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Venezuela opposition says leader Pilieri arrested in Caracas after rally

Venezuela's opposition coalition said on Wednesday that party leader Biagio Pilieri was arrested in Caracas after appearing at a rally alongside coalition leader Maria Corina

Venezuela opposition says leader Pilieri arrested in Caracas after rally
Americas|Election

Mexican opposition senators flip to ruling bloc, on the verge of supermajority

Mexico's ruling coalition fell just one senator short of securing a supermajority in the Senate on Wednesday after two opposition senators flipped, according to President-elect

Mexican opposition senators flip to ruling bloc, on the verge of supermajority
Americas|Business|Economy

Brazil creates fewer-than-expected formal jobs in July

Brazil's economy created a net 188,021 formal jobs in July, labor ministry data released on Wednesday showed, slightly below the expectation of 190,000 jobs from economists polled

Brazil creates fewer-than-expected formal jobs in July
Americas|Crime|News|Opinion

UN experts say jailed Guatemalan journalist Zamora may have been tortured

The United Nations on Wednesday said journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, imprisoned in Guatemala over the last two years, is being held in potentially life-threatening, inhumane

UN experts say jailed Guatemalan journalist Zamora may have been tortured
Americas|News

US general, pointing to Maduro, says democracy is under attack globally

A senior U.S. general accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday of undermining the democratic will of Venezuela's people following July's disputed

US general, pointing to Maduro, says democracy is under attack globally
Americas|News|World

Biden administration may soon restart key immigration program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Biden administration may soon restart key immigration program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

Biden administration may soon restart key immigration program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans
Americas|News|Political

Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are taking to the streets in an attempt to revive protests against him following last month’s disputed election

Maduro opponents take to streets to revive protests disputing Venezuelan election results
Americas|Crime|News

Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life

A Nevada jury has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murdering an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office

Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life
Americas|News

Harris and Walz reach out to voters in GOP strongholds in southeast Georgia bus tour

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school band practice as part of a two-day bus tour through southeast Georgia

Harris and Walz reach out to voters in GOP strongholds in southeast Georgia bus tour
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Court upholds gun ban for migrants in US unlawfully

A U.S. appeals court upheld a federal law that bars migrants who are in the United States illegally from possessing guns, rejecting arguments by a Mexican man convicted of

Court upholds gun ban for migrants in US unlawfully
Americas|News|Political|World

Mexico to debate judicial reform next week as diplomatic tensions simmer

A controversial reform of Mexico's judiciary will be debated and voted on in Congress next week, a leading ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday, amid concerns from Canada

Mexico to debate judicial reform next week as diplomatic tensions simmer
Americas|Asia|News|Political|World

China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says

The White House says Beijing and Washington will plan for a phone call in the coming weeks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden

China and the US will plan a Biden-Xi call in the coming weeks, the White House says
Americas|Crime|News

Accused US Capitol rioter skips obstruction charge after Supreme Court ruling

A U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday that the Justice Department would not seek to revive an obstruction charge against a former police officer charged in the

Accused US Capitol rioter skips obstruction charge after Supreme Court ruling
Americas|Political

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown
Americas|News|World

Haiti's army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce

Haiti's army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer
Americas|Crime|News|Opinion|Political

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling

Second Amendment activists in Hawaii are celebrating a recent legal change that allows them to carry not just guns but other weapons — from battle-axes to butterfly knives — openly in public

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil finance chief says he suggested new cenbank head be picked by September

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday that he suggested to the country's president that the nomination of the next central bank head should be revealed between

Brazil finance chief says he suggested new cenbank head be picked by September
Americas|Crime|News

Takeaways from the new indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6 and election subversion case

Takeaways from the new indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6 and election subversion case

Takeaways from the new indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6 and election subversion case
Africa|Americas

Swiss citizen arrested in Burkina Faso

A Swiss citizen working on a U.S.-funded aid project has been arrested in Burkina Faso, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland and a foreign official said on

Swiss citizen arrested in Burkina Faso
Americas|Business

Brazil miner Vale's CEO announcement to curb market speculation, says chairman

Brazilian miner Vale's decision this week to announce a new chief executive sought to avoid further market speculation over other potential candidates, the

Brazil miner Vale's CEO announcement to curb market speculation, says chairman
Americas|Health|News

New Hampshire documents year's first US human death from equine encephalitis

A New Hampshire resident has died from a rare mosquito-borne brain infection called Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said on Tuesday, marking the state's first

New Hampshire documents year's first US human death from equine encephalitis
Americas|Economy|News|Political|World

Mexico pauses relations with US and Canadian embassies

Mexico pauses relations with US and Canadian embassies

Mexico pauses relations with US and Canadian embassies
Americas|Political|World

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan

Mexico’s president says he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
Americas|Crime|Environment|News

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window

A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window
Americas|Election|News|Political

US has 'significant concerns' about proposed popular election of Mexican judges, embassy says

The United States has "significant concerns" about issues which could spring up as a result of the popular election of judges in Mexico, the U.S. embassy said in a diplomatic

US has 'significant concerns' about proposed popular election of Mexican judges, embassy says

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