# air transport (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover air transport. Page: Feed: --- ## [Wife of US soldier deported after Trump rollback on military family protections](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/soldier-wife-deported-honduras) _2026-08-25 · Associated Press · Americas | The Guardian_ Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo, deported to Honduras, is latest military spouse to face removal amid Trump 2.0 The wife of an active-duty US soldier was deported on Monday to her native Honduras , according to her family and the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Cristy Maryori Villafranca-Trejo is at least the seventh spouse or parent of an active-duty US soldier to be deported… ## [At least 47 killed and dozens kidnapped in gang attack near Haiti capital](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/25/gang-attack-kenscoff-port-au-prince-haiti) _2026-08-25 · Associated Press in Port-au-Prince · Americas | The Guardian_ Gang leader threatens to kill hostages after attack in Kenscoff in which homes were also set alight ‘A massacre’: Haiti gangs carrying out mass killings At least 47 people were killed and more than 50 others kidnapped when armed men attacked a once peaceful community near Haiti’s capital at the weekend, the UN has said. A gang leader has threatened to kill the hostages if authorities kill any gang… ## [Canada announces 50% retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US imports as trade war escalates – video](https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/aug/25/canada-tariffs-us-goods-mark-carney) _2026-08-25 · Americas | The Guardian_ Announcement of tariffs on $20bn worth of US goods follows through on Mark Carney's vow to match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' Continue reading... ## [Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump plan | First Thing](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/25/first-thing-us-supreme-court-midterms-mail-in-voting-trump-plan) _2026-08-25 · Martin Belam · Americas | The Guardian_ US president has been obsessed with restricting the ability to vote by mail, despite using it himself. Plus, why we are still fascinated with Meg from the White Stripes Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. The US supreme court has sided with Donald Trump in his effort to crack down on mail-in voting , though it is unclear whether or not his administration will be… ## [Canadians do not seek a trade war – but nor will we be bullied by Donald Trump | Jen Gerson](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/25/canadians-trade-war-bullied-donald-trump-alliance-rupture) _2026-08-25 · Jen Gerson · Americas | The Guardian_ A fundamental rupture in the values that have united North America is not a problem that can be wished away: this is a warning to the western alliance The Canadians are exceedingly angry. I realise this can sometimes be difficult for foreigners to deduce, given our national struggle to express the full range of human emotion outside ice hockey riots. However, let me assure you that the prime… ## [Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella announces immigration crackdown](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/25/colombia-immigration-crackdown-president-abelardo-de-la-espriella) _2026-08-25 · Tiago Rogero South America correspondent · Americas | The Guardian_ Far-right leader echoes ally Donald Trump and says operations to ‘track down illegal immigrants’ should begin this week, amid earthquake aftermath Colombia’s far-right president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has announced a crackdown on immigrants, ordering authorities to detain and deport people who are in the country irregularly or have committed crimes. In office for just over two weeks, the… ## [US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/vessel-strike-eastern-pacific) _2026-08-24 · Maya Yang and agencies · Americas | The Guardian_ US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs The US military has launched a deadly strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of drug trafficking. On Monday, US Southern Command (SouthCom) announced it “executed a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking… ## [Trump announces new 50% tariff on Canadian cars, trucks and steel](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/canada-tariff-increase-trump-auto) _2026-08-24 · Gaya Gupta · Americas | The Guardian_ Move is latest deterioration in trade relations between neighbors with historically strong economic ties Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on automobiles and crucial raw materials from Canada , the latest deterioration in trade relations between the two neighbors with historically strong economic ties. The US president said that the increased tariffs would start on 1 January 2027 on all… ## [Mark Carney says Canada can’t accept US trade deal that would weaken French language](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/canada-trade-deal-trump-mark-carney-french-language) _2026-08-24 · Leyland Cecco in Toronto · Americas | The Guardian_ Prime minister praised for rejecting US trade proposal as Trump shows little interest in retreating from dispute Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from you Mark Carney said on Monday that while American negotiators saw the French language in Canada as an “irritant … in