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France will help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines, Macron says
President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France would help Brazil develop nuclear technology for submarines, crucial assistance which has been a sensitive topic between the two nations.
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US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro continues opposition crackdown
The United States said Wednesday it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela's crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro's government continued its repression of opponents.
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Ariel Henry resigns as Haiti's PM as transitional council takes power
Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.
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Haiti’s transitional council names new head
Haiti's transitional ruling council, which is leading the Caribbean nation following the resignation of its prime minister amid a wave of gang violence, chose politician Edgard Leblanc Fils as its head on Tuesday.
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South American state to sever ties with Israel
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has slammed the continued violence in Gaza, calling it “an extermination of an entire nation”
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Former minister Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama presidential race
Jose Raul Mulino, the protege of a graft-convicted former head of state, was declared Panama's president-elect after elections Sunday.
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US delegation travels to Turks and Caicos after 5 tourists detained over ammunition
The ammunition charge carries a minimum 12-year sentence in prison if convicted.
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Kenyan special forces police to arrive in Haiti to help combat gang violence
An advance group of Kenyan officers, part of a larger UN-backed ‘support mission’ to stabilize Haiti, landed in Port-au-Prince
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Haiti's transitional council names Garry Conille as prime minister
Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.
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Mexicans Are on the Verge of Electing Their First Female President
Claudia Sheinbaum is the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential race, but she is wrestling with the image that she could be a pawn of the current president.
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Mexico elects first woman president
Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party is projected to have won between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to officials
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Have Milei's first six months improved the Argentine economy?
When Javier Milei was campaigning last year to become the president of Argentina, he brandished a chainsaw to symbolise his determination to substantially cut public spending.
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Javier Milei finally lugs key reforms through Argentina’s Senate
Markets celebrated the two bills’ passing, after protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires
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Ecuador’s Risky War on Narcos
Does President Daniel Noboa’s campaign against drug gangs imperil the democracy he claims to defend?
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Venezuela to hold talks with US – Maduro The
The president of the South American nation has agreed to Washington’s proposal to re-start negotiations
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