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In the heart of Paraguay's capital Asuncion, a tropical city close to the Argentine border, voters are gearing up for election day on Sunday, with the economy, corruption and Taiwan on their minds. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/oSCdhrg

"Petro has shown he wants to be an international leader and to represent Latin America in these big contexts, and the Biden administration was ready to recognize him as such," Guzman told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/nkjaCGB

Attorneys for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro say he had only accidentally created a Facebook post questioning the results of 2022's presidental elections -- a post that has come under the scrutiny of authorities investigating whether the ex-leader had a role in inciting the country's January 8 riots. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/DykciZv

More than a dozen people were lynched by a crowd in Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Monday, on suspicion of being gang members, according to authorities. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/cCS2Eir

The Mexican navy has seized almost 10 tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila intended for export, it said in a statement on Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/CuYWOGS

Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital, Lima, on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/Mr6phXq

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Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the country's northwestern Boyaca region, according to the city's council. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/xKBRUhb

An activist in Argentina says Pope Francis supported same-sex civil unions when the pope was an archbishop from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/sMmlyDd

A photo of a listening device in a room where attorneys met with terror detainees at Guantanamo Bay caused a stir this month, but a senior military official says it is a relic from the days when interrogations occurred in the facility. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/UZ4BAd7

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Read CNN's Fast Facts about Leopoldo López, a Venezuelan opposition leader who was imprisoned on charges of inciting anti-government protests. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/txED9F3

A man dressed in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag walks towards a glass table inside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia with a metal rod in his hand. In one decisive swoop he swings it towards the table, shattering it to pieces. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/RxDJGSc

An air cargo container carrying more than $15 million in gold and other valuables disappeared from Toronto's Pearson International Airport Monday, and police are still trying to find out who is behind the high-value heist. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/Qtosa2Y

United States President Joe Biden pledged a $500 million investment to the Amazon Fund on Thursday, a sum that would make his country one of the world's largest donors to the international conservation program to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/7rsimAI

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appealed to Mexico's Congress to help defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine as he attempted to shore up support in the war against Russia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/lucU716

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel was given a second five year term by the country's National Assembly on Wednesday, despite the severe economic conditions currently faced by the communist-run island. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/19ezWfJ

Two men have been wounded in what Israeli police say was a suspected "terror attack" that took place near the Shimon Hatzadik tomb in East Jerusalem early Tuesday local time. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/u9snvZO

At least 21 people have died after a fire broke out in Changfeng Hospital in China's capital Beijing, state media CCTV reported on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/N1bI7i3

Melbourne has overtaken Sydney to become Australia's largest city by population — thanks to a technicality. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/EwDNStl

"We don't need or want a secret police station in our great city," said Breon Peace, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York on Monday -- expressing the likely feeling of many Americans at the news that the FBI has arrested two alleged agents for the Chinese government accused of working to harass and silence its critics in the US. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/VLHhoXJ

An Australian man has been refused bail after being charged with a foreign interference offense for accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents, with a Sydney court saying his close ties to China made him a flight risk. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/EJsx9Or

"We don't need or want a secret police station in our great city," said Breon Peace, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York on Monday -- expressing the likely feeling of many Americans at the news that the FBI has arrested two alleged agents for the Chinese government accused of working to harass and silence its critics in the US. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/VLHhoXJ

A US helicopter raid in northeast Syria targeted a senior ISIS leader and planner early Monday morning, according to a spokesman for US Central Command. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/DwTYUsV

The Grand National is regarded as a national institution by many in the United Kingdom, a must-watch sporting event -- but it is also one of the most controversial horse races in the world. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/bvWB4Gl

Police have raided the home of a man suspected of throwing an explosive near Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as the leader vowed to ensure maximum security to keep global dignitaries safe during G7 meetings in the country next month. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5FxJSEO

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu met Sunday in Moscow, where the two hailed their countries' close military cooperation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/icZqOQ5

