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  • 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
  • Footage appears to show Ecuadorian fishing boat “La Negra Francisca Duarte II” on fire on March 17, 2026, hours after it was allegedly attacked with explosive-laden drones off the Galápagos Islands. The footage was recorded by another fishing crew passing by the area. The US Department of Defense has denied knowledge of or involvement in the incident.
    Courtesy Darwin Pico Flores
    Mysterious bomb-dropping drones sank their fishing boats, survivors say. Who was behind the attacks?
  • Pregnant asylum-seeker Yaoska, 32, comforts her two-year-old son who was not feeling well, inside the Miami-area motel room where she and her children are living after her husband was deported to Nicaragua, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.
    Rebecca Blackwell/AP
    The life-altering choices immigrant families are making under Trump’s crackdown
  • Mexican rescuers take part in the search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Cali, Colombia on August 12.
    Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
    Colombia says it will only accept rescue teams from four countries, as earthquake survival window closes
  • In this image from a video released by Ecuador National Police, Ecuadorian police remove alleged bricks of cocaine from a truck in Carchi, Ecuador Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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    Ecuador police didn’t expect to find Erling Haaland’s face plastered on cocaine bricks
  • 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.
    Small Town Heating & Cooling Ltd/Reuters
    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
  • Cesar Gastelum is shown in a photo posted to his Instagram page.
    From Cesar Gastelum/Instagram
    Mexican TikTok influencer shot dead during live stream
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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.
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    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
    Norlys Perez/Reuters
    Storms disrupt Cuba’s power restoration, operator says, less than a day after sixth nationwide blackout
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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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    Video Six decades ago, a Cuban-American pilot was kidnapped, tortured and killed. Now, his daughter is speaking out. 3:10
  • 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.
    Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters
    As Trump doubles down on tariffs, Canadian distillers see a glass half full
  • Sinaloa governor Ruben Rocha attends a press conference with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, June 26, 2025.
    Luis Barron/Reuters
    For years, the US went after Mexico’s drug lords. Now it’s looking at the politicians
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  • 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.
    Bishop Juan Edghill/Reuters
    Bodies recovered after passenger ferry carrying over 100 people sinks off Guyana
  • Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela , on December 14, 2024.
    Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters/File
    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.
    Elizabeth Williams/AP
    How Mexico’s ‘El Mayo’ went from feared cartel boss to life imprisonment in the US
  • Collins First Nation residents flee wildfires on a boat in Collins, Ontario.
    Namaygoosisagagun First Nation
    They thought there was no immediate danger. Then a wall of smoke arrived
  • 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
  • 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
    Norlys Perez/Reuters
    Rocked by string of blackouts, Cubans’ ability to endure reaches a limit
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