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Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist rebel who became Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015, has died at the age of 89. Mujica became an icon even beyond Uruguay’s borders, as he led his country to pursue environmental reforms, legalize same-sex marriage and loosen restrictions on marijuana. He also...

President Donald Trump said he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, a major U.S. policy shift ahead of an expected meeting with Syria's Islamist President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Trump is set to say hello to Sharaain Saudi Arabia, a White House...

Crates containing documents from Nazi Germany have been rediscovered in the basement of Argentina's Supreme Court. The unusual find was made as workers were clearing the building's basement ahead of its archives being moved to a newly created museum. The documents were sent by the German embassy in...

Gangs have attacked another town in Haiti’s central region, killing at least four people, including an 11-year-old child, a human rights activist told The Associated Press. At least 15 other people were injured by gunfire, and more than a dozen homes were burned in Petite Rivière, said Bertide...

Ecuador's opposition party filed another objection to the recent presidential election results, according to a video released by the Citizens' Revolution party. Ecuador's elections body denied a request from the leftist opposition to recount votes, but the Citizens' Revolution party said it handed...

The security situation in Haiti is in “free fall”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned, as armed groups continue to unleash deadly violence in the capital and other areas across the Caribbean nation. In a statement, HRW said criminal gangs have escalated their attacks in Port-au-Prince since late...

Colombia remains open to dialogue with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels despite their recent offensive in the country's east, peace commissioner Otty Patino said, as the Colombian government moves ahead with a separate process with some 300 fighters who split from the group. The government of...

More than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in Haiti’s capital, according to a report by the U.N. political mission in Haiti that questioned the delay in the response by authorities. The report notes that during the first attack—in late January on Kenscoff, in the...

United States air strikes have killed at least four people in Yemen’s Sanaa, according to the Ministry of Health. The attacks on the capital hit a home and wounded more than 20 other people, including four women and children, according to local sources. U.S. warplanes launched three other air...

Thousands of Haitians took to the streets in Port-au-Prince to express their anger against armed gangs that control nearly all of the capital and surrounding areas and the government's failure to hold them off. Violent armed groups have united behind a coalition known as Viv Ansanm and forced over 1...