Latin America
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Israeli-Colombian relations on the rocks amid spat over Gaza
"If we have to suspend foreign relations with Israel, we suspend them. We do not support genocides," Petro posted Sunday on X.
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Ecuador arrests six Colombians in connection with assassination of presidential candidate
Authorities captured the six men in a Quito home.
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Ecuadorian presidential candidate gunned down at political rally
The country has been plagued by rising violence in recent years as drug cartels have descended upon Ecuador.
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State Department orders U.S. personnel to evacuate Haiti
The embassy further warned that the U.S. government could only offer "extremely limited" assistance and that remaining government personnel were prohibited from leaving the area around the embassy.
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Mexican president urges Hispanics to oppose DeSantis
The Mexican president, by contrast, has typically enjoyed cordial relations with former President Donald Trump.
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Mexican president slams Trump indictment, says case brought for 'political purposes'
Trump and López generally enjoyed amicable relations during their shared tenures as heads of state, though Trump's hawkish immigration policies often led to some tensions in diplomatic discussions.
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Hatchet-wielding man kills four children in daycare
The attacker reportedly scaled a wall with the hatchet to enter the daycare.
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El Salvador sends thousands more alleged gang members to prison in major crackdown
In the past year, El Salvador has detained more than 60,000 alleged gang members, with roughly 57,000 awaiting still awaiting trial.
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Americans overwhelmingly want U.S. to label cartels as terrorist groups, poll
The White House earlier this month made clear it had no plans to do so.
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Drug cartel apologizes for kidnapping Americans, turns in alleged participants
The cartel statement follows a lethal incident in Matamoros last week that saw a group of four Americans kidnapped by armed individuals amid a shootout between cartel factions in the city.
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Abducted Americans crossed border seeking medicine in Mexico, Lopez Obrador says
The city of Matamoros is host to numerous feuding drug cartel factions.
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Pentagon says it's spotted second Chinese balloon over Latin America
The announcement comes as a separate balloon continues to travel over the United States, reportedly reaching as far as Kansas as of Friday.
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Coast Guard detains nearly 400 migrants caught on sailboat near Bahamian coast
Maritime migrants have often attempted to reach the Florida Keys, an archipelago off the coast of the Sunshine State.