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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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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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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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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...
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Panama Papers: trial begins of 27 Mossack Fonseca employees
Law firm’s founders among those to face money laundering charges after leak of 11.5m files in...
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Epidemic fears as 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill
Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcareMore...
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Ecuador’s arrested former vice-president taken to hospital
Jorge Glas brought to naval hospital from maximum security prison three days after his controversial capture...
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Excitement builds ahead of total solar eclipse in US, Mexico and Canada
Rare celestial event on Monday will see the moon block out the sun for a few...
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UN chief joins condemnation of Ecuadorian raid on Mexican embassy
António Guterres voices ‘alarm’ as Latin American governments sharply criticise Quito’s move to arrest former vice-presidentThe...
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India and Pakistan tried to meddle in Canada elections, spy agency says
CSIS intelligence report suggests growing number of countries targeting country’s large diaspora populationsCanada’s spy agency has...
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Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’
Human rights expert voices alarm, saying country is fast moving towards becoming ‘like Somalia in the...
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Canada: Indigenous fishermen left to walk shoeless after officers seized boots
Justin Trudeau says allegations ‘extremely troubling’ after officers arrested First Nations men and confiscated their boots...
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Two local staff at Hungary embassy fired after Bolsonaro video leak – report
Footage showing former president spent two nights apparently hiding from potential arrest at mission was leaked...
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Brazil apologizes to Indigenous people for persecution during dictatorship
President of amnesty commission investigating crimes of 1964-85 regime makes first-ever apology to Indigenous leaderBrazil has...
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Candidate for mayor of Mexican city of Celaya killed on first day of campaign
Bertha Gisela Gaytán is one of at least 22 mayoral candidates murdered in Mexico since September...
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Peru president Dina Boluarte under pressure amid ‘Rolexgate’ scandal
President under investigation over allegedly owning jewellery worth $500,000 despite earning a monthly salary of $3,320Peru’s...
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Let the music play: Mexico beach bands victorious after noise complaints
Hotel owner in Mazatlán had suggested limiting the time or places where the bands could play...
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Venezuela arrests YouTuber for ‘terrorism’ amid pre-election crackdown
Detention of influencer Oscar Alejandro Pérez at Caracas airport en route to southern national park raises...
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Two men in Haiti suspected of buying weapons for gangs lynched by mob
Killings underscore how outnumbered police are in Haiti after months of attacks and kidnappings by gangsTwo...
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Home of Peru’s president raided in search of luxury watches
The government criticised the move, with the country’s prime minister calling it ‘disproportionate and unconstitutional’Peru’s government...