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  • Family members of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo grieve at a makeshift memorial during a candlelight vigil on July 8, in Houston, Texas.
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    Mexico to file complaints in US over ICE-related deaths of 17 Mexicans
  • Members of a local self-defense group formed by residents in response to cartel violence patrol in Guajes de Ayala, Mexico, on March 10.
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    A Mexican village warned of a cartel offensive during the World Cup. Then the drone attacks began
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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
  • A dog from the Mexican army is seen at the site of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 3, 2026. The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with more than 12,600 injured, according to new official figures released on July 3. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Four-legged heroes: international dog squad helps save lives after Venezuela earthquakes
  • 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
  • ZAPOPAN, MEXICO - JUNE 18: Fans of Mexico and Korea Republic enjoy the atmosphere before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between Mexico and Korea Republic at Guadalajara Stadium on June 18, 2026 in Zapopan, Mexico. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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  • Residents search through the rubble of a building that collapsed after earthquakes struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on Sunday, June 28.
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    Venezuelans scour collapsed buildings by hand while government machinery stands unused
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rescue workers evacuate an injured person from a collapsed building following an earthquake in Caracas on June 24, 2026. Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 struck the same area of Venezuela on the evening of June 24, causing buildings to collapse, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and AFP journalists. The quakes drove residents of the capital, Caracas, into the streets. (Photo by Manaure Quintero / AFP via Getty Images)
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    What we know about Venezuela’s biggest earthquake in more than a century
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  • 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
  • A Soviet-era anti-aircraft cannon is towed by oxen during a Cuban military drill in April.
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  • Subtronics and Oliver Tree perform at the Sahara Tent during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella)
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    American singer Oliver Tree listed aboard helicopter involved in fatal midair collision in Brazil
  • CARACAS, VENEZUELA - FEBRUARY 11: Interim President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez looks on during a joint declaration with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright (not in frame) after a bilateral meeting at Palacio de Miraflores, on February 11, 2026, in Caracas, Venezuela. This is the highest U.S. Government visit to Venezuela after the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on January 3. The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license to facilitate the exploration and production of oil and gas in Venezuela on February 10, 2026. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
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    Her boss is in US prison. How the woman running Venezuela got Trump on her side
  • Soldiers raid the Tocorón Penitentiary Center, where the Tren de Aragua gang originated, in Tocorón, Venezuela, Sept. 20, 2023.
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    Who was Niño Guerrero? The alleged drug kingpin the US killed in Venezuela
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