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Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and party leader María Corina Machado wave to supporters in Las Mercedes on July 25, during their closing campaign event.

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Election in Venezuela: A Presidential Challenger Who Isn't Even on the Ballot

6:19pm July 26, 2024

In Venezuela's presidential elections, incumbent Nicholas Maduro fights a movement against him lead by Maria Corina Machado, who's been barred from the race. In Russia, Russian American journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva, is sentenced to prison in a case similar to that of jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

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The U.S. arrested a Mexican drug lord. Will it affect the cartel's business?

4:45pm July 26, 2024

One of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords is now in U.S. custody. Authorities in the U.S. announced Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had been arrested, and will appear before an American judge soon.

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Venezuelan voters go to the polls this weekend to elect a president

3:56pm July 26, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

Incumbent socialist leader Nicolas Maduro is running for a third term amid the country's grave economic crisis and an increasingly authoritarian political climate.

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What to know about Venezuela's election, as Maduro faces stiff opposition

3:28pm July 26, 2024

Venezuela is holding a presidential election on Sunday that could bring dramatic change to the nation, if the opposition candidate can really knock out longtime President Nicolás Maduro.

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U.S. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield announces $60 million in aid to Haiti

2:55pm July 23, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announces additional aid to Haiti on a lightning visit to the troubled Caribbean island.

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Tons of dead fish cover a river in Brazil after alleged dumping of industrial waste

5:29am July 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

An estimated 10 to 20 tons of fish died on the Piracicaba River, prosecutors said. An initial investigation points to an "irregular discharge of wastewater" from a sugar and ethanol plant.

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A North Korean diplomat in Cuba defects to South Korea

4:12pm July 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a senior North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to South Korea, the latest defection by members of the North's ruling elite that likely hurt leader Kim Jong Un's push to bolster his leadership.

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Mexico City's water woes aren't going away with the arrival of rains

12:32pm July 13, 2024

by Emily Green

It's rainy season in Mexico City, some streets are flooded and yet for many the taps are still dry.

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The body of a climber buried by an avalanche 22 years ago in Peru is found in the ice

3:47am July 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

Police said they recovered Bill Stampfl's body from the mountain where he was buried by the avalanche in 2002, when the 58-year-old was climbing with two friends who were also killed.

Texas coast braces for Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength

8:48pm July 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

Texas officials were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.