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  • Claudia Tacoronte Aguilera
    From Claudia Tacoronte Aguilera/Instagram
    Man to be charged with femicide over killing of Spanish exchange student in Mexico. Here’s what we know
  • A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1.
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    Meet the tiny wild cat that’s new to science
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the EU-Canada summit in Brussels, Belgium, on June 23, 2025.
    Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
    Trump says Canada becoming ‘associate member’ of EU could be a ‘hostile act’
  • A view shows the building where authorities said they found a suspected illegal cryptocurrency mining operation that was allegedly drawing power from infrastructure linked to a nearby hydroelectric system, in Tlaola, Puebla state, Mexico, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
    Daniel Becerril/Reuters
    Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding
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    Who was ‘El Piturris,’ the Mexican influencer killed in Sonora?
  • People ride in an electric tricycle equipped with a solar panel in Havana, Cuba, on July 10.
    Ramon Espinosa/AP
    Cubans are coming up with creative ways to generate power when their island has almost none left
  • Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 5th Regional Meeting of the Madrid Forum, in Santiago, Chile, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
    Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters
    Argentina ratchets up Falklands tensions after Trump casts doubt on support for Britain
  • U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez shake hands as they attend a press conference following the signing of an agreement between U.S. oil major Chevron and government officials to expand the company's operations, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, September 2, 2026.
    Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
    US oil deal promises a flood of investment in Venezuela. When will its people feel the benefits?
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  • Students at the University of British Columbia Vancouver campus during the first week of classes in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 2022.
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    Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding
  • US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America after signing it at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27.
    Evan Vucci/Reuters
    Canadian council considers changing street named after Trump to Taco Avenue
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    Video Carney: The US ‘asked too much, and they offered too little’ 1:11
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    Fishermen floating in cooler rescued after 5 days stranded at sea
  • Footage appears to show Ecuadorian fishing boat “La Negra Francisca Duarte II” on fire on March 17, 2026, hours after it was allegedly attacked with explosive-laden drones off the Galápagos Islands. The footage was recorded by another fishing crew passing by the area. The US Department of Defense has denied knowledge of or involvement in the incident.
    Courtesy Darwin Pico Flores
    Mysterious bomb-dropping drones sank their fishing boats, survivors say. Who was behind the attacks?
  • Mexican rescuers take part in the search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 12.
    Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
    Colombia says it will only accept rescue teams from four countries, as earthquake survival window closes
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    After a whisper saved baby and father from rubble, the search is on for mother in collapsed building in Colombia
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    Video Rescue efforts underway in Colombia after earthquake 3:58
  • Cesar Gastelum in a photo posted to his Instagram page.
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    Influencer killings mount in Mexico as rival cartel factions wage a bloody fight
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    Video CNN on scene in Pereira, Colombia as desperate rescues underway 2:57
  • Cesar Gastelum is shown in a photo posted to his Instagram page.
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    Mexican TikTok influencer shot dead during live stream
  • A worker packs avocados at a plant in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, on Feb. 9, 2024.
    Armando Solis/AP
    US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state, potentially disrupting fruit’s export from top producing region
  • Pope Leo XIV holds his Sunday Angelus prayer from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on August 2, 2026, in Vatican City, Vatican.
    Matteo Pernaselci/Vatican Media/Vatican Pool/Getty Images
    Pope Leo to visit Peru, where he served as bishop, as part of first Latin American trip as pontiff
  • This picture taken in Alotenango on August 4, 2026 shows Fuego volcano erupting, some 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City. Guatemalan authorities issued the country's second-highest emergency alert level on August 4 after a major eruption of Central America's most active volcano, prompting the evacuation of nearby villages.
    Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images
    Guatemala volcano remains dangerous amid days-long eruption, authorities say
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