On Wednesday, TV personality Tan France was spotted in New York City in a flash of lilac nylon. France, who serves as the style expert on Netflix's "Queer Eye," among other gigs, brought a pop of color to an otherwise muted ensemble with some statement hosiery. And while his tights were opaque, they were a clear marker of what could be next in fashion. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hOiHMSc

Police in Malaysia say they are investigating the death of a woman whose decomposing body was discovered in a travel bag at an abandoned bus station. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FHEizdV

As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route in the central Mediterranean last week, Italian authorities led a major rescue operation following the reported refusal of Maltese authorities to retrieve those on board. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/jSV2aq0

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed on Sunday to keep world leaders safe during G7 meetings in the country, a day after a man threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at him during a campaign speech. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hmqs8tF

When Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen defied warnings from China to meet with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California earlier this month, Beijing's aggressive military response reverberated around the world. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1KWuGbn

At least seven people were killed, including a child, when gunmen opened fire at a public swimming pool in Mexico on Saturday, according to local authorities. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/pUaqBA1

At least 25 people were killed and 183 others injured in ongoing clashes across Sudan, the Sudanese Central Medical Committee told CNN on Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FeUqjJA

France's top court on Friday approved the government's unpopular plans to raise the age of retirement, in a huge win for President Emmanuel Macron in the face of mass protests across the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4lCejpc

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after an explosion at a venue where he was giving an outdoor speech. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lYNg8br

There is always a crowd, but it can feel very lonely. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/K6BPfg3

A CNN team trekked nearly 70 miles across the Darién Gap, a stretch of remote jungle connecting South and Central America, to see why so many are resorting to the perilous route to make it to the United States. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/K6BPfg3

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to testify before Federal Police within the next 10 days, as part of an investigation into the events of January 8, when the former president's supporters attacked government buildings. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/43yMIcA

Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to testify before Federal Police within the next 10 days, as part of an investigation into the events of January 8, when the former president's supporters attacked government buildings. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/43yMIcA

Paul Templer was living his best life. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5AlmRSQ

Two nuns who worked at a nursing home in Nicaragua were expelled from the country this week, amid a far-reaching crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists and the Catholic church by the government of President Daniel Ortega. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/rMmdPbG

Almost 9,700 children and adolescents have tried to cross the infamous Darien Gap in the first two months of 2023, a seven-fold increase compared to the same period in 2022, according to a UNICEF report. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/e7K5kOt

Two nuns who worked at a nursing home in Nicaragua were expelled from the country this week, amid a far-reaching crackdown on opposition leaders, journalists and the Catholic church by the government of President Daniel Ortega. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/rMmdPbG

A hippo descended from the private menagerie of druglord Pablo Escobar has died in Colombia after being hit by a car, according to a statement from Colombian officials. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/6GXIDVY

Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed are the oldest bat fossils ever found, and they reveal a new species of flying mammal. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/b3NJPpB

Mexican authorities are investigating the head of the country's immigration agency, in the wake of last month's deadly fire in a migrant detention center that killed at least 38 people and left dozens injured. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/0r3pGNA

As Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in China today, his visit marks Brazil's return to the diplomatic stage among the Global South -- but also reveals a growing distance from geopolitical questions preoccupying the West. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/XDYB9Ll

As Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives in China today, his visit marks Brazil's return to the diplomatic stage among the Global South -- but also reveals a growing distance from geopolitical questions preoccupying the West. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/XDYB9Ll

Dozens of dead stingrays appeared on a beach in Rio de Janeiro this week, sparking confusion and concern in the local community. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/n73tWfN

A set of highly classified Pentagon documents that leaked online in recent weeks in an apparent major security breach reveal American intelligence gathering on its key partners, adversaries and competitors -- including China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/QwZr1cp

A major cyclone is intensifying off the coast of Western Australia with warnings that it could be the most powerful storm to make landfall in the area in more than a decade. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/U8eOryK

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is heading to China on a state visit this week, with talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping expected to focus largely on trade, as well as the war in Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/g8fzRFw

