Violence
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LIFE
Puerto Rico’s Bigheads March Again With Peace, Plena, and Memory
In Old San Juan, the year’s loudest argument isn’t shouted—it’s danced. This weekend’s Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián brings…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia’s Religious Violence: Pastors Need Protection Before Politics Turns Faith into Target
After murders in Northern Colombia and a mass grave in Guaviare, a quiet legal change has left pastors exposed just…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Mexico Scraps Violent Video Game Tax Exposing Limits of Digital Regulation
President Claudia Sheinbaum has pulled the plug on Mexico’s 2026 “violent” video game tax, reversing an 8% IEPS hike approved…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Army’s Renewed Lethal Targets Rattle Ranks and Revive Old Fears
A new set of battlefield incentives is reshaping Colombia’s war on armed groups, pushing commanders to “double results” and strike…
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AMERICAS
Honduras Street Truce Dreams When Gangs, Police, and Fear Collide
In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the small barrio of Casa Blanca struggled to keep MS-13 and 18th Street out using…
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AMERICAS
Peru’s Journalists Under Siege: Inside a Year of Fear, Defiance, and Survival
In today's Peru, journalism feels like a dangerous vocation again. What began as scattered intimidation has hardened into a systemic…
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AMERICAS
Rio’s Long Night: Inside Brazil’s Deadliest Police Raid and a Favela Left to Bury Its Own
By dawn, the air over Rio de Janeiro’s Penha favela smelled of smoke, blood, and disbelief. Residents moved through the…
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ECONOMY
Ecuador’s Boiling Point: Diesel, Dissent, and a Fight for the Nation’s Soul
Three weeks of bus strikes and farm roadblocks have pushed Ecuador to the edge. After President Daniel Noboa scrapped the…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador’s Democracy on Edge as Anger and Austerity Collide
When Ecuador’s young president, Daniel Noboa, set out for a quiet rural town this week, he expected a ribbon-cutting ceremony.…
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AMERICAS
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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