Brazil

The heat index – or "feels like" – temperature reportedly reached 59C in Rio de Janeiro as thousands of fans queued up for Taylor Swift's performance.

The singer has returned to the stage, but the tragedy has brought the dangers of extreme heat into sharp focus.

A young Brazilian fan of US singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro after falling ill inside the sweltering stadium where the superstar's concert was held, amid a record-breaking heat-wave across large swathes of Brazil.

Formula 1's São Paulo Grand Prix has been stopped on lap 1 after a big crash at the opening corner.

Few countries in the world embrace Formula 1 as passionately as Brazil and another boisterous crowd is expected this weekend. 

Qualifying at the Brazilian Grand Prix was stopped earlier due to "crazy" unpredictable weather, but predictably enough, Max Verstappen survived the drama to qualify on pole for the 11th time this Formula 1 season.

Daniel Ricciardo is riding a wave of confidence after producing one of his best Formula 1 weekends in recent years.

Oscar Piastri has excelled in sprints in 2023, winning in Qatar and finishing second in Belgium.

Studios have cracked down on a handful of overseas cinemas for running Killers of the Flower Moon with an interval, but the head of two dozen cinemas in Australia says customers should be given a choice.

Record low water levels along a section of the Amazon River uncover human faces sculptured into stone up to 2,000 years ago.

The other side of the world was treated to a 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse. Here's a look at the celestial event in a way never seen before.

An annular eclipse darkened skies over several South American countries and the US, but it wasn't visible in Australia. Here are the photos from the other side of the globe.

In the north-east Brazilian state of Amazonas, 42 of 62 municipalities have declared a state of emergency and experts predict the drought could worsen into 2024.

Brazil's leader shave been among many making commitments to the environment at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Summit.

The plane crashed in Brazil's northern Amazon state and was carrying 12 passengers and two crew members. 

The first three people to stand trial over storming Brazil's government building in January have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison each. 

A convicted murderer who escaped from prison in the United States more than a week ago has eluded capture after slipping through a police search perimeter, changing his appearance, stealing a dairy delivery van and contacting acquaintances.

Police are flooding a search zone of increasingly worried residents in Philadelphia after revealing a killer escaped prison by scaling a wall and going undetected for an hour.

Large swathes of the US, Europe and Asia are battling concurrent natural disasters, leaving hundreds dead and thousands displaced. Here's the latest from across the world.

China imported a record amount of beef in the month of July, with most of it coming from Brazil. But a meat analyst says it could soon become Australia's biggest market.

Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia are set to join the group next year, potentially bringing three of the biggest oil producers into a bloc China and Russia have been keen to expand to raise their geopolitical influence. 

This year's BRICS summit has kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa, where world leaders are expected to discuss adding new members to the group. What is BRICS and why do countries want to join?

The Amazon's rivers are under increasing threat from the expansion of agriculture and illegal deforestation, but one municipality has passed a groundbreaking law designating a waterway as a living entity with rights.

Brazil's president Lula da Silva had been pushing for a common policy among Amazon-sharing countries at a summit in the city of Belem.

Once on the brink of extinction with only about 200 animals in the wild, the golden lion tamarin population has rebounded to around 4,800 individuals hopping between branches in the Brazilian rainforest.