Quebec, these are rights,” days after receiving widespread praise from political leaders for rejecting… ## [Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from you](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/are-you-a-canadian-boycotting-us-products-wed-like-to-hear-from-you) _2026-08-24 · Guardian community team · Americas | The Guardian_ We’d like to hear from Canadians who are avoiding American products and what they’re buying instead The US has imposed 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods after trade talks between the two countries collapsed , with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney vowing to respond “dollar for dollar”. As part of the proposed deal, Carney had asked provinces to lift their boycotts of US alcohol, which were… ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4taHK2esxfGL) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Canada vows ‘dollar for dollar’ response as US puts 50% tariffs on some goods](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/22/canada-tariffs-trump-trade-deal-talks-fail) _2026-08-22 · William Christou and agencies · Americas | The Guardian_ Collapse of trade talks could lead to job losses, but biggest impact on traditional allies is expected to be political The US has imposed 50% tariffs on some goods from Canada, and the country’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has vowed to match them “dollar for dollar” after the collapse of trade talks. The tariffs came into force on about $20bn (£14.6bn) of goods – ranging from hockey sticks to… ## [JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/jd-vance-mark-carney-out-tough-trump-trade) _2026-08-21 · Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Americas | The Guardian_ Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump. The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser… ## [Brazil’s vast iron mine that supplies the world and fractures the Amazon – in pictures](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2026/aug/21/brazils-vast-iron-mine-that-supplies-the-world-and-fractures-the-amazon-in-pictures) _2026-08-21 · All photographs by Ian Guerra in Carajás, Brazil · Americas | The Guardian_ The Grand Carajás project has made the country a mining superpower, but communities living in its shadow face pollution, displacement and silenced histories Continue reading... ## [Strangers in their own land: Mexicans deported from Trump’s America find refuge in ‘Little LA’](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/21/mexico-city-little-la-us-deportees) _2026-08-21 · Oscar Lopez in Mexico City · Americas | The Guardian_ With plentiful jobs and community support, one Mexico City neighbourhood has become a haven for those who have lived much of their lives in the US With its wide avenues lined with tall palm trees, its quaint cafes and old-school cantinas, as well as the mix of English and Spanish spoken on the street, the Tabacalera neighborhood in downtown Mexico City has a certain US feel – so much so that it is… ## [Panama canal to reduce shipping as El Niño strikes vital route](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/21/panama-canal-reduce-shipping-el-nino-drought) _2026-08-21 · Agence France-Presse · Americas | The Guardian_ Further restrictions on shipping lane possible as Central America gripped by severe drought The Panama canal will cut the number of ships passing through it starting next month because of drought caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the operator of the strategic waterway linking the Atlantic and Pacific said Thursday. From 3 September, the number of vessels allowed through each day will fall from 36… ## [The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/tipping-points-heatwaves-wildfires-permafrost-climate-crisis) _2026-08-20 · Jonathan Watts · Americas | The Guardian_ Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds Heatwaves and wildfires are not just scorching forests, they are adding to the tipping point risks in the world’s vast permafrost regions, which contain three times more carbon than all the living vegetation on Earth. This is a major concern for Gustaf Hugelius, a… ## [The long shadow of Argentina’s dictatorship: she wasn’t who she thought she was – neither was her father | Meaghan Beatley](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/20/long-shadow-argentinas-dictatorship-she-was-not-who-she-thought-she-was-neither-was-her-father) _2026-08-20 · Meaghan Beatley · Americas | The Guardian_ A young activist thought her father’s disapproval of her leftwing views was purely political. Then one evening, a kiss goodbye sent her on a remarkable journey that continues today • Last chance to buy the summer issue of The Long Read magazine, now with 15% off. Click here to order As a child, Analía Azic used to pretend she was secretly a princess, the heiress to a magical distant kingdom. In… ## [‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/19/who-is-woman-vying-first-caribbean-head-un-carolyn-rodrigues-birkett) _2026-08-19 · Natricia Duncan · Americas | The Guardian_ If elected, Guyanese politician Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants to prioritise climate issues and ensure the United Nations remains a force for good Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here As the Guardian’s Caribbean correspondent, I sometimes encounter stories that everyone is talking about in the region, but