Four shot dead on US-registered speedboat by border guards, Cuba says
The identities of those on board – including six others who were wounded – is unclear.
Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence
BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.
‘Fear is everywhere’: BBC reports from Mexican city turned into war zone by drug cartel feud
Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.
Trump keeps world waiting on his plans for Iran after State of the Union
The next round of talks between the US and Iran in Geneva on Thursday could be decisive in the president’s decision-making.
Bill Gates ‘took responsibility’ over Epstein ties in staff meeting, foundation says
A newspaper reports Gates apologised to staff over his links to Epstein and said: “I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit.”
Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 25
Hundreds of people have been displaced and dozens are missing, with rescue operations still ongoing in Juiz de Fora.
Ukraine remembers its dead as war enters a fifth year
Events were held across Ukraine to mark four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Two dead after winter storm hammers the US northeast
Two people died when a tree fell on their car during a historic winter storm that has also delayed flights and left thousands without power.
Mexico hunts 23 inmates sprung from jail during wave of violence
The prisoners escaped from a jail in Puerto Vallarta after armed men rammed one of the gates.
Russian soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops executed on commanders’ orders
Four men expose the horror and brutality of conditions in the Ukraine war, with two saying they saw soldiers being shot for refusing orders.
More than 5,000 flights cancelled as US east coast digs out of record snow
A major snowstorm walloped the US north-east, causing disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations.
Mexico sends thousands of soldiers to stop violence after death of drug lord
A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.
Ukraine negotiator tells BBC how it feels to sit across table from Russia
Sergiy Kyslytsya is among those trying to negotiate an end to the conflict, which is entering its fifth year.
US partially evacuates Beirut embassy amid rising Iran tensions
The State Department has ordered non-essential staff to leave the embassy in Beirut after a security review.
Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects
Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia’s war, and how people are coping.