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  • This aerial view shows Panama Bay after a severe 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the country, in Panama City on October 9, 2026. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Panama sparking panic in the capital, though no casualties or damage have been reported so far.
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    Powerful earthquake shakes Panama, followed by large aftershocks
  • The photos of foreign surfers who disappeared are displayed on a poster on the beach in Ensenada, Mexico, on May 5, 2024.
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    Three men found guilty in the 2024 killing of Australian and US surfers in Mexico
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  • Residents, parents and other citizens gathered outside the Almirante Guise Naval High School in San Borja, Lima, on Sunday, September 20, following reports of the alleged sexual assault of a student and amid questions over the institution’s handling of the case. Protesters held signs and gathered outside the school, calling for justice and greater accountability as authorities continue to investigate the allegations.
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    A teenage boy was allegedly raped by classmates on a bus, highlighting a crisis in Peru’s schools
  • Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez attends the signing of cooperation agreements in education, hydrocarbons, tourism, agriculture and political affairs with Suriname's President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo, Suriname, on September 11, 2026.
    Ranu Abhelakh/Reuters
    Venezuela’s unelected leader Delcy Rodríguez seeks lost legitimacy. Will she get it?
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the national caucus retreat on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on Friday, September 18.
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    Trump’s been lobbing insults at Canada’s leader for more than a year. Now Carney is hitting back
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    Man to be charged with femicide over killing of Spanish exchange student in Mexico. Here’s what we know
  • A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1.
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    Meet the tiny wild cat that’s new to science
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    Who was ‘El Piturris,’ the Mexican influencer killed in Sonora?
  • Members of Uruguay's Special Operations Group (GEO) leave the scene of a shooting in the Marconi neighbourhood of Montevideo on August 19, 2026.
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    Several Latin American leaders are looking to the Bukele model to fight crime. This country has another idea
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    Video Trial begins in Mexico over murder of American and Australian surfers 1:50
  • This aerial view shows the site of a fireworks blast during a patronal festival in Santa Maria Canchesda, Mexico state, Mexico on September 6, 2026.
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    Fireworks explosion kills at least 10 at Mexico festival
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  • Argentina's President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 5th Regional Meeting of the Madrid Forum, in Santiago, Chile, September 3, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
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    Argentina ratchets up Falklands tensions after Trump casts doubt on support for Britain
  • U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez shake hands as they attend a press conference following the signing of an agreement between U.S. oil major Chevron and government officials to expand the company's operations, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, September 2, 2026.
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    US oil deal promises a flood of investment in Venezuela. When will its people feel the benefits?
  • Jonathan Meléndez attends a press conference at Palacio de Los Deportes in Mexico City, in 2024.
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    Mexican musician, pregnant wife, child and nanny killed in grisly shootings
  • An image shows weight loss drugs being smuggled in a pair of shoes.
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    Brazil’s black market for weight-loss drugs is booming. Smugglers are cashing in
  • Johnny Mestas with some of his cattle.
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    Screwworm is squeezing ranchers on both sides of the border
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  • A drone view shows a food street market in Cap-Haitien, Haiti April 25, 2024.
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    In the city where Haitian deportees are being sent, locals say they’re not ready
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    Fishermen floating in cooler rescued after 5 days stranded at sea
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