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MEGAN JANETSKY

MEGAN JANETSKY

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Americas|Crime|Political|US

Trump seeks to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order saying the United States will designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, a move that could push a militarized agenda for the border and Latin America

Trump seeks to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
Americas|News

Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels

A group of about 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. spent three days in the Mexican town of Irapuato waiting for a train that many in the group worried would never come

Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels
Americas|News|World

As migration surges in Americas, 'funds simply aren't there' for humanitarian response, UN says

Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but a U.N. officials says international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs

As migration surges in Americas, 'funds simply aren't there' for humanitarian response, UN says
Americas|News|Travel|World

Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say

Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months

Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
Americas|News|World

Families hunt for loved ones not heard from since Hurricane Otis pummeled Acapulco

Desperate families are making missing posters and joining online groups to find loved ones out of touch since Hurricane Otis devastated the Mexican Pacific coast city of Acapulco

Families hunt for loved ones not heard from since Hurricane Otis pummeled Acapulco
Americas|News|World

Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39

Mexico’s security authorities have raised the death toll from the Category 5 Hurricane Otis that struck the country’s southern Pacific coast early Wednesday to 39

Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39
Americas|News|World

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from Hurricane Otis, days after the fierce Category 5 storm struck the country’s southern Pacific coast and the tourist city of Acapulco

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues
Americas|News|World

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds of thousands of people

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
Economy|News|Travel|World

El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration

El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport

El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration
Americas|Crime|Lifestyle|News

Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats

Thousands have marched in Mexico’s capital demanding justice for an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the city of Aguascalientes after receiving death threats

Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|News|World

El Salvador's Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president

The Miss Universe competition hosted by El Salvador is the latest spectacle touted by President Nayib Bukele in his efforts to change the reputation of his historically violence-torn nation

El Salvador's Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president
Americas|News|World

Venezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves waters off Guyana

Venezuela says it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations

Venezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves waters off Guyana
Americas|News|Travel|World

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.

Mexico and Venezuela say they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.
Americas|Crime|News|Videos

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Schools and stores are shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers are roaming the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities after armed gang members invaded a television station live afternoon newscast

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
Americas|Crime|Lifestyle|News|World

Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community

Authorities in Mexico say at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups are investigating two additional such cases

Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community
Americas|Election|News

El Salvador VP acknowledges 'mistakes' in war on gangs but says country is 'not a police state'

Félix Ulloa, temporarily on leave as El Salvador’s vice president while he runs for re-election alongside Nayib Bukele, has denied accusations that their administration has made undemocratic moves to consolidate power

El Salvador VP acknowledges 'mistakes' in war on gangs but says country is 'not a police state'
Americas|Political|World

El Salvador's Bukele has everyone's attention as he seeks reelection in spite of the constitution

To many, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is a national hero who took on the country’s violent gangs with an unrelenting hand

El Salvador's Bukele has everyone's attention as he seeks reelection in spite of the constitution
Americas|Election|World

El Salvador votes in presidential election that the 'world’s coolest dictator' has clear path to win

Salvadorans are headed out to vote in a presidential and legislative election that’s largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy

El Salvador votes in presidential election that the 'world’s coolest dictator' has clear path to win
Americas|Election|News

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele heads for reelection as president, buoyed by support for gang crackdown

Voters in El Salvador appeared to give Nayib Bukele a second term as president, putting him well on his way to a landslide victory in an election that for many hinged on the tradeoff of curtailed civil liberties for security in a country once terrorized by gangs

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele heads for reelection as president, buoyed by support for gang crackdown
Americas|Election|News|Political|World

El Salvador's Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after painstaking vote count

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases

El Salvador's Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after painstaking vote count
Americas|News|World

UN experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'

A panel of U_N_-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.”

UN experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'
Americas|Crime|Economy|MidEast|News|World

Migration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia

The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien Gap, has been cut off following the capture of a number of boat captains who had been ferrying the migrants to the starting point of their jungle trek

Migration through the Darien Gap is cut off following the capture of boat captains in Colombia
Americas|Election|News|World

Mexico is about to have its biggest election ever. Here's what to know

Campaigning formally starts Friday for Mexico’s biggest election in history

Mexico is about to have its biggest election ever. Here's what to know
Americas|Lifestyle|News|World

Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's Day

Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in commemoration of International Women’s Day at a time when gender rights advocates in the region face both historic steps forward and setbacks

Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's Day
Americas|Travel

Hundreds of people in Mexico City stretch out for a 'mass nap' to commemorate World Sleep Day

Those walking through the milling streets of downtown Mexico City were greeted with a strange and sleepy sight

Hundreds of people in Mexico City stretch out for a 'mass nap' to commemorate World Sleep Day

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