It takes up to 20 days, and can be deadly – but everyday hundreds try to cross the border between Panama and Colombia.

Witnesses say civilians with boats are evacuating survivors of a violent raid on the town of Palma.

International leaders condemn the military after Saturday's violence - the deadliest since the coup.

Dozens of deaths are reported as anti-coup protesters defy warnings and take to the streets.

Workers were trapped in a hotel when Islamist militants stormed the town of Palma, reports say.

Tugs are taking advantage of a high tide to try to dislodge the ship blocking a key shipping route.

The president decries new state voting restrictions that he likened to past racist laws of the US South.

French historians say France bears "heavy responsibilities" over the 1994 Rwanda massacres.

The row over Covid vaccination supplies escalates after France's foreign minister criticises the UK.

France is to be classed a "high-risk" area as Germans are warned of a possible 100,000 infections a day.