AMERICAS
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St. Lucia’s Ballot Reflects Crime Fears, Passport Debates, And U.S. Ties
St. Lucia's voters have handed Philip J. Pierre and his St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP) another term in power, reaffirming…
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Venezuela Gangs And African Jihadists Drive Europe’s Cocaine
A covert pipeline linking Venezuelan cartels, corrupt security forces, and West African jihadists is flooding Europe with record cocaine shipments,…
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Latin America Divided Over U.S. Maritime Drug Strikes
As U.S. warships patrol near Venezuela and alleged drug boats erupt in violence at sea, Latin America and the Caribbean…
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Peru’s Sacred City Reveals Fractured Politics Of Tourism And Transport
As Machu Picchu groans under record visitor numbers, a bitter battle over buses, tickets, and local revenues is turning Peru's…
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Honduras On The Brink As Election Fraud Fears Boil Over
On the eve of Honduras' high-stakes presidential vote, suspicions of fraud, political meddling, and fragile institutions collide with a weary…
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Honduras Elections Amid Gunfire, Grief, Fear, And Fragile Democracy
On the eve of Honduras's elections, campaign songs mixed with gunshots, a five-year-old boy died in his grandmother's arms, and…
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Colombia Airstrikes, Child Soldiers, And A Fractured Peace Process Today
Colombia's latest airstrikes against FARC dissidents have killed recruited children, igniting a storm over humanitarian law, presidential responsibility, and the…
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Brazil Danced And Prayed As Bolsonaro Faced Prison Walls That Night
Though Jair Bolsonaro was taken into custody Tuesday to begin his 27-year sentence for leading a coup attempt, Brazil’s deeper…
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Jalisco Cartel’s European Franchise Falls In Peaky Blinders Bust Operation
Spanish police, backed by the DEA and Dutch authorities, quietly dismantled a Jalisco New Generation Cartel "office" in Europe, seizing…
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Venezuela on the Brink: U.S. Warships, Trump’s Threats and a Nation Waiting for the Next Move
A tightening ring of U.S. warships now shadows Venezuela's coastline. In Washington, advisers debate whether President Donald Trump should unleash…
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