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A mega-prison known as Detention Center Against Terrorism (CECOT) stands in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Little is known about the facilities other than what the government posts on social media in highly produced videos. The government says it could fit up to 40,000 people. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
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Peru is considering sending foreign prisoners to El Salvador
Kirchner addresses supporters outside the headquarters of her Peronist Justicialista party after the verdict.
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Argentina top court draws curtain on Cristina Kirchner’s political era
Police officers work at the site where a bus exploded in front of a police station in Villa Rica, Cauca department, Colombia, on June 10.
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At least 7 dead after wave of explosions hit southwest Colombia, authorities say
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to service personnel after making an announcement as he visits Fort York Armoury in Toronto, Canada, on Monday, June 9, 2025.
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Canada plans to hit NATO spending target early and reduce reliance on US defense, Carney says
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Colombian president vows to hunt ‘mastermind’ behind shooting of political rival, after teenager arrested
When asked by CNN's Paula Newton if the minister thinks passing the Strong Borders Act will appease the Trump administration, Anandasangaree insisted the bill was "not exclusively about the United States" but admitted there were elements that will strengthen its relationship with the United States.
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A cat-like Nazca Line geoglyph is seen from above in Nazca, Peru, on May 17, 2023.
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Peru’s plan to drastically reduce Nazca Lines park size sparks concerns over environmental and heritage risks
A voter casts his ballot at a ''special'' ballot box zone installed for people living outside the border city of Tijuana in the first Mexican elections to elect all judges and magistrates on June 1, 2025.
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Mexican president hails first judicial election a ‘complete success’ after just 13% turnout
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Grupo Firme performs onstage during the 35th Premio Lo Nuestro at Miami-Dade Arena on February 23, 2023, in Miami, Florida.
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Mexican band Grupo Firme cancels US show, says visas suspended by Trump administration
<p>Costa Rica's slogan "pura vida" invites tourists to experience "a pure life," but with murder rates on the rise in the nation's capital, authorities say visitors are on the decline. CNN's Djenane Villanueva reports from San José.</p>
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A woman pushes a stroller in front of the Brooklyn Tower on October 9, 2022, in New York City.
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Many US families depend on immigrant nannies. Trump’s policies could upend that
<p>Macario Martinez was just a regular guy working as a trash collector in Mexico City until a song he shared went viral.</p>
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'We are living in a war': Mexicans brace for violence ahead of judicial elections
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‘We are living in a war’: Mexicans brace for violence ahead of judicial elections
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He left Venezuela for the US, dreaming of a career in cosmetics. He was deported to a Salvadoran prison
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Sisters Marizele Cassiano speaks next to Sister Marsa de Paula, from the Catholic congregation ‘Copiosa Redenção’, during the program ‘Familia de Amor’ (Family of Love) on the Catholic TV network “Eternal Father”
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Brazilian nuns go viral after beatboxing on Catholic TV
Judge in Diego Maradona trial stands down following documentary scandal
King Charles emphasizes Canada’s ‘self-determination’ as he opens parliament after Trump’s annexation threats
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Mexican singer Julion Alvarez postpones Texas show after US visa allegedly revoked
Award-winning Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado dead at 81
At least 12 injured in hot air balloon crash near popular tourist site in Mexico
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