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  • Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump
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    From clash to dialogue: Petro arrives in Washington for key encounter with Trump after year of tensions
  • Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez greets supporters during a campaign rally in San Jose, Costa Rica, on January 24, 2026.
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    Right-wing populist Laura Fernández claims victory in Costa Rica’s elections. Here’s what to know.
  • A chemical ad oil products tanker arrives at the port of Havana, Cuba, on January 9, 2026.
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    Trump’s threatened tariffs over oil to Cuba put Mexico in a bind
  • Relatives of detainees react outside the Helicoide detention centre after Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez announced a proposed "amnesty law" for hundreds of prisoners, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Friday.
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    Venezuela plans amnesty law for political prisoners and closure of notorious prison
  • A Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) oil pumpjack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, on November 17, 2023.
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    Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba
  • Police guard the street leading to Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 4.
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  • Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez looks on during the delivery of the first year's government report at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 15, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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    Venezuela’s acting president says she has had ‘enough’ of US orders
  • Members of the National Guard stand guard at the site where armed attackers killed several people at a soccer field after a match in Salamanca, Mexico, on January 26.
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    Mexico investigates deadly attack after soccer match as Sheinbaum faces pressure to curb crime
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  • The Petroleos de Venezuela SA Bajo Grande Refinery at the Paraguana Refinery Complex on Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia state, Venezuela, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.
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    As Trump zeroes in on Venezuela’s oil, Rodríguez moves to meet his demands
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, 2026.
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    How Canada is positioning itself on Greenland knowing it could be next
  • European and South American officials attend the signing ceremony of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur in Asuncion, Paraguay, January 17, 2026.
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    EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement
  • President Donald J. Trump meets with María Corina Machado of Venezuela in the Oval Office, during which she presented the President with her Nobel Peace Prize in recognition and honor, in Washington DC, on January 15, 2026.
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    Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
  • Maria Corina Machado and Delcy Rodriguez.
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    The two leaders fighting for Venezuela’s future – and for Trump’s favor
  • Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado attends a press conference with the President of Norway's Parliament Storting on December 11, 2025 at the Storting in Oslo.
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  • Flor Zambrano, mother of detainee Rene Jesus Chourio, is embraced by a family member outside National Police Zone 7 Detention Centre in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, January 12.
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    Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far
  • Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
  • Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado suggestion
  • The keys to understanding one of the most critical weeks for Venezuela — and why some citizens have mixed emotions
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