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Ecuador journalist under witness protection shot dead

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Guatemalan lawmaker, three police officers killed in attack

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Mexico confirms police shot US girl dead in cartel chase

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Mexico electoral chief resigns amid corruption allegations

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Priest reported missing in Mexico’s Sinaloa state

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NGO: Police assaulted five journalists during Colombia protests

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Mexico arrests five suspects in killing of mining workers

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Three children, one teacher killed in Oregon elementary school shooting

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Teacher shot dead in school in Mexico

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OpenAI says staff member arrested for hidden recording device in office

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Venezuela sends another Maduro-linked businessman to face charges in US

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Brazil police rescue 13 children held hostage, assailant dead

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Mexico dismantles network that used AI to clone VIP voices

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Three Mexicans convicted in 2024 murders of Australian, US surfers

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Mexico prison brawl leaves 10 dead

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FBI: US busts major internet scam compound in Ghana

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Ghana arrests seven in crackdown on money bouquets

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Ex-CIA official with gold, cash stash pleads guilty to fraud

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Guatemalan reporter killed, mob burns police station

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UN: At least 5,700 killed, wounded in Haiti gang crisis this year

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US arrests man over alleged smuggling of $300M worth of computer servers to China

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Bolivia arrests attorney general accused of drug cartel ties

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Colombian police capture wife, daughter of Ecuador drug lord

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Mexico announces new leads in missing students case

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Guatemala military denies involvement in civilian killings

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US-backed operation in Ecuador arrests over 30 linked to Mexican cartel

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US, Guatemala vow to jointly target ‘narco politicians’

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Mexico arrests alleged prominent fentanyl trafficker

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Study: Nigerian elites siphoned millions from govt., bought US properties

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US Coast Guard offloads over $57M in drugs interdicted in Caribbean Sea

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Gunman fires on Canadian police outside synagogue on Yom Kippur

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US arrests 18 suspects in killing of Haitian president

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Maduro ally pleads guilty to US money laundering charges

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NGO: Murders of Brazil land defenders double in 2025

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Mexican authorities uncover suspected cartel-linked crypto farm in Puebla mountains

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China, US jointly crack synthetic cannabinoid precursor case

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US says it helped crack Madagascar online scam centers

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