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Nicolas Maduro and Cilia Flores walk beside DEA agents on a Manhattan helipad on the way to federal court

Maduro Denies Torture Conspiracy as Filings Leave Immunity Question Open

Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty Thursday to a new conspiracy-to-commit-torture count built partly on the story of an American beaten for two days. Prosecutors allege, the defense denies, and

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Satellite view of grey smoke plumes streaming across the Amazon River and rainforest from fires near Manaus and Santarem on October 12, 2026

Smoke Shuts Manaus Schools as October Fire Detections Near Triple

Smoke from Amazon fires closed schools in Manaus on October 12, and INPE's data show October detections nearly triple last year's. NASA scientists call it the second domino of an El Niño

October 15, 2026

Climate·News·Science

Senators in the Brazilian Senate raise fists and applaud after the vote ending the 6x1 work schedule

Brazil Ends Six-Day Workweek in 75 to 1 Senate Vote Before Runoff

Brazil's Senate voted 75 to 1 on Wednesday to end the 6x1 work schedule and cut the maximum workweek from 44 to 40 hours without lowering pay. The phase-in takes 14 months,

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Bukele Would Free Up to Half His Emergency Detainees, Not the Emergency

El Salvador's president proposed conditional early release for up to half of the roughly 90,000 people held under his state of emergency, while calling them criminals and defending keeping the emergency in

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a plaid suit saluting outside a building

Hundreds of US Troops Head to Latin America as Drug War Eyes Land

Several hundred Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division are being staged under Southern Command, first in Panama and later in Colombia and Honduras. It is the clearest sign yet that a

October 15, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The city lights of Jerusalem and surrounding areas photographed at night from the International Space Station

Colombia Opens Jerusalem Embassy, 46 Years After UN Said Withdraw Them

Colombia opened an embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, the tenth country to do so, 46 years after UN Security Council Resolution 478 called on states to withdraw their missions. The Palestinian foreign

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Judges of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in blue robes posing on a white staircase in Hamburg

Argentina Asks Hamburg Court to Halt Falklands Sea Lion Oil Project

Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order Britain to halt the Falklands' Sea Lion oil project, a court that cannot enforce its own orders. The

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Satellite view of Mexico with Hurricane Simon at upper left over the Pacific and Tropical Storm Trudy as a large cloud mass to the south

Trudy Heads for Mexico as Hurricane Simon May Bend Its Path

Two eastern Pacific storms about 700 nautical miles apart may soon steer each other, the National Hurricane Center says, and Tropical Storm Trudy is forecast to reach major hurricane strength Friday. Six

October 14, 2026

Climate·News

Panama earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that triggered tsunami warnings across Latin America in October 2026

Panama Hit by 7.7 Earthquake as Penonomé Cathedral Partly Collapses

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, followed by a 6.6 quake hours later, partly collapsing the cathedral in Penonomé and damaging central provinces. Officials have confirmed injuries but no

October 12, 2026

News

Brazil presidential election first round coverage as Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro head to an October 25 runoff

Bolsonaro’s Son Upends Brazil Vote, Forcing Lula Into a Runoff

Lula expected to win outright; instead Flávio Bolsonaro took roughly 47 percent to his 45. With surveys calling the October 25 runoff a dead heat, the open question is where the eliminated

October 5, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Maduro Denies Torture Conspiracy as Filings Leave Immunity Question Open

Smoke Shuts Manaus Schools as October Fire Detections Near Triple

Brazil Ends Six-Day Workweek in 75 to 1 Senate Vote Before Runoff

Bukele Would Free Up to Half His Emergency Detainees, Not the Emergency

Hundreds of US Troops Head to Latin America as Drug War Eyes Land

Colombia Opens Jerusalem Embassy, 46 Years After UN Said Withdraw Them

Argentina Asks Hamburg Court to Halt Falklands Sea Lion Oil Project

Trudy Heads for Mexico as Hurricane Simon May Bend Its Path

Panama Hit by 7.7 Earthquake as Penonomé Cathedral Partly Collapses

Bolsonaro’s Son Upends Brazil Vote, Forcing Lula Into a Runoff

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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