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    Video Mexico beefs up security ahead of World Cup 2:36
  • The hearse of drug trafficker Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera leaves la Paz funeral home in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 2, 2026.
    Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images
    Slain cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ buried in a golden casket
  • The Provincial Clinical–Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro," where people injured in the speedboat incident were reportedly being treated on Thursday.
    Norlys Perez/Reuters
    US citizen was among those killed in Cuba speedboat shootout. Here’s what we know
  • People approach the entrance of the Provincial Clinical–Surgical Hospital "Arnaldo Milian Castro," where, according to local information, injured people were being treated after an armed incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat and a Cuban patrol, at a time of heightened tensions with the United States, in Santa Clara, Cuba, on February 25, 2026.
    Norlys Perez/Reuters
    Cuba says its forces kill four in gunfight after Florida speedboat tries to ‘infiltrate’ island
  • A bus set on fire by organised crime groups in response to an operation in Jalisco to arrest a high-priority security target, burns at one of the main avenues in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday, February 22.
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    With World Cup looming, can Mexico contain the chaos unleashed by the killing of drug lord ‘El Mencho’?
  • Members of the army patrol the perimeter of Palacio Nacional, where President Claudia Sheinbaum held her daily morning press conference about the wave of violence in Mexico, following the killing of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho,' in a military operation on Sunday, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
    Raquel Cunha/Reuters
    Will the killing of ‘El Mencho’ set off turf wars and narco-terrorism across Mexico?
  • Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes
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    Who was ‘El Mencho,’ the feared cartel leader killed in a military operation?
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    Travelers panic at Guadalajara airport following killing of Mexico’s most-wanted drug leader 0:31
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  • Peruvian President Jose Jeri testifies before a congressional committee to address undisclosed meetings with a Chinese businessman, in Lima, Peru, on January 21, 2026.
    Gerardo Marin/Reuters
    Peru’s leader José Jerí ousted over ‘Chifa-gate’ scandal, as presidential ‘curse’ strikes again
  • People walk next to trash on a street in Havana, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
    Ramon Espinosa/AP
    No food, no fuel, no tourists: Under US pressure, life in Cuba grinds to a halt
  • American surfer Kurt Van Dyke, who was found dead in Costa Rica on February 14.
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    American surfer Kurt Van Dyke found dead in apparent robbery at his home in Costa Rica
  • Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela's opposition candidate, during an interview at his home in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
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    Venezuela’s quiet opposition leader: Why Edmundo González is on the sidelines of a power struggle
  • Forensic specialists speak in front the site of a deadly mass shooting in the town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday.
    Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters
    Guns and mental health struggles: What the apparent online footprint of the Canada school shooter tells us
  • People left candles, flowers, photographs and plush toys at a makeshift memorial for the victims.
    Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters
    What we know about the victims killed in one of Canada’s worst school shootings
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    Video US energy secretary tours Venezuela oil facility with acting President Rodriguez 2:36
  • Canada in shock after worst school shooting in decades leaves at least eight dead
  • Video Police identify suspect in Canada mass shooting 2:36
  • Video Canadian Prime Minister Carney to shooting victims: ‘All of Canada stands with you’ 0:55
  • People walk past a mural painted in the colours of the Venezuelan flag in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 2.
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    The US says Venezuela is changing. But one month since Maduro’s capture, its people aren’t so sure
  • Thieves dressed as Robin Hood give away stolen food to protest Canada’s rising prices
  • From clash to dialogue: Petro arrives in Washington for key encounter with Trump after year of tensions
  • Right-wing populist Laura Fernández claims victory in Costa Rica’s elections. Here’s what to know.
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