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MEGAN JANETSKY

MEGAN JANETSKY

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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
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty

Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election

Souvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert

Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election
Americas|News|World

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
Environment

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever

Feral cats have long wandered the gardens and elegant halls of Mexicos' presidential palace

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever
Americas|Election|News

Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election

In Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks

Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
Election|News

Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election

José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, is on his way to becoming the new leader of the Central American nation

Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election
Americas|Election|News|World

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic

As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic
Americas|Crime|News|World

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches
Environment|Health|Science|World

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats

The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats
Americas|Election|News|World

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
Technology|Travel|World

In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula

In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train
Americas|News|US|World

Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants

Mexican authorities are using a simple but harsh tactic to deal with migrants trying to get to the U.S. They're wearing them out until they give up

Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants

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