Latin America
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Hegseth announces deeper partnership with Panama in effort to keep control of canal from China
President Donald Trump has been pushing Panama to return control of the canal to the U.S., claiming Panama has given China too much control over it.
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Hall of Fame pitcher says family still missing in DR roof collapse, as death toll rises to 124
The death toll in the roof collapse at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo on Tuesday has reached 124 people so far, with hundreds of others injured. The cause of the collapse is not currently clear.
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Venezuela agrees to begin accepting deportation flights again after pressure from White House
"I am pleased to announce that Venezuela has agreed to resume flights to pick up their citizens who broke U.S. Immigration Laws and entered the U.S. illegally," Ric Grenell said. "The flights will resume Friday."
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Trump plans to seize Venezuelan president Maduro's second plane during Rubio visit
Last year, the U.S. seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s first airplane in the same country.
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Rubio scores win in opening salvo against China as Panama backs out of Beijing’s investment program
Rubio played the role of the good cop, clearly articulating U.S. interests in a Panama Canal free from Chinese domination and promising economic cooperation in return.
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El Salvador offers to take all criminal deportees from US, as well as American citizens behind bars
Rubio met with Bukele on Monday in El Salvador where they discussed the prison system, crime and illegal immigration.
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Panamanian president rejects Trump’s plan to take over the Panama Canal
The president of Panama denied China is in control of the canal, as Trump claimed during his inaugural speech.
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Colombia touts 1,400 metric ton drug busts on 'narco subs'
These subs can travel 10,000 miles without refueling. More than 400 people have been arrested in the operation, which deprived the drug cartels out of more than $8.4 billion.
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Argentina President Javier Milei to meet with Trump and Elon Musk in US next week
Milei has attempted to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Argentina since his election last year, and honed in on Trump since his electoral victory on Tuesday.
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Three charged in death of former One Direction star Liam Payne: officials
Payne, who rose to global fame as part of the boy-band One Direction in 2010, died on Oct. 16 when he fell from the balcony of the Casa Sur Palermo hotel with trace amounts of alcohol and drugs in his system. He was 31 at the time.
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Trump ally elected governor of Puerto Rico
Islanders ignored U.S. media circus over "floating island of garbage" joke amid prominence of power grid issues in their own election.
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Mexican mayor assassinated six days after taking office, three days after city secretary was killed
The murder comes 3 days after the city secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot and killed.
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Florida senators Rubio and Scott introduce bill to set reward for arrest of Nicolas Maduro
“The time has come for Venezuela to be liberated from the illegitimate regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro," Rick Scott said in a statement.