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Santa Marta Under Military Watch as Paramilitaries Burn Buses and Threaten Shops
Burned buses and threatened shopkeepers have brought Santa Marta under military reinforcement. A paramilitary group’s declared 48-hour shutdown exposes the…
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Brazil’s Thirty-Year-Old Electronic Voting System Faces Distrust as Presidential Race Tightens
Thirty years after Brazil introduced electronic voting, its inventors remember paper fraud, unfamiliar keyboards, and voters eager to experiment. Now,…
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The Malvinas War Ended, but Britain and Argentina Still Battle Over Tomorrow
Forty-four years after the Malvinas War, renewed Argentina-Britain tensions reach far beyond diplomatic speeches. Islanders navigate disrupted commerce, wounded memories…
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Ecuador Resets the Curfew Clock as Homicide Figures Tell a Longer Story
Ecuador’s latest curfew restricts nighttime movement as authorities pursue criminal groups. But homicide figures and an expert’s warning pose a…
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Four Students Murdered in Seven Months as Protests Interrupt Morelos Independence Parade
Students interrupted Morelos’ Independence Day parade after the killing of Spanish exchange student Claudia Tacoronte, turning a civic celebration into…
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Brazil Youth Tune Out Traditional Parties but Keep Politics in Their Feeds
Brazil’s October elections reveal a gap between young voters and traditional parties. Falling teenage registration, digital communities and frustration over…
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Latin America Reads Between Trump’s Map Lines in an Old Naming Dispute
Donald Trump’s geographic renaming campaign has revived a question familiar across Latin America: who gets to call themselves American? Behind…
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Trump’s Mexico Border Wall Draws a Hard Line Through a Living Homeland
Along the border with Mexico, a new Arizona wall threatens Tohono O’odham family ties and sacred places. As construction preparations…
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Chile Remembers Allende as Silence Reopens Latin America’s Old Democratic Wounds Again
Fifty-three years after Chile’s military coup, Gabriel Boric returned to Salvador Allende’s tomb while President José Antonio Kast held no…
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Ecuador Turns Pacific Fishing Boats Into Test of Washington’s New Security Order
Six Ecuadorian fishing vessels destroyed by U.S. forces have turned a counternarcotics campaign into a regional test of sovereignty, evidence…
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