AMERICAS
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Ecuador’s Posorja Port Becomes Europe’s Cocaine Doorway Despite Scanners
A $1.2 billion terminal was meant to shield Ecuador's coast from traffickers. Instead, cocaine seizures have tripled, homicides have soared,…
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Paradise Fights to Stay Safe as Turks and Caicos Battles Rising Crime
Once famous only for turquoise water and postcard sunsets, the Turks and Caicos Islands are now struggling with violent crime,…
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Mexican Cartel War Moves to the U.S. as DEA Intensifies Local Operations
In late August, U.S. agents launched a synchronized strike against the Sinaloa cartel. Over five days, they seized millions in…
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Colombia’s Landfill of Truth Unearths Medellín’s Long-Buried Disappearances
On the slopes of Medellín's Comuna 13, a rubble dump has become a graveyard of memory. As forensic teams exhume…
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Mexico’s Fentanyl Triangle Ties U.S. Overdoses to Mexico’s Gun Violence
A new “golden triangle” has emerged along Mexico’s Pacific corridor. From Sinaloa’s pill presses to Arizona’s gun shops, fentanyl and…
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U.S. and Panama Push for 5,500-Troop Gang Suppression Force in Haiti as Crisis Deepens
With gangs now controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. and Panama are urging the U.N. to approve a muscular international…
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Argentina’s Missing Painting Sparks Hunt for Nazi-Looted Art and Unburied Truths
A forgotten portrait, a suspicious real estate photo, and a name from the Third Reich have launched Argentina into a…
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Colombia’s War Now Falls from the Sky: Drones, Fear, and a Buzz That Kills
In the rural highlands of Cauca and the tangled jungle of Catatumbo, war has found a new shape: small, quiet,…
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Caribbean Kitchens, Catwalks, And Runways Reconnect Islands with African Roots
From a home kitchen in St Lucia to pan-African summits, the Caribbean's reconnection with Africa is gathering momentum. Food, music,…
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Latin America’s Children Face a Climate-Driven Poverty Surge Without Urgent Action
A new United Nations report warns that climate change could push between 5.9 million and 27 million more children and…
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