Bolivia’s highest administrative capital and seat of government
Explosions at a Bolivian military barracks in Viacha have killed at least two people and injured many, with police warning of further blasts. Fireworks and pyrotechnic stockpiles were stored at the site; authorities say the cause is under investigation and a national mourning period has been declared.
Researchers have described a previously unrecognised small wildcat from Bolivia's Yungas cloud forests and given it the scientific name Leopardus tilcayo. Genetic analysis has shown the tilcayo split from related tiger cats about 1.4 million years ago. Scientists have confirmed the species from sanctuary animals, museum specimens and camera-trap records but they still do not know its full range or population size.
The United States reports a new deportation of a Nicaraguan dissident who was released after protests in 2018. He has been deported to Managua and detained again in the same prison where fellow critics were tortured. Human rights groups say the crackdown has driven hundreds of thousands to flee, while Washington presses for accountability amid ongoing expulsions.