Brazilian politics hit by wave of violence ahead of Sunday vote
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilians return to the polls in 57 cities on Sunday for the runoffs of municipal elections that have seen surging [...]
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Violence against police ‘getting worse’, federation warns – as officers killed on duty are honoured
The level of violence against police has increased in recent years, according to an organisation representing rank and file officers in England and [...]
Transgender woman killed at army checkpoint in Colombia, prompting outrage
BOGOTA (Reuters) – A soldier shot and killed a transgender woman at a military checkpoint in southwestern Colombia, prompting outrage from activists and [...]
Mexican soldiers may be arrested in infamous missing students case: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities are preparing arrest warrants that could for the first time target soldiers in the investigation into the [...]
Mexico's transgender community in fear after second murder
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – The gruesome killing on Saturday of a second transgender woman in northern Mexico has unnerved the local transgender [...]
A picture and its story: The despair of a Rio widow, in a city struggling with violence
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – For Ricardo Moraes, a veteran photographer who for 11 years has documented for Reuters life in Rio de [...]
Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague city
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police shootout on a busy street. A mother killed [...]
Shocked by violence, Belarusians lose their fear
Seeing police brutality up close has shocked Belarusians, first during the street clashes with protesters and then as accounts spread of cruelty towards [...]
UN concerned Afghan violence aimed at derailing peace talks
More than 800 people have been killed or wounded in ‘deliberate attacks’ targeting civilians in 2020, UN says. More than 800 people have [...]
Gunmen kill at least 22 villagers in South Darfur, locals say
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least 20 people died and 22 others were injured after gunmen from an unidentified militia attacked a village in [...]