AMERICAS
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Crosshairs in the Desert: How U.S. Agents Turned on Humanitarians at the Mexican Border
In Arizona's sun-scorched borderlands, a 74-year-old volunteer delivering water to migrants was thrown to the ground at gunpoint by undercover…
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Venezuelan Rappers Escape El Salvador’s Hell and Turn Their Trauma into Music
Handcuffed, heads shaved, and chained at the waist, Ángel Blanco and Joen Suárez were thrown into one of Latin America's…
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Colombia’s Underwater Graveyard: Divers, Spirits, and the Relentless Search for the Disappeared
For two decades, Buenaventura's San Antonio estuary has whispered rumors of hundreds of bodies being dumped into its murky waters.…
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Ecuador’s ‘El León’ Lands in New York, but His Narco Empire Still Roars at Home
He once ruled a prison like a five-star hotel, but this week, Ecuador's most feared drug lord, José Adolfo "Fito"…
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From a Salvadoran Prison to a Caracas Runway: 252 Venezuelan Migrants Return Home After a Shadowy Diplomatic Deal
After six months locked inside a Salvadoran maximum-security prison, 252 Venezuelan migrants landed in Caracas Friday in a quiet prisoner…
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As Presidential Election Looms, Chile’s Foreign Vote Could Tip the Scales or Be Locked Out
With Chile's November election approaching, a provision from the Pinochet-era constitution has sparked a national standoff: Should nearly a million…
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Fields of Fear: Inside the Hidden Lives of Latin Migrants Who Risk Everything to Feed America
Before California’s sun kisses the melon fields, undocumented workers like Alejandra are already harvesting under threat. With every row she…
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How Cuban and Jamaican Criminals Became Eswatini’s Unlikely Prison Guests
In a move that stunned immigration watchers, the U.S. deported five violent convicts—including men from Cuba and Jamaica—not to their…
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Bolivia Colombia Cuba Honduras Stand United Against Arms to Israel
In Bogotá this July, a bold coalition led by Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, and Honduras vowed to cut off weapons fueling…
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As a Lake Disappears, Mexico and Texas Clash Over Water Promises Made in a Different Climate
Where Lake Toronto once shimmered behind Mexico's La Boquilla dam, there's now cracked earth and bone-dry riverbeds. As presidents trade…
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