Maduro triumphs in Venezuelan election boycotted by opposition
Governing party celebrates big win as just 42 percent of voters take part in legislative and governors vote. Venezuelan President
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US banana giant Chiquita fires thousands over Panama strike
President Jose Raul Mulino, whose changes to social security laws prompted the protest, called the strike ‘illegal’ and said the
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Florida court orders ex-Mexican security chief to pay millions to Mexico
Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly a high-ranking government official, is serving a 38-year sentence for accepting bribes. A Florida court has
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Mexico City mayor’s personal secretary, adviser shot dead in morning ambush
Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada pledges to continue ‘relentless fight against insecurity’. Two top aides to the mayor of Mexico City
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Venezuela frees US citizen in latest exchange with Trump administration
A United States citizen has been transferred to the US after being held for nearly six months in Venezuela. The
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El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer who defends deportees
Ruth Eleonora López has defended Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador by US President Trump’s administration. A prominent human rights
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Mexican Navy ship crashes into New York’s Brooklyn Bridge, 19 injured
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says 19 people were injured in the collision, four of them seriously. A Mexican
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The US announces first ‘terrorism’ charges for supporting a Mexican cartel
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has accused a Mexican woman of furnishing a cartel with grenades and other weapons. The United
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Influencer shot live on TikTok: How rampant is femicide in Mexico?
A 23-year-old Mexican influencer, Valeria Marquez, was fatally shot while livestreaming on Tuesday. Marquez, who had more than 113,000 followers
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Claudia Sheinbaum denounces proposed US remittance tax as ‘unacceptable’
Republicans have proposed the remittance tax as part of a broader push to crack down on undocumented immigration. Mexican President
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