He'd spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Tn3iNWX

Around 100 people, including women and children, have been killed after Myanmar's military junta bombed the Kant Balu township in the Sagaing region on Tuesday, according to the shadow government of the ousted administration. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OCd7HPK

The Italian Coast Guard is escorting a boat carrying 400 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, according to the volunteer-run service Alarm Phone, which received the boat's distress call on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/jqHZOlK

A severe sandstorm has cloaked Beijing and China's northeastern regions for the fourth time in a month forcing some residents to stay indoors protect themselves from dense air pollution. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FSHmdsx

High pollution levels in Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai and surrounding provinces are keeping tourists away and alarming locals, with the government on Monday, April 10, urging residents to avoid outdoor activities. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iXekSM7

There's been a seismic shift in investor perspective: Bad news is no longer good news. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NDuh27W

A boat carrying around 400 migrants is adrift in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Malta, and is at risk of capsizing after being stranded for at least 24 hours, along an immigration route that NGOs have warned is perilously dangerous. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/9Whgajs

Lauren and Emily Blewitt may have been in preschool at the time, but they were old enough to know that then-Vice President Joe Biden had committed a serious breach of mealtime etiquette. "He was just eating our chips!" Lauren, 10, says -- a mixture of delight and outrage crossing her face. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/8Bs2WCu

Lawyer Xu Zhiyong has spent nearly two decades fighting for human rights in China, and on Monday he was handed one of the longest prison sentences ever issued for civil activism under Xi Jinping's crackdown on dissent. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lobtAVs

The US Navy has sent a destroyer close to a contested island in the South China Sea that Beijing has fortified with military installations to stake its territorial claims on the region. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/OKil5bM

Tigers once roamed across Asia, their numbers as high as 100,000 at the start of the 20th century, before the species plummeted to the brink of extinction. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/O4oCAmy

Residents in the German city of Hamburg have been warned of heavy smoke and possible toxins in the air after a major fire broke out at a warehouse. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hgpdczK

At least 44 civilians were killed in two separate attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso, authorities there said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/HN7oa5r

"God protects me," says 73-year-old Tamara. She's one of the few people who have stayed in the town of Konstantinivka, eastern Ukraine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ISiMbkq

Cori Conlon grew up thinking Protestants were "the bad guys." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/f5UX3GH

China said Sunday it was simulating precision attacks on key targets in Taiwan as the military drills it launched in response to the island president's meeting with the US House Speaker entered a second day. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/sqNPOyG

There's an old Chinese saying that goes: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/MfLUihj

Iranian authorities are to use cameras in public places to identify women who violate the country's hijab law, state media reported. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mOM75pw

An Italian tourist was killed and seven people wounded in a car-ramming attack in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday evening. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/M7yXtrT

Farmers in central and eastern Europe protested this week against the impact of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, which have undercut domestic prices and hit the sales of local producers. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6ZsHJPi

• DOJ opens investigation into leaks of apparent classified US military documents • Analysis: As the Ukraine war grinds on, the EU finds it needs China more than ever from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/xhIAPXg

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared Iftar with Ukrainian Muslim soldiers observing Ramadan on Friday, in what he said would become an annual "new tradition of respect." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/W0In2My

While China and Russia have strengthened ties since the Kremlin's brutal invasion of Ukraine, the US has not seen evidence that China has provided systemic material support to the Kremlin as Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government look for avenues to evade Western sanctions and backfill its military, according to senior US Treasury officials. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kyvBI9O

China has slapped sanctions on two American organizations that hosted Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during her recent travel in the United States, which Beijing had fiercely condemned. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/foB16EI

US President Joe Biden will visit Belfast, Northern Ireland, next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA), a peace deal that brought an end to decades of sectarian violence on the island of Ireland known as "the Troubles."  from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/b6PJNO0

He'd spent years backpacking around the world, and Japanese traveler Daisuke Kajiyama was finally ready to return home to pursue his long-held dream of opening up a guesthouse. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6QF5LHD

