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  • 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
  • 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
  • Johnny Mestas with some of his cattle.
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    Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border
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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.
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    In the city where Haitian deportees are being sent, locals say they’re not ready
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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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    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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  • Smoke and flames rise from the Bald Range wildfire, near the Okanagan Lake, in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, August 7, 2026. Small Town Heating & Cooling Ltd. via Facebook/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. Verification lines Reuters verified the location from terrain, mountain shapes and houses that matched satellite imagery of the area and original file metadata. The date was verified from original metadata and official reports of a wildfire in the area.
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    A fast-moving wildfire forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate in western Canada
  • Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez and former opposition lawmaker Dinorah Figuera attend the opening session of the national dialogue in Caracas, Venezuela, August 6, 2026.
    Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
    US-backed democracy talks start in Venezuela without Nobel laureate Machado
  • Pope Leo XIV holds his Sunday Angelus prayer from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on August 2, 2026, in Vatican City, Vatican.
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    Pope Leo to visit Peru, where he served as bishop, as part of first Latin American trip as pontiff
  • Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US walk upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on June 17, 2025.
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    US deports Venezuelans for the first time since deadly earthquakes in June
  • Authorities work in the area where a small aircraft carrying tourists from Germany, Italy and Spain crashed as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site, in Nazca, Peru August 1, 2026.
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    What we know so far about the plane crash that killed 11 European tourists near one of Peru’s most popular sites
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  • <p>It’s been nearly six decades, and the daughter of Cuban American pilot Rafael del Pino continues to seek justice by suing the Cuban government over the kidnapping, torture, and death of her father. CNN's Carolina Peguero reports.</p>
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  • Senior Manager Trevor Hill removes bottles of American wine from the shelves at the Cambie BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada March 10, 2025.
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    As Trump doubles down on tariffs, Canadian distillers see a glass half full
  • Colombians living in Spain vote in the second round of the Colombia's presidential election in the Casa de Campo's pavillion in Madrid on June 21.
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    Voters outside Peru defined this year’s razor-thin election. It’s part of an ongoing trend in Latin America
  • Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela , on December 14, 2024.
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    Nicaragua’s Ortega says ‘never again’ for elections after two decades in power
  • In this courtroom sketch, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, center, is seated in court during his sentencing, flanked by a U.S. Marshal, left, and his attorney Frank Perez, right, in federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, July 20, 2026.
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    How Mexico’s ‘El Mayo’ went from feared cartel boss to life imprisonment in the US
  • Volunteer veterinary teams continue to care for animals impacted by the earthquakes at temporary facility in of La Guaira, Venezuela on July 8, 2026.
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    Hundreds of pets were rescued following Venezuela’s earthquakes. Now they’re looking for their families
  • Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina reacts during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter Final match between Argentina and Switzerland at Kansas City Stadium on July 11, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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    Buenos Aires is the therapy capital of the world. No wonder Argentina fans are so open about their suffering
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