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11 killed at Mexico bar after ejected patron set it ablaze, officials say
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An International Force May Be Headed to Troubled Haiti, Again
Kenya has offered to lead a police force to help restore order to Haiti, where gangs that control vast parts of the country’s capital have fomented violence.
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Maduro accuses Trump of drone assassination attempt
The Venezuelan leader has claimed the White House was directly involved in the 2018 plot
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Hawaii to probe response to devastating wildfires as death toll continues to rise
Hawaii's chief legal officer said Friday she was opening a probe into the handling of devastating wildfires that killed at least 80 people in the state this week, as criticism grows of the official response.
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Stunned residents find nothing but ashes in Hawaiian town
A new fears has emerged as stunned Hawaiian residents return to their homes to find nothing but ashes.
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Americans Flocked to Cancún for Vacation. Now They’re Thinking Twice.
The Mexican resort city saw a surge in 2021 and 2022, but tourist priorities have changed
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Thousands of Haitians flee gang violence in Port-au-Prince district
Crammed into cars, on motorcycles or on foot, thousands of residents on Tuesday fled a gang-ridden district of the Haitian capital, an AFP reporter observed.
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Maui fire: First victims named as death toll reaches 106
The first names of people killed by wildfires in Maui have been released by officials, one week after at least 106 people were killed on the island.
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Hurricane Hilary sparks rare storm watch for California
A hurricane packing 130mph (215km/h) winds is churning towards Mexico and the south-western US.
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Hurricane Hilary heads for California, Southwest with rare tropical storm conditions
Heavy rain and flooding are probably starting this weekend despite expected weakening of the storm. It could become the first tropical system to make a California landfall in 84 years.
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Leftist Luisa Gonzalez leads Ecuador first-round poll ahead of official results
Leftist frontrunner Luisa Gonzalez looked set to take on a surprise candidate, the youthful son of one of Ecuador’s richest men, in a run-off election in October, official results showed Sunday.
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Tropical Storm Hilary batters Mexico and California
The cleanup has begun in Mexico after Tropical Storm Hilary caused strong winds and flash flooding. Further north, millions of Californians are bracing for unprecedented wild weather.
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A Saudi Rolex Sold in a U.S. Mall Could Get Bolsonaro Arrested
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is the target of multiple criminal investigations. One includes a watch, gifted by the Saudis, sold in a Pennsylvania mall.
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Haiti gang opens fire on protesters in capital, killing seven
A gang in Haiti has shot and killed at least seven people who were marching in a big protest organised by a church leader.
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Haitian police announce investigation into deadly church-led protest
Evangelical leader Marcorel Zidor led ‘hundreds’ of armed protesters into a gang-controlled area of the capital Port-au-Prince.
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Guatemala's president-elect says 'coup' under way to prevent him from taking office
Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo on Friday denounced an "ongoing coup" by the country's institutions to block him from taking power, after his political party was suspended.
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Mexico likely to get first woman president in 2024 as top parties choose female candidates
Mexico's ruling party on Wednesday named former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, ensuring that for the first time the two main rivals to lead the Latin American power will be women.
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Lula promises to ignore ICC arrest warrant for Putin
The Brazilian leader says the Russian president will not be detained under his watch
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Brazil begins trials of pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed government offices
Brazil's Supreme Court opened the first trials Wednesday over the January 8 riots by supporters of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, putting four accused in the dock in one of the buildings invaded that day.
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