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Ecuador ‘at war’ with drug gangs, says president as violence continues
Daniel Noboa designates nearly two dozen gangs as terrorist groups after wave of violence across countryEcuador’s...
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Armed gangs and prison breaks: how Ecuador was plunged into chaos and bloodshed
President declares state of ‘internal armed conflict’ as gang leader escapes from jail and gunmen invade...
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Wednesday briefing: Why masked gang members stormed an Ecuadorian TV station
Ecuador’s president has declared a state of “internal armed conflict”. How did the country find itself...
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‘Many thought they’d get away with it’: Argentine colonel to stand trial in Italy
Lt Col Carlos Luis Malatto fled Argentina in 2011 and will be tried in Rome for...
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Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station as state of ‘internal armed conflict’ declared
Gangsters unleashed wave of terror following move by President Daniel Noboa in response to gang leader’s...
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Canada reverses course after blocking Russian anti-war activist’s citizenship
Maria Kartasheva’s in-absentia conviction over blogposts about Ukraine war threatened application for Canadian citizenshipCanada has reversed...
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Lula vows to win ‘war’ against illegal miners invading Indigenous lands
Brazil president hosts summit amid criticism that easing of crackdown had allowed outsiders to return to...
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Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE
Arctic Ice argues its rare, pure product can be part of Greenland’s green transition and greater...
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Ecuador declares emergency as drug-gang kingpin vanishes from prison
Huge manhunt under way after Adolfo Macías of Los Choneros disappears from cell and guards taken...
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Lula hails ‘victory of democracy’ on anniversary of pro-Bolsonaro uprising
Brazilian leaders mark first anniversary of insurrection in Brasília that saw Bolsonaristas attempt to topple new...
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‘All feminists are under attack’: ultra-right threat in Milei’s Argentina forces writer into exile
The new president’s rightwing supporters are targeting journalists and women’s rights activists – but the fight...
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Weather tracker: Western Canada and parts of US brace for cold snap
Temperatures could be 10-15C below seasonal average in some areas, with Calgary and Edmonton experiencing low...
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Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation
Liz Oliva Fernández says the sanctions, imposed 60 years ago and upheld through Biden, have led...
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Slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira’s son fighting rare form of cancer
Pedro, five, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma; a fund has been set up so that his family...
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FDA approves program to allow Florida to import Canadian prescription drugs
State will be first to import drugs under federal program that Florida governor says could save...
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Mexican cartel provided wifi to locals – with threat of death if they didn’t use it
Criminal group charged $20-$30 a month to about 5,000 people as gangs diversify into sectors other...
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Transatlantic slavery continued for years after 1867, historian finds
Exclusive: Evidence found by Hannah Durkin includes ships landing in Cuba in 1872, and people held...
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Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darién Gap in 2023
Jungle between Colombia and Panama marks the start of the dangerous trek north from South America...