are not on the radar of the international media. Today, I’m taking… ## [Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested for allegedly plotting to kill girlfriend](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/fernando-cerimedo-adviser-far-right-latin-american-leaders-arrested-allegedly-plotting-kill-girlfriend) _2026-08-19 · Tiago Rogero South America correspondent · Americas | The Guardian_ Fernando Cerimedo, 42, arrested on suspicion of ordering shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller A senior adviser to many of Latin America’s new wave of far-right leaders has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the attempted murder of his girlfriend. The businessman and political consultant Fernando Cerimedo, 42, had been working as an adviser to the Bolivian president, Rodrigo Paz Pereira,… ## [Activist forced out of US after criticising Trump-aligned Colombian politician](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/19/activist-forced-out-of-us-after-criticising-trump-aligned-colombian-politician) _2026-08-19 · Tiago Rogero South America correspondent · Americas | The Guardian_ Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la Espriella In the week before Colombia’s presidential election, Beto Coral, a well-known activist living in the United States, travelled to Florida to persuade fellow Colombians not to vote for the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Coral held banners outside polling stations in Miami warning… ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OhyRleQSWPfi) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [Trump hits pause on Canada tariffs threat, and hints at revival of Keystone XL oil pipeline project](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/trump-delay-canada-tariffs-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline) _2026-08-19 · Uwa Ede-Osifo · Americas | The Guardian_ US president delays 50% tariffs by three days, and says contentious oil project ‘may be awoken from the grave’ Canada has temporarily avoided a bruising 50% US tariff, reaching a Tuesday-evening agreement with Trump administration officials hours before a hike that would have affected $20bn worth of goods was set to take effect. Donald Trump posted late on Tuesday on social media that he had… ## [‘We humans are inept at taking care of baby animals’: why well-fed orphan bears die in the wild](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/18/orphan-bears-die-in-the-wild-grizzlies) _2026-08-18 · Rebecca Ratcliffe · Americas | The Guardian_ Scientists surprised to find all but two of 12 grizzlies were dead within a year of ‘feelgood’ release, unable to sustain their high-calorie diet and inclined to approach humans The orphaned grizzly bear cubs were bulked up with a generous diet of roadkill, watermelon, dog food and snacks donated by the public. Their contact with carers was limited to two people. Then, after up to a year in… ## [How slavery reparations could help make yearning to return to Africa a reality](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/aug/18/how-slavery-reparations-could-make-yearning-return-africa-reality) _2026-08-18 · Natricia Duncan in Kingston · Americas | The Guardian_ Right for people of African descent to return to continent is key pillar of global push for reparatory justice from colonisers Supporting the right for people of African descent to return to the continent has become a key pillar of the growing global push for reparatory justice from Britain and other colonisers. When Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, visited Jamaica this month he addressed… ## [Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/lula-brazil-president-fourth-term-jair-flavio-bolsonaro) _2026-08-16 · Tom Phillips in São Bernardo do Campo · Americas | The Guardian_ President, 80, vows to keep far-right from power as Flávio Bolsonaro tells supporters he will ‘fight this system’ Brazil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has launched his campaign for a historic fourth term and vowed that as long as he lived he would not allow the “shameless” right to return to power. Addressing a sea of supporters in São Bernardo do Campo, the industrial city… ## [Ontario free to axe Toronto bike lanes, region’s top court rules](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/ontario-free-to-axe-toronto-bike-lanes-regions-top-court-rules) _2026-08-14 · Olivia Bowden · Americas | The Guardian_ Win is significant for region’s premier, Doug Ford, who blames protected zones for city’s traffic ills The Ontario government is now free to rip out Toronto’s bike lanes on its busiest streets after the region’s top court ruled in favour of the province on Friday, overturning a lower court’s decision that decreed removal would violate constitutional rights. The win is significant for Ontario’s… ## [Canadian plasma clinics pause collections after deaths of two donors](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/14/canadian-plasma-clinics-pause-collections-after-deaths-of-donors-grifols) _2026-08-14 · Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Americas | The Guardian_ Grifols, which runs private chain of clinics, to temporarily stop taking donations after new government investigation A chain of private plasma donation clinics in Canada has said it is pausing collections after the deaths of two donors and a new government investigation into potential unsafe