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Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala’s consul
A number of government and aid agencies in Haiti have reported their facilities and aid supplies have been looted as Haiti spirals into another wave of gang violence.
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First charter flight with US citizens fleeing Haiti lands in Miami
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Venezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election
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Hunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
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The culture of Mexican fireworks revealed through the lens of an AP photographer
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Cubans in eastern city of Santiago protest blackouts and food shortages
Small groups of protesters have taken to the streets in the eastern Cuba city of Santiago decryng power outages lasting up to eight hours across the Caribbean nation.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘not afraid of any trial’ over accusations he plotted to remain president
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he’s “not afraid of any trial,” a day after documents released by the Supreme Court revealed that two top military leaders said the populist plotted to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.
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Colombia suspends ceasefire with faction of ex-FARC rebels following attack on Indigenous community
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suspended a ceasefire with one of the handful of armed groups with which he hoped to negotiate peace accords.
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Lured by the passion for soccer, growing number of foreign players join Argentina’s women’s league
A growing number of foreign players are joining Argentina’s women’s soccer league. They’re drawn more by the country’s storied history and passion for soccer than money.
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Honduras ex-first lady says presidential bid not meant to protect herself after husband’s conviction
Honduras’ former first lady Ana García de Hernández says her decision to seek the presidency next year is about showing the world the injustice that was done to her recently convicted husband, not an attempt to protect herself from prosecution as some allege.
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Venezuelan opposition leader faces deadline for standing down in race against Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado faces a choice on which the hopes of millions of Venezuelans fighting to restore their democracy depends.
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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.
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
March 8-14, 2024
Women marched to commemorate International Women’s Day in cities across Latin America, a region marred by high levels of violence against women.
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In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness.
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A plan to find new leadership for Haiti is moving forward, Caribbean officials say
Caribbean officials say a plan to create a transitional presidential council is moving forward after a majority of Haitian parties and coalitions submitted the names of those charged with finding new leaders for the country.
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Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire
Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so.
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Another mayoral hopeful is killed in southern Mexico, one of a half-dozen murdered this year
A mayoral hopeful was killed in southern Mexico, one of at least a half-dozen local politicians murdered so far this year ahead of the June 2 national elections.
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Mexican journalist says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by armed men about his reporting
A prominent journalist in western Mexico says he was abducted, beaten and questioned by an armed gang because of what he wrote.
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Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol
One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. The patron saint of the Caribbean island nation is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions; by Cubans in exile and back home.
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Ex-Honduras first lady announces run for presidency days after husband’s drug trafficking conviction
Former Honduras first lady Ana García de Hernández says she plans to seek the country’s presidency next year.
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4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
The U.N. food agency’s director in Haiti says that 4 million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from famine.
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Argentina inflation slows for a second month as President Milei keeps pushing austerity measures
Argentina’s inflation slowed down for a second consecutive month in February, as right-wing President Javier Milei continues to push austerity and deregulation measures in an effort to revive the country’s struggling economy.
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Rio police release 17 hostages from a gunman on a bus, at least 2 wounded
Brazilian police have released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus in Rio de Janeiro and wounded at least two people.
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A seasoned prosecutor with few political ties is selected as Colombia’s attorney general
Colombia’s Supreme Court has selected the nation’s new attorney general following a month of deliberations that were interrupted by protests outside the court and complaints from President Gustavo Petro, who argued the judges were stonewalling his nominees.
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Mexican journalist abducted by armed men in violent western state
A prominent journalist in western Mexico has been abducted by armed men and hasn’t been seen since, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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2 detectives found safe after disappearing while looking into Mexico’s 2014 case of missing students
Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost 10 years ago were found unharmed after they themselves disappeared in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Guerrero.
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From US jail, Venezuelan general who defied Maduro awaits potentially lengthy sentence
A formidable opponent of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro who twice tried to mount coups against the socialist leader spoke to The Associated Press as a Manhattan federal judge is deciding whether to punish him with a long prison sentence.
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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
Police and palace guards are working to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations.
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Violence is battering Haiti’s fragile economy and causing food and water shortages
Unrelenting gang attacks in Haiti have paralyzed the country and left it with dwindling supplies of basic goods.
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Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out
Scores of foreigners are stranded in Haiti, unable to leave the country under siege by violent gangs that have shuttered its international airports, trapping citizens from the United States, Canada and beyond.
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AP PHOTOS: Women mark International Women’s Day by taking part in efforts to combat discrimination
A day of their own. Women around the globe marked International Women’s Day on Friday, taking part in strikes, marches and demonstrations that underscored efforts to combat discrimination and accelerate the drive for gender parity.
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A student from Mexican teachers’ college where 43 disappeared dies in a confrontation with police
A student from a rural Mexican teachers’ college where 43 youths disappeared in 2014 has died in a confrontation with police.
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Cuba’s president says fired economy minister being investigated by police and attorney general
Cuba’s president says recently dismissed Economy Minister Alejandro Gil Fernández is being investigated by police and the Attorney General’s Office after making “serious mistakes.”
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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
March 1-7, 2024
Haiti’s former elite police officer Jimmy Chérizier, now the leader of the “G9 and Family gang,” said he would target government ministers to prevent the prime minister’s return to Haiti and force his resignation.
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With Venezuela’s election set for late July, President Nicolás Maduro holds all the cards
Venezuela’s presidential election so far is a one-horse race for incumbent President Nicolás Maduro.
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A timeline of Haiti’s gang violence and how the country got to where it is
Haiti is once again facing a wave of chaos fueled by ongoing gang wars. Haiti’s security crisis has spiraled since the 2021 assassination of the country’s president.
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3 escaped inmates from Grenada charged with murder after US sailing couple vanishes
Police say that three escaped inmates from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada have been charged in the killing of a U.S. couple whose catamaran they hijacked.
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Mexico arrests 2 taxi drivers who beat, kicked German tourists at a club in Playa del Carmen
Prosecutors have arrested two taxi drivers who participated in the beating of two German tourists outside a club in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen.
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Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and repel widespread gang attacks
Haiti’s government says it is extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce political battle for power.
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Mexico’s most dangerous city for police refuses to give up or negotiate with cartels
Welcome to what might be the most dangerous place to be a police officer in North America. At least 34 officers have been killed in the line of duty in the Mexican city of Celaya in the last three years.
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