Latin America & Caribbean

- Hurricane Simon strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast, prompting evacuations in coastal towns. - Prison riots in Mazatlán, Mexico leave at least 12 dead and multiple injured, including a toddler. - Mexican journalist Hamurabi Huesca is shot dead in Oaxaca state. - A magnitude 7.7 earthquake triggers tsunami warnings across Central and South America. - US federal prosecutors charge former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture of Americans held in Venezuelan prisons.

Recent headlines

• Hurricane Simon strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast — al_jazeera
• Mexican president urges residents to shelter as Hurricane Simon approaches — al_jazeera
• Simon, a Category 2 hurricane, churns up the Pacific coast, heading for Puerto Vallarta — mexico_news_daily
• Venezuela Inflation to Hit 467% This Year, IMF Says — rio_times
• US detains man accused in multi-billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme — bbc_world