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  • Oswadeliz Núñez's son Daniel was killed in the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela, soon after he arrived in Venezuela from the US.
    Courtesy Oswadeliz Núñez
    He died in Venezuela’s earthquakes a day after the US deported him. Now his mother is seeking justice
  • A motorcycle's headlight illuminates a dark street while residents sit outside their apartment buildings as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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    Rocked by string of blackouts, Cubans’ ability to endure reaches a limit
  • The flag of Mexico is seen at a memorial site where Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Houston.
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    These are the 17 Mexicans whose ICE-related deaths prompted Mexico to demand accountability
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    Argentina court recognizes two goldfish as sentient beings with rights
  • People pay their respects for Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a candlelight vigil on July 8, 2026 in Houston, Texas.
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    Mexico-US relations are already strained, but experts say they’re about to get worse
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    Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land plane
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    Venezuelan cemetery expands burials for earthquake victims, many of whom remain unidentified
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    Cuba hit with nationwide blackout as US pressure continues
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    A visual guide to the Venezuela earthquakes
  • A dog from the Mexican army is seen at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 3, 2026. The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with more than 12,600 injured, according to new official figures released on July 3. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Four-legged heroes: international dog squad helps save lives after Venezuela earthquakes
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    Video CNN reporter recounts herculean effort by rescue teams to save man trapped for eight days under earthquake rubble 2:30
  • Members of the French 7th Civil Security Training and Intervention Regiment make a recognition in a damaged building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 29, 2026.
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    As Venezuelan morgues fill and the death toll slowly rises, questions remain about how many are truly gone
  • Search and rescue efforts in the San Bernardino neighborhood in Caracas on June 29.
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    The smell of death lingers in Venezuela’s ruined streets as overwhelmed hospitals race to save lives
  • Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, for the Fuerza Popular party, dances during her closing campaign rally at Villa el Salvador in Lima on April 9.
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    She was a first lady at 19. Now she’s one step closer to winning Peru’s presidency
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  • Soldiers guard an area damaged by the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
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    Venezuelans search for a future as well as survivors after twin quakes pile disaster on years of crisis
  • A group of relatives of Peruvians sent to Russia holding a candlelit vigil outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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    Peruvians say they were promised jobs in Russia, but landed on the front lines in Ukraine
  • Rescue workers evacuate an injured person from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026. Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on the evening of June 24, causing buildings to collapse, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and AFP journalists. The quakes drove residents of the capital, Caracas, into the streets. (Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP via Getty Images)
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    What we know about Venezuela’s biggest earthquake in more than a century
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  • Abelardo de la Espriella in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday, June 21.
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    Colombia bets on ‘the Tiger,’ a Trump-backed far-right populist headed for the presidency
  • A Soviet-era anti-aircraft cannon is towed by oxen during a Cuban military drill in April.
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    What hundreds of military videos reveal about Cuba’s military capabilities
  • Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the "Defenders of the Homeland" movement and his vice-presidential running mate, Jose Manuel Restrepo, ride in a bulletproof booth toward a celebration rally after election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
    Rodrigo Abd/AP
    Trump-backed de la Espriella wins preliminary count in razor-tight Colombian presidential runoff
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