at least 15 suspects in the Attorney General’s La Plaga corruption investigation. Arrests were made in Cuenca, Guayaquil, Quito, Portoviejo, Manta, Machala and Santo Domingo and included current and former judges, police officers, prison officials, court officials and private practice attorneys. Arrested in Cuenca were Judge...