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Gustavo Petro speaks during an event at the Journalist Park in Bogota, Colombia on March 04, 2022

Colombia: Ex-guerrilla Petro leads presidential primaries

The 61-year-old emerged as the top presidential candidate for the leftist Historical Pact coalition. He will compete with other candidates in the election to be held in May.  

Chirurg Muhammad M. Mohiuddin

First pig heart transplant recipient dies 2 months after surgery

The first person to receive a pig heart transplant has died, the hospital that carried out the surgery has said. David Bennett, 57, underwent the operation in January as he was ineligible for a human heart transplant.  

Citgo Petroleum Corporation logo

Venezuela releases jailed Americans after talks with US

Two Americans, including a former oil executive, have been released from a Venezuelan jail after more than four years. The goodwill gesture follows a visit by a high-level US delegation to Caracas.  

Two firefighters near a burnt-out car

US: Wildfires force mass evacuations in Florida

Firefighters are battling at least four wildfires in the Florida Panhandle in the northwest of the US state. The area is still recovering from a massive hurricane three years ago.  

Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Maduro

Russia sanctions threaten Vladimir Putin's allies in Latin America

The effects of the sanctions on Russia's banking system will likely affect Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. Energy, military and agricultural sectors could suffer the most.  

Nicaragua Oppositionsführerin Cristiana Chamorro

Nicaragua: Opposition leader Chamorro, others put on trial

Cristiana Chamorro, on house arrest since June 2021, has been formally placed on trial for alleged money laundering and other crimes. President Ortega's government has cracked down on many opposition figures.  

The boundary between the Xingu National Park and farmed land which surrounds the reserve is seen at the Xingu Indigenous Park in Brazil

Brazil: Bolsonaro uses Ukraine war to support extraction on indigenous land

The Brazilian president wants to pave the way for further exploitation of protected lands. He is not known for protecting the environment or indigenous rights.  

Workers clean oil on Cavero Beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru

Peru grapples with disastrous oil spill after Tonga eruption

A major oil spill off the coast of Peru has reached the nation's shorelines, with the government calling it the biggest "ecological disaster" in recent years. The crisis was caused by waves from a volcanic eruption.  

US President Joe Biden with Vice-President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Opinion: US president opts to put trans-Atlantic ties over popularity at home

Perhaps the last trans-Atlanticist in the White House, Joe Biden emphasized unity with European allies in his first State of the Union address. DW's Ines Pohl says he deserves respect for not putting America first.  

People stand in front of their destroyed home in Mayfield, Kentucky, with two American flags in the foreground

Kentucky is 'ground zero' in the aftermath of deadly US tornadoes

Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds are still missing after several tornadoes tore through six US states. The deadly winds have flattened entire factories and destroyed thousands of homes.