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  • European and South American officials attend the signing ceremony of a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur in Asuncion, Paraguay, January 17, 2026.
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    EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement
  • An image taken from a video released by Grey Bull Rescue Foundation, shows Maria Corina Machado during her escape from Venezuela.
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    Video of Machado’s daring escape from Venezuela released by rescue team
  • President Donald J. Trump meets with María Corina Machado of Venezuela in the Oval Office, during which she presented the President with her Nobel Peace Prize in recognition and honor, in Washington DC, on January 15, 2026.
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    Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
  • Three homes belonging to chief gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, shown in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 11, 2024, were bombed by Haitian forces on January 14.
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    Haiti drone operation strikes home of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
  • Maria Corina Machado and Delcy Rodriguez.
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    The two leaders fighting for Venezuela’s future – and for Trump’s favor
  • People attend a rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on January 6, 2026. Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez insisted on January 6, no foreign power was governing her country, after US President Donald Trump said Washington would "run" it pending a transition after ousting her predecessor.
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    The keys to understanding one of the most critical weeks for Venezuela — and why some citizens have mixed emotions
  • Police guard El Helicoide, the headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service and detention center, in Caracas, on Jan. 8, 2026.
    Ariana Cubillos/AP
    Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know
  • President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.
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    Trump wants Mexico to ‘take out the cartels.’ Here’s why that’s so hard
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    What Venezuela’s political leadership could look like 3:01
  • Members of the Venezuelan military participate in a march toward the office of acting leader Delcy Rodriguez, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, days after the US launched a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
    Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
    Trump scored a win with his raid on Venezuela. But the US is now responsible for the country’s future
  • A man is seen at his damaged apartment in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, Venezuela, on Sunday, a day after Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro was captured in a US strike.
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    After Maduro’s capture, Venezuelans in Caracas reckon with a weekend ‘for the history books’
  • Jesus Linares, 48, stands next to a local resident as he looks at his damaged apartment building, after the U.S. launched a strike on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela January 4, 2026.
    Gaby Oraa/Reuters
    Venezuelans hunker down, apprehensive about what comes next
  • Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a ceremony to swear in new community-based organisations in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 1.
    Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters
    Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro defied his enemies for years. Until now
  • Smoke rises from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, early on Saturday.
    Reuters
    Visualizing the US assault on Venezuela
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    Video Crowds cheer and dance in Doral, Florida after Venezuela president’s capture 2:03
  • Who is Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife and ‘first combatant’ of Venezuelan socialism?
  • Video Venezuelans react to Maduro’s fall: ‘We’re in God’s hands’ 0:46
  • Video CNN drives through the outskirts of Caracas after Venezuelan President Maduro’s capture 2:24
  • An aerial drone photo shows Machu Picchu in Peru's southern Cusco region on April 5, 2019.
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    Trains crash while carrying tourists to Peru’s Machu Picchu, killing 1 person and injuring dozens
  • At least 13 dead after Mexico’s Interoceanic Train derails
  • At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus accident
  • Venezuelans held in Salvadoran prison look to challenge deportation in US court
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