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  • Venezuelan migrants repatriated from the US walk upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on June 17, 2025.
    Pedro Mattey/AFP/Getty Images
    US deports Venezuelans for the first time since deadly earthquakes in June
  • A man walks down a dark street as Cuba's electricity grid collapsed late on Sunday, plunging the island of about 10 million people into darkness as blackouts become more frequent, in Havana, Cuba August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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    Storms disrupt Cuba’s power restoration, operator says, less than a day after sixth nationwide blackout
  • 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.
    Elvis Comasongo/Reuters
    What we know so far about the plane crash that killed 11 European tourists near one of Peru’s most popular sites
  • A view over the lawn grid walkways outside the Central Library at National Autonomous University of Mexico, in Mexico City, on October 27, 2025.
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    A top Mexican university used AI to prevent exam cheating. Now thousands of admissions are in doubt
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    Video Electric tricycle becomes new means of transportation in Cuba 2:17
  • A Roman gold bar from the 4th century is handled by curator John Keyworth in front of replica modern bars at the Bank of England museum on May 12, 2006.
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    Why Venezuela can’t access $4 billion in gold that could help with earthquake recovery
  • President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega waves at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 10, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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    Nicaragua’s Ortega said he will end elections. Why isn’t the US treating this like Cuba and Venezuela?
  • Rescue workers search for passengers who went missing after the MV Barima capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America late Saturday.
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    Bodies recovered after passenger ferry carrying over 100 people sinks off Guyana
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  • 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
  • Prominent Cuban dissident and performance artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara arrived in Miami on Saturday following his release by the Cuban government.
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    Prominent Cuban dissident arrives in US after release
  • People evacuate a building after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighboring Guatemala and El Salvador, in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 17, 2026.
    Jose Cabezas/Reuters
    Powerful earthquake in Mexico shakes Guatemala and El Salvador
  • 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
  • Magui and Fede settled in very well in their new home.
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    Argentina court recognizes two goldfish as sentient beings with rights
  • The lack of precipitation during the peak winter season has forced restrictions on the use of most of the slopes in Santiago, Chile.
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    This summer ski destination in the Andes isn’t getting enough snow
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  • Family members of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo grieve at a makeshift memorial during a candlelight vigil on July 8, in Houston, Texas.
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    Mexico to file complaints in US over ICE-related deaths of 17 Mexicans
  • Members of a local self-defense group formed by residents in response to cartel violence patrol in Guajes de Ayala, Mexico, on March 10.
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    A Mexican village warned of a cartel offensive during the World Cup. Then the drone attacks began
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  • Rescuers search for victims at a collapsed building as one raises a Venezuelan flag following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Venezuela on June 28, 2026 in Caraballeda, La Guaira, Venezuela. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the main earthquake on June 24, 2026 was followed by a 7.5-magnitude aftershock less than a minute later.
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    Venezuela’s acting president is facing her worst crisis yet. Could it help her stay in power?
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    Video Families desperately search for news of loved ones after devastating Venezuela earthquakes 2:58
  • A classic American car is seen parked near the Iberostar Parque Central hotel in Havana on March 12.
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    Cuba’s hotels sit empty as US pressure campaign drives tourists away
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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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