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  • 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
  • FILE PHOTO: Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, organizer of the "00Biennial," speaks during an interview at his home in Havana, Cuba, May 2, 2018.
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    Prominent Cuban dissident to go into exile in the US
  • Oswadeliz Núñez's son Daniel was killed in the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela, soon after he arrived in Venezuela from the US.
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    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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  • 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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    Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land plane
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    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
  • President-elect Keiko Fujimori speaks during a news conference after electoral authorities declared her the winner of the presidential runoff in Lima, Peru, Friday, July 3, 2026.. (AP Photo/Bruno Elias)
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    Keiko Fujimori declared winner of razor-edge Peru election
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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.
    Miguel Medina/Pool/Reuters
    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
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  • 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
  • US specialist teams from the Fairfax County search and rescue team pull a boy from the rubble after rescuing him and his father from a building that collapsed in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Sunday.
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    Delcy Rodríguez’s Venezuela is in such dire straits she can’t afford to reject aid from either friends or foes
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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
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group C - Morocco v Haiti - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - June 24, 2026 Haiti's Ricardo Ade applauds fans after the match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Jordan Godfree TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Haiti’s World Cup run ends with a Supreme Court ruling striking a blow to many fans
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    Video Two quakes rattle Venezuela within a minute, causing damage and state of emergency 3:55
  • 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
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