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it would make a "meaningful" cut to chip production after flagging a worse-than-expected 96% plunge in quarterly operating profit, as a sharp downturn in the global semiconductor market worsens. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/bv9BQcX

A Spanish TV actress has sparked controversy after using a surrogate to fulfil what she says was the final wish of her dead son: to have a child. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nqyEmbl

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Afghan men working for the United Nations in Kabul will stay home in solidarity with their female colleagues after the Taliban prohibited Afghan women from working for the global organization, according to a senior UN official. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GXgbiJa

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said farewell to politics Wednesday with a rousing speech that assured other nerds, criers, and huggers that they too could one day lead. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/7ngfHlE

Smoke from fires in northern Thailand is making it hard to breathe, and at least one hospital in Chiang Mai says it's reached "full ward capacity" as people present with respiratory issues from breathing air pollution. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ITjRbDm

A slow moving environmental catastrophe is unfolding in a marine ecosystem home to some of the world's rarest species, including the critically endangered hawksbill turtle, as well as whale sharks, giant manta rays and dugongs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/wtodxzs

CNN political contributor Maggie Haberman explains the reasoning behind Donald Trump's attacks on the judge and his family during a speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort after he was arraigned on felony charges. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/HfpV5Ji

The killing of Russian military journalist Vladlen Tatarsky has set off angry demands among politicians and commentators in Russia for the return of the death penalty, and for a merciless crackdown on dissent through greater use of terrorism and treason charges. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/z6i2W1F

The people of Paris have spoken loud and clear: get electric scooters off of our streets. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/QuYGZe1

Tunisian President Kais Saied's almost two-week absence has raised questions about his health and succession in a country that has become increasingly authoritarian since he took power. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hOgBHlf

A man who admitted abducting a four-year-old girl from a remote campsite in Western Australia and holding her for 18 days during a massive police search has been sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/XEWK3IM

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A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5A13kyM

The British pound crashed to a record low last fall as investors rebelled against budget plans by former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Now, it's enjoying a comeback. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/LIHaBvq

Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offenses punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences, a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/vxfuVIp

Australia has joined other countries in banning the use of TikTok on devices used by federal departments and agencies. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RAKstqo

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Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/9pvQJyq

Twitter's traditional bird icon was booted and replaced with an image of a Shiba Inu, an apparent nod to dogecoin, the joke cryptocurrency that CEO Elon Musk is being sued over. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/FoXtvbf

OPEC and its allies' surprise move to slash oil production will soon be felt at US gas pumps. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/M3HYCf7

The Justice Department has obtained new evidence suggesting potential obstruction by former President Donald Trump in the agency's probe of his handling of classified documents, The Washington Post reported Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/BIad71C

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is investigating reports that Liverpool's team bus was damaged after the club's English Premier League match against Manchester City, the police force said in a statement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4EKcqa7

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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is investigating reports that Liverpool's team bus was damaged after the club's English Premier League match against Manchester City, the police force said in a statement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/4EKcqa7

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For nearly a minute, the 4-year-old boy attempts to valiantly escape the hungry pack of stray dogs as they circle around him. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/8VjzXnb

For nearly a minute, the 4-year-old boy attempts to valiantly escape the hungry pack of stray dogs as they circle around him. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/8VjzXnb

A missing Florida boy was found dead Friday after authorities say they discovered the 2-year-old's body in the mouth of an alligator in St. Petersburg, Florida. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/XVMx0N4

One person was killed and 28 others were injured after a full roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday evening, officials said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/RAEQF48

A group called Ultima Generazione or Last Generation have poured what they described as a charcoal-based black liquid into the water of the Barcaccia fountain at the base of the Spanish Steps in central Rome. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dwTSy0N

Cinnamon, the goat, and Felix, the 1-year-old bulldog mix, are an unlikely duo, but best friends, nonetheless.  from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/DbwkRLi