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  • Senator and right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro speaks to supporters during a rally at Mackenzie Esporte Clube in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on August 17, 2026. Brazilians will go to the polls next October 4 once again deeply polarized and under the shadow of US President Donald Trump, who has backed conservative candidates in recent elections in Latin America. (Photo by Gledston Tavares / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Flávio Bolsonaro inherited his father’s right-wing movement. Can he win Brazil’s presidency?
  • Douglas Bradburn, Director of George Washington's Mount Vernon, alongside Britain's Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, talks to Revolutionary era re-enactors during a tour of Mount Vernon, the estate of the first US President, George Washington, in Mount Vernon, Virginia, US, October 1, 2026.
    Tierney L. Cross/Reuters
    At Washington’s tomb, a British royal honors the man who kicked out the Crown
  • Residents, parents and other citizens gathered outside the Almirante Guise Naval High School in San Borja, Lima, on Sunday, September 20, following reports of the alleged sexual assault of a student and amid questions over the institution’s handling of the case. Protesters held signs and gathered outside the school, calling for justice and greater accountability as authorities continue to investigate the allegations.
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    A teenage boy was allegedly raped by classmates on a bus, highlighting a crisis in Peru’s schools
  • Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez attends the signing of cooperation agreements in education, hydrocarbons, tourism, agriculture and political affairs with Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo, Suriname, on September 11, 2026.
    Ranu Abhelakh/Reuters
    Venezuela’s unelected leader Delcy Rodríguez seeks lost legitimacy. Will she get it?
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the national caucus retreat on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Friday, September 18.
    David Kawai/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    Trump’s been lobbing insults at Canada’s leader for more than a year. Now Carney is hitting back
  • 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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    Luis Antonio Escalante Gutiérrez
    Who was ‘El Piturris,’ the Mexican influencer killed in Sonora?
  • MIAMI, FL - SEPT4: Juanes performs during Juanes World Tour 2026 at Kaseya Center on September 4, 2026 in Miami, Florida.
    Alberto E. Tamargo/Sipa USA/AP
    Juanes hit a breaking point at the height of his career. Now he says he’s never felt better
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  • The women of the Melipona Bee Guardians Network “Muuch Ka’jal Kaabo’ob,” in Yucatán.
    The Melipona Bee Guardians Network “Muuch Ka’jal Kaabo’ob.”
    The women saving Mexico’s ‘sacred Maya bee’
  • This aerial view shows the site of a fireworks blast during a patronal festival in Santa Maria Canchesda, Mexico state, Mexico on September 6, 2026.
    Ramses Mercado/AFP/Getty Images
    Fireworks explosion kills at least 10 at Mexico festival
  • 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?
  • An image shows weight loss drugs being smuggled in a pair of shoes.
    Receita Federal do Brasil
    Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
  • Students at the University of British Columbia Vancouver campus during the first week of classes in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 2022.
    Taehoon Kim/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    Canada poaches dozens of US academics as Trump administration tightens university funding
  • A young person dressed as a frog takes part in the first ''Aura Farming'' battle on the esplanade of the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, Mexico, on August 20, 2026. Participants gather for an open-air performance involving an exchange of movements, dance, acrobatics, physical feats, and gestures, each adapted to the individual's personality.
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    ‘Aura farming’ began as a meme. Latin American youth have turned it into a competitive sport
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    Video Carney: The US ‘asked too much, and they offered too little’ 1:11
  • A drone view shows a food street market in Cap-Haitien, Haiti April 25, 2024.
    Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters
    In the city where Haitian deportees are being sent, locals say they’re not ready
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    Fishermen floating in cooler rescued after 5 days stranded at sea
  • A photo of the Saavedra Caycedo family shared by Camila Martínez Sierra on her Instagram. Ana María, who appears in color in the photo, is the family's sole survivor following the earthquake.
    Courtesy Camila Martínez Sierra
    Colombia’s earthquake tore apart this family with triplets. Only one survived
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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
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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
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