practices. Grifols, a Spanish healthcare company which runs 17 clinics in Canada and is the country’s only… ## [BP to develop offshore gasfield in Venezuela with firms linked to Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/14/bp-offshore-gasfield-venezuela-donald-trump) _2026-08-14 · Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent · Americas | The Guardian_ Move will be one of first large-scale foreign investments in country since US ousted leader Nicolás Maduro in January BP has answered Donald Trump’s call for oil companies to help rebuild Venezuela’s fossil fuel industry with new plans to develop a large offshore gasfield. BP will partner with two oil firms with close links to the Trump administration to develop the second phase of the Loran… ## [Killer fungus: how a disease threatening bat species has spread to northern Canada](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/13/biodiversity-bat-species-fungus-disease-canada-alaska-white-nose-syndrome) _2026-08-13 · Trina Moyles · Americas | The Guardian_ Bat experts were shocked at how fast white-nose syndrome had reached Canada’s northernmost colonies from the US. Now, the race is on to find a cure before species disappear Crawling through a narrow passage in a cave beneath a boreal forest near Fort Smith in Canada’s Northwest Territories in May, two biologists spotted a lifeless bat on a limestone ledge, its body covered in a spindly white… ## [‘Everyone is scared’: flood-hit Porto Alegre braces for another El Niño](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/13/porto-alegre-brazil-2024-floods-el-nino-climate-crisis-injustice) _2026-08-13 · Alass Derivas and Sara Van Horn in Porto Alegre, Brazil · Americas | The Guardian_ Two years after southern Brazil’s worst climate disaster ravaged the city, and with poor areas still recovering, many fear official neglect has left them exposed once again In the backstreets of Porto Alegre, a state capital in southern Brazil , you can still see signs of the devastating flood that swept through the city two years ago: scattered debris, waterlogged homes and destroyed businesses.… ## [Former Mexican governor charged in case of 43 students who vanished in 2014](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/former-mexican-governor-charged-in-case-of-43-students-who-vanished-in-2014) _2026-08-12 · Oscar Lopez · Americas | The Guardian_ Ángel Aguirre indicted in case that rocked Mexico and became symbol of its brutal cartel violence The former governor of Guerrero state in Mexico has been formally charged over his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, a case that has become a symbol of the country’s brutal cartel violence and government impunity. Ángel Aguirre, who was arrested last week , is accused of… ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/deQnL3xXJrlZ) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/12/canadian-airline-westjet-settle-flight-attendants-sexual-harassment-class-action) _2026-08-12 · Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Americas | The Guardian_ Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilot The Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit levelled by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace. The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former… ## [Humpbacks return to Rio: the whales are back from the brink of extinction – but will tourism help or hinder?](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/humpbacks-return-to-rio-the-whales-are-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction-but-will-tourism-help-or-hinder) _2026-08-12 · Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro · Americas | The Guardian_ The gigantic aquatic acrobats are exciting Brazil’s tourists as numbers recover from whaling. But some marine biologists question how booming tourism and conservation can coexist The anticipation is palpable onboard the Boaventura II as the yacht sets off from Rio de Janeiro at sunrise. Once beyond the Cagarras Islands, rocky outcrops just three miles off Ipanema beach, the group gathers at the… ## [In Ohio, Haitians’ American dream shatters as ICE prepares to deport them](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/ohio-haitian-immigrants-ice) _2026-08-12 · Stephen Starr in Blue Ash, Ohio · Americas | The Guardian_ US immigration has ramped up operations against Haitians, whose temporary protected status was removed by Trump When Monsanto Maler walked out of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) facility in Blue Ash, Ohio , at 9.15am on Sunday with an ankle monitor freshly attached to his left leg, he put his hand over his face, burst into tears and fell to the ground. He had come to the US in June… ## [Canadian airline cancels flight after child refuses to wear seatbelt](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/11/canadian-airline-cancels-flight-after-child-refuses-to-wear-seatbelt) _2026-08-11 · Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Americas | The Guardian_ Flight from Victoria to Toronto forced to return to terminal after repeated attempts to secure child in seat failed A Canadian airline cancelled a flight from Victoria to Toronto after a child refused to wear a seatbelt. The child was standing in their chair as the 6 August Porter Airlines flight taxied towards the runway, the airline said. Repeated attempts by an accompanying parent and crew