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Brazil’s Lula Makes Remarkable Return to Power
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US Embassy in Cuba resumes visa and consular services
The US Embassy in Cuba has resumed visa services five years after they were paused due to a spate of mysterious health incidents among its staff.
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Mexico captures Ovidio Guzmán, son of El Chapo and major fentanyl trafficker
The U.S. government has sought the extradition of Ovidio Guzmán, one of several sons of El Chapo who have allegedly assumed prominent roles in the Sinaloa cartel since their father was extradited to the United States in 2017.
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Mexico resists EU pressure to approve trade deal after legal changes
Adviser to president raises concerns over amendments, saying deal should not be split for separate approvals
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Bolsonaro supporters swarm Brazilian Congress
Newly-inaugurated President Lula da Silva has reportedly been evacuated to a secure location
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Bolsonaro responds to Brazil riot charges
The former president said “peaceful demonstrations” are “part of democracy”
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Biden visits border for first time as critics condemn his migrant crackdown
President makes brief stop in El Paso, ground zero for the consequences of US system that he acknowledges is deeply broken
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US Democrats urge Biden to expel Bolsonaro following Brazil election riots
Democratic lawmakers called Thursday on President Joe Biden to revoke the visa of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, saying the United States should not offer refuge to anyone involved in riots against Brazil's newly elected government.
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Former Bolsonaro Minister Arrested in Probe Over Brazil Riots
Anderson Torres was in charge of security for Brasília when protesters stormed buildings
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After Bolsonaro, Can Lula Remake Brazil?
Following a prison term, a fraught election, and a near-coup, the third-time President takes charge of a fractured country.
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Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for US visa
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month US tourist visa, his lawyer has told the BBC.
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Brazil sinks rusting aircraft carrier in Atlantic despite pollution concerns
Navy bought French-made carrier in the 1990s, but needed refit didn't happen
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Brazilian ex-president to chair BRICS bank
Dilma Rousseff will head the group’s New Development Bank until the end of Brazil’s presidency in 2025
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Pregnant Russian women flying to Argentina for citizenship, officials say
More than 5,000 pregnant Russian women have entered Argentina in recent months, including 33 on a single flight on Thursday, officials say.
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Why human rights groups are calling out El Salvador's new mega prison
Human Rights Watch says innocent people are among the 64,000 suspected gang members arrested in crackdown
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4 US citizens missing after being assaulted and kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico, FBI
The US citizens were driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates, according to the FBI.
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Kidnapped Americans were in Mexico for tummy tuck
Four Americans kidnapped by heavily armed men in Matamoros, Mexico, had travelled there for cosmetic surgery, relatives told US media.
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Official: 4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found; 2 are dead
Federal and local Mexican authorities are participating in the effort to locate the missing Americans, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said Monday.
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Mexico kidnapping: Why a million Americans a year risk Mexico medical tourism
Americans often travel to Mexico for low-cost medical services. But bargain shopping for healthcare can be risky.
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