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  • People approach the entrance of the Provincial Clinical–Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro," where, according to local information, injured people were being treated after an armed incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban patrol, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States, in Santa Clara, Cuba, on February 25, 2026.
    Norlys Perez/Reuters
    Cuba says its forces kill four in gunfight after Florida speedboat tries to ‘infiltrate’ island
  • A bus set on fire by organised crime groups in response to an operation in Jalisco to arrest a high-priority security target, burns at one of the main avenues in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday, February 22.
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    With World Cup looming, can Mexico contain the chaos unleashed by the killing of drug lord ‘El Mencho’?
  • Enrique Marquez, a released Venezuelan prisoner, is recognized as U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.  Kenny Holston/Pool via REUTERS

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    Freed Venezuelan political prisoner reunites with niece at Trump’s State of the Union address
  • Members of the Searching Mothers of Sonora group put up flyers.
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    A group of Mexican mothers with years of experience looking for missing people joins Guthrie search
  • A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, on Sunday, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho."
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    How Mexico hunted ‘El Mencho’ with help from his lover’s ‘trusted man’ and US intelligence
  • A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)
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    Mexico’s most-wanted drug leader killed in military operation as clashes erupt and US tourists told to shelter in place
  • A US Customs and Border Patrol agent seen in Metairie, Louisiana, on December 3, 2025.
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    Pro-Trump lawmaker in Colombia faces questions after son’s detention by ICE
  • The president of Venezuela's National Assembly Jorge Rodriguez (center), first vice president Pedro Jose Infante (left) and second vice president Grecia Colmenares (right) speak with opposition deputy Nora Bracho (bottom left) and ruling party deputy Jorge Arreaza during a debate on an amnesty bill proposed by Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez at the National Assembly in Caracas on February 19.
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    Venezuela passed a law to free hundreds of political prisoners after US pressure. Here’s why some welcome it cautiously
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  • University students and members of civil society participated in a nationwide march for "Youth Day" on Thursday, February 22, in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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    I’ve covered Venezuela for a decade. But this US visit was like nothing I’ve seen before
  • American surfer Kurt Van Dyke, who was found dead in Costa Rica on February 14.
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    American surfer Kurt Van Dyke found dead in apparent robbery at his home in Costa Rica
  • Rifles on display at That Hunting Store in Ottawa, Ontario in 2022. A federal buyback for assault-style weapons in Canada, where gun control is broadly popular, has been met with criticism from provincial officials, police and gun owners
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    Gun control is popular in Canada. So why is a major buyback program attracting criticism?
  • Police work near Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday.
    Jesse Boily /The Canadian Press/AP
    Suspected shooter named as community gathers to grieve after Canada’s worst school shooting in decades. Here’s what we know
  • Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and U.S. Charge d'Affaires for Venezuela Laura Dogu visit oil production facilities at the joint venture between Chevron and state oil company PDVSA in the Orinoco Oil Belt, following an agreement to pursue long-term energy cooperation after recent sanction relief and legal reforms that opened Venezuela's oil sector to greater foreign investment, in Maturin, Monagas state, Venezuela February 12, 2026.
    Miraflores Palace/Handout/Reuters
    US energy secretary and Venezuela’s acting president tour oil facility in warming ties just weeks after Maduro ouster
  • This grab from video shows students exiting the Tumbler Ridge school after deadly shootings, in British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026. (Jordon Kosik via AP)
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    Canada in shock after worst school shooting in decades leaves at least eight dead
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  • Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney makes his way to the National Caucus meeting on Parliament Hill February 11, 2026 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dave Chan / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Video Canadian Prime Minister Carney to shooting victims: ‘All of Canada stands with you’ 0:55
  • Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa placed under house arrest after armed men detained him again following prison release
  • As US squeezes Cuba’s oil supply, airlines rethink flights and Havana rations health services
  • His son died after ICE detained his wife. Why this father of four chose to self-deport
  • Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez greets supporters during a campaign rally in San Jose, Costa Rica, on January 24, 2026.
    Carlos Gonzalez/AP
    Right-wing populist Laura Fernández claims victory in Costa Rica’s elections. Here’s what to know.
  • Trump’s threatened tariffs over oil to Cuba put Mexico in a bind
  • Venezuela plans amnesty law for political prisoners and closure of notorious prison
  • Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba
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