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US resumes deportation flights to Haiti despite continuing bloodshed
Critics condemn ‘reckless and cruel’ expulsions and say deportees likely to be targeted by armed gangs...
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France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’
Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two...
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Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap
In announcement three weeks before election, José Raúl Mulino gave no details of how he would...
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US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as hope for democracy crumbles
Relief had been granted after president Nicolás Maduro promised to hold free and fair elections this...
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Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’
Shock in Brazil after woman is arrested and charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft...
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Six men arrested in Toronto gold heist that ‘belongs in a Netflix series’
Dozens of firearms also seized after 6,600 gold bars worth C$21m and C$2.7m in cash stolen...
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Elephant seal makes ‘epic’ trek back after Canadian officials relocate him
Notorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him...
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Ecuador rations power as Andean drought tightens grip
El Niño weather phenomenon depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plantsEcuador has begun to ration...
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‘The city is a jail’: Haitian journalists get word out about gang violence
Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city’s state of...
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Conman who swindled $175m in ‘massive’ psychic fraud scheme sentenced to 10 years
Patrice Runner, 57, of Canada was convicted in June of multiple counts of defrauding ‘millions of...
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Canada hands ‘long-overdue’ title over more than 200 islands to Haida Nation
Nearly half a million hectares of Crown land on Haida Gwaii will be returned to Indigenous...
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Ex-US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba
Manuel Rocha, 73, will also pay a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to act...
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Canada spies under pressure over foreign meddling reports
Prime minister testified at inquiry into foreign interference that agency’s report of China meddling wasn’t relayed...
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Argentina court blames Iran for deadly 1994 bombing of Jewish center
The attack, blamed on a suicide bomber, killed 85 people, wounded 300 and devastated Latin America’s...
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Colombians told to shower with a partner as drought hits capital water supplies
Bogotá brings in water rationing with El Niño weather phenomenon meaning city could run out in...
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‘It is simply best not to get pregnant’: women left terrified as Haiti’s maternity services collapse
Delivering a baby was already risky, but an unprecedented surge in gang violence has forced clinics...
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Mexico calls on UN to expel Ecuador over embassy raid as tensions soar
Ecuadorian police forced their way inside embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president who was seeking...
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Colombian Amazon deforestation surges as armed groups tighten grip
Country had previously turned the tide on deforestation but armed rebels have revoked banDeforestation in the...
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Canada risks more ‘catastrophic’ wildfires with hot weather forecast
Worst-ever fire season in 2023 saw 15m hectare burned, eight firefighters killed and 230,000 people evacuatedCanada...
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Packers and Eagles to play NFL season opener at Brazil club with ‘ban’ on green
Teams play in colors of Corinthians’ bitter rivalsNFL to play its first regular-season game in BrazilThe...
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Quebec separation re-enters political debate thanks to TikTok-friendly leader
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaking loudly and often after party win over Coalition Avenir...
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Venezuela’s ex-oil minister charged with stealing millions from state oil company
Tareck El Aissami latest in purge of politicians, human rights advocates and critics by government of...
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Colombia ex-president Uribe to face trial for witness tampering and fraud
Álvaro Uribe, one of country’s most powerful figures, denies working with paramilitary death squads against leftist...
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Mexican president releases footage of ‘despicable’ raid on embassy in Ecuador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador condemns assault by Ecuadorian officers, who dragged out ex-vice-president sheltering in missionThe...