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  • President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega waves at Palacio Federal Legislativo on January 10, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela.
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    Nicaragua’s Ortega said he will end elections. Why isn’t the US treating this like Cuba and Venezuela?
  • Rescue workers search for passengers who went missing after the MV Barima capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America late Saturday.
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    Bodies recovered after passenger ferry carrying over 100 people sinks off Guyana
  • Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on as he attends a meeting in Caracas, Venezuela , on December 14, 2024.
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    Nicaragua’s Ortega says ‘never again’ for elections after two decades in power
  • In this courtroom sketch, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, center, is seated in court during his sentencing, flanked by a U.S. Marshal, left, and his attorney Frank Perez, right, in federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Monday, July 20, 2026.
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    How Mexico’s ‘El Mayo’ went from feared cartel boss to life imprisonment in the US
  • Volunteer veterinary teams continue to care for animals impacted by the earthquakes at temporary facility in of La Guaira, Venezuela on July 8, 2026.
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    Hundreds of pets were rescued following Venezuela’s earthquakes. Now they’re looking for their families
  • A motorcycle's headlight illuminates a dark street while residents sit outside their apartment buildings as Cuba's national power grid collapsed, marking the third major outage in nine days, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
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    Rocked by string of blackouts, Cubans’ ability to endure reaches a limit
  • The flag of Mexico is seen at a memorial site where Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, Saturday, July 11, 2026, in Houston.
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    These are the 17 Mexicans whose ICE-related deaths prompted Mexico to demand accountability
  • Magui and Fede settled in very well in their new home.
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    Argentina court recognizes two goldfish as sentient beings with rights
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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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    Flight school pilot jumps to his death midair, leaving student to land plane
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    Cuba hit with nationwide blackout as US pressure continues
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    Video Families desperately search for news of loved ones after devastating Venezuela earthquakes 2:58
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    A visual guide to the Venezuela earthquakes
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  • 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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    Video Mexico and South Korea’s World Cup love story continues 1:38
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  • TOPSHOT - An international rescue team assists a survivor of Venezuela's twin earthquakes in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, Venezuela on July 2, 2026, eight days after the quake. Hernan Gil, a 43-year-old security guard, had been buried in the booth of the seven-story building where he worked in Catia La Mar, a coastal area in the state of La Guaira devastated by the disaster. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP via Getty Images)
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    Man pulled from rubble in ‘miraculous’ rescue 8 days after devastating Venezuela earthquakes
  • Peru's presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, for the Fuerza Popular party, dances during her closing campaign rally at Villa el Salvador in Lima on April 9.
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    She was a first lady at 19. Now she’s one step closer to winning Peru’s presidency
  • 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
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  • 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
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