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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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    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. 

    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.

    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.

    GETTY IMAGES | The vast majority of Lahaina's wreckage is yet to be searched

    Hurricane Hilary sparks rare storm watch for California

    A hurricane packing 130mph (215km/h) winds is churning towards Mexico and the south-western US.

    SHUTTERSTOCK, Before the storm intensified into a hurricane on 17 August, heavy rains reached southern Mexico, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported

    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.

    Hurricane Hilary spinning off the Mexico coast early Friday. (NOAA)

    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.

    Image: Harry Parrish/REUTERS

    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.

    Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president, denies wrongdoing in each of the investigations into him, saying the allegations are fabrications that amount to political persecution.Credit...Samuel Corum for The New York Times

    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.

    REUTERS / A police officer stands guard in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince

    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.

    Community members gather on August 27, after a religious march turned deadly in the neighbourhood of Canaan in Port-au-Prince, Haiti [Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo] Published On 29 Aug 2023

    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.

    Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo speaks at a press conference in Guatemala City, denouncing the existence of a planned "coup d'etat" on September 1, 2023. © Esteban Biba, EFE

    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.

    Former Mexico City mayor and presidential hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum waves to supporters. © Alfredo Estrella, AFP file photo

    Lula promises to ignore ICC arrest warrant for Putin

    The Brazilian leader says the Russian president will not be detained under his watch

    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva salutes the troops at the opening of the Independence Day parade in Brasilia, September 7, 2023. © Evaristo Sa / AFP

    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.

    Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro invade Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023 © Sergio Lima / AFP/File

    Costa Rica, the once-peaceful land of ‘pura vida,’ battles violence as cocaine trade grows

    A young girl takes in a police roadblock in Chacarita, Costa Rica, where violence has skyrocketed in recent years. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

    Dominican Republic closes border with Haiti, further stoking tensions

    Now it’s closing the border entirely.

    A member of the Dominican Republic's Specialized Border Security Corps directs pedestrians arriving from Haiti at the border bridge between Ouanaminthe, Haiti, and Dajabon, the Dominican Republic, in August. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)

    Latin America remains a playground for Russian intelligence

    The region is a good spot to nurture spies

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