to… ## [The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/us-mexico-border-area-money-transfer-rule-change-small-businesses) _2026-08-11 · Lourdes Medrano in El Paso, Texas, with photographs by Christ Chavez · Americas | The Guardian_ Small businesses pay hidden toll after money-transfer rule change to curb illicit activities near the US-Mexico border Last April, the Trump administration rolled out its latest tool in the fight against Mexican cartels: an aggressive crackdown on money transfers near the US-Mexico border . The administration said that, in an effort to stop money laundering and other illicit activity, it would now… ## [Scores dead in Colombia after powerful earthquake strikes west of country](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/10/colombia-earthquake-cali-pereira-choco) _2026-08-11 · Tom Phillips, and Thomas Graham in Bogotá · Americas | The Guardian_ Quake of 7.4 magnitude collapses and severely damages buildings in several major cities, including Cali and Pereira More than 100 people died after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, collapsing and severely damaging scores of buildings in major cities including Cali and Pereira. The US and Colombian geological surveys reported that a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 7.34am local time… ## [Colombia quake leaves more than 110 dead – as it happened](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/10/74-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-colombia-causing-serious-damage-latest-news) _2026-08-11 · Adam Fulton, Lucy Campbell, Angus Thomson and Tom Ambrose · Americas | The Guardian_ This blog is now closed – a full report is here People remain trapped in Cali, one of Colombia’s largest cities, ​after more than two dozen structures ‌collapsed, mayor Alejandro Eder said. ‌ He added that the city had asked authorities in Bogota and Medellin to send disaster teams ‌to support rescue efforts. Continue reading... ## [This Is Ballroom review – pulsating documentary tells story of Brazilian ballroom](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/10/this-is-ballroom-review-documentary-brazilian) _2026-08-10 · Phuong Le · Americas | The Guardian_ Paris is Burning gets a South American update in a film that shows the Brazilian scene as a space of solidarity and tension Originating among the Black, Latin and trans communities in 1960s New York, queer ballroom culture has not only entered the mainstream but also travelled well outside the United States. In recent years, a movement has flourished in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro and its… ## [Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon – in pictures](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2026/aug/10/mercury-pollution-in-the-colombian-amazon-in-pictures) _2026-08-10 · Luis Bernardo Cano in Leticia, Colombia · Americas | The Guardian_ Rainforest communities face a silent crisis as mercury from gold mining contaminates their food and water Continue reading... ## [‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/ice-force-feeding-detention-gabar-choli) _2026-08-10 · José Olivares · Americas | The Guardian_ Gabar Choli tells of how, for months, he was shackled, pinned and forcibly fed – and the physical and emotional scars the ordeal has left In June 2025, a sluggish and thin Gabar Choli, with sunken temples and bones visible under his skin, braced himself for the immigration detention center guards to charge into his cell once again. Choli was in a solitary confinement medical cell inside the Port… ## [Kurdish hunger striker says ICE force-feeding ‘mentally broke me’](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/kurdish-hunger-striker-ice-force-feeding) _2026-08-10 · José Olivares in New York · Americas | The Guardian_ Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in Texas A Kurdish man who was force-fed over the course of eight months while on hunger strike in US immigration detention has spoken out about it for the first time, describing how much the process harmed him physically and psychologically. Gabar Choli, a film-maker and activist now… ## [‘Reaching 50 is a success story’: how one trans woman survived HIV and stigma in Latin America](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/aug/10/hiv-aids-trans-activists-fear-rolling-back-progress) _2026-08-10 · John Musenze in Rio de Janeiro · Americas | The Guardian_ Erika Castellanos has beaten the life expectancy of 35 for a transgender woman in the region, but warns aid cuts and a rollback in human rights risk reversing efforts to end Aids Erika Castellanos has outlived what she describes as one of the cruellest statistics in Latin America. The life expectancy of a transgender woman in the region is estimated to be 35 years. “I am 50 years old. A lot of… ## [Canadian government steps in as ‘out of control’ wildfires force thousands to flee](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/09/canada-british-columbia-government-wildfires) _2026-08-09 · Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Americas | The Guardian_ British Columbia battling 102 fires day and night across province, as breakneck speed hampers firefighters’ efforts Canada’s federal government has announced it will provide urgent assistance to British Columbia after an onslaught of unprecedented fast-moving wildfires that killed one person and forced about 22,000 people to flee their homes in frantic evacuations. A total of 102 wildfires were…