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Mexico plans to launch an asylum processing app next week

Mexico is launching an app to speed up its asylum process amid record levels of asylum seekers, even as a similar US app comes under fierce criticism for glitches and difficulty of use. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/cVM4sGT

Balancing the fight for justice with family life: Interview with Nicaraguan dissident Felix Maradiaga and Berta Valle

'After all this work that we do as human rights defenders, there's a private life that also has to be taken care of. ' from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/TchFRv1

Canada's ex-Conservative party leader says Chinese misinformation campaign targeted him in last election

Canada's former Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole has accused China of targeting him with misinformation and voter suppression campaigns during the 2021 election, citing intelligence from Canada's spy agency. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/IVBX2tz

Indigenous groups protest Brazilian bill that would limit recognition of ancestral lands

Indigenous groups blocked a highway just outside the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo and burned tires in the early hours of Tuesday to protest a draft bill that could hamper efforts for indigenous ancestral lands to gain protected status. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/g2fFGDn

Brazil's Lula proposes common South American currency

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva proposed creating a common currency in the region during a meeting with South American heads of state in Brasilia on Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/mA5wQPi

Natalee Holloway case suspect Joran van der Sloot beaten in Peruvian prison, attorney tells ABC News

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, was "severely" beaten in a Peruvian prison, his attorney told ABC News on Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/oceamSL

Four children remain missing in the Colombian jungle. Their plight is the latest air travel mishap in the Amazon

"We had not been in air for more than 30 seconds... suddenly, the engine started coughing. We could see the propeller slowing down and the plane losing altitude," says Diego Londoño, a 30-year-old man from the remote Colombian Amazon town of Mitú, who was flying from his hometown to San Jose del Guaviare three months ago when the plane suddenly lost power midair. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/52RD0vK

American 'stolen' as a baby finds family in Chile

Scott Lieberman, an American who lives in San Francisco, always knew that he was adopted from Chile. What he did not know was that he had been stolen as an infant. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/5YqTcPX

Brazil to host UN climate summit in the Amazon in 2025

The United Nations has chosen Brazil to host the international climate meeting, COP30, in the Amazonian city of Belém do Pará in 2025, the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/fsM7OEY

Peru protesters, including children, killed in 'extrajudicial executions' by security forces, Amnesty finds

Peruvian security forces carried out widespread attacks against protestors with "extrajudicial executions "and "widespread use of lethal ammunition" earlier this year, while trying to contain mass protests that started in December 2022, according to Amnesty International. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/haOzqAN

Student suspected of starting deadly dormitory fire in Guyana, say police

A female student is suspected of starting a deadly school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana, after her cell phone was taken away by a dormitory teacher, according to local police. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/HLsTcwl

Millions prepare for evacuation as Popocatépetl volcano spews ash in Mexico

Millions of people in Mexico have been warned to prepare for a possible evacuation after increased activity from the country's most dangerous active volcano, which has been spewing ash into several nearby towns since last week, according to authorities. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/h2FbmIS

Hundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malware

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On-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News says in statement

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Russia 'going backwards' in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, Western officials say

• Two men claiming to be ex-Wagner fighters said they killed civilians in Ukraine. One recanted. Wagner is looking for the other from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Intl Homepage - News https://ift.tt/TIjn60w

School dormitory blaze kills 20 in Guyana

At least 20 people have been killed and several others injured in a "horrific" school dormitory fire in the South American country of Guyana, officials said on Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/K0FNsvB

Search for missing children in Colombia puts spotlight on air travel in Amazon

As the Colombian military frantically searches for four children missing after a jungle plane crash over two weeks ago, new details are emerging about the plane's history -- and local concerns over the safety of air travel in that part of the Amazon. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/HdeLpGR

Analysis: Is Mexico doing the US's 'dirty work' when it comes to migration?

Marilyn Lomas had finally made it. In front of the Ecuadorian migrant, her husband, and their two children, was the Suchiate. The mighty river's waters can occasionally turn dangerous for migrants and marks the southwestern most part of the 956 kilometer (594 mile) border between Mexico and Guatemala. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/IMVpzN3

Canada says 'all options on table' over claims China tried to interfere in election, harass lawmaker

Canada and China have become embroiled in a fresh diplomatic row after Ottawa summoned Beijing's ambassador to respond to allegations that Beijing tried to intimidate a Canadian politician and interfere in its elections. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/fK6x2dT

Turkey gifts Mexico puppy after rescue dog dies on earthquake duty

Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/QRp5WkV

Canadian man charged with aiding suicide by selling lethal substance online

Canadian police have charged a 57-year-old man with two counts of counseling or aiding suicide after he allegedly marketed and distributed a lethal substance online to individuals at risk of self-harm. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/J9shNda

Brazilian police raid former President Bolsonaro's home, arrest former aide: CNN Brasil

Brazilian Federal Police arrested one of former President Jair Bolsonaro's closest aides and two others, in connection to the investigation of a gang that allegedly falsified data on Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil. Sixteen search and seizure warrants and six arrest warrants were also served, police said in a statement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/GjvchMX

Venezuela's Juan Guaidó seeks support in Washington after causing a stir in Colombia

Former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is visiting Washington DC this week where he hopes to meet with the Biden administration, he told reporters on Tuesday, where he said that he was not seeking asylum in the US and was only visiting the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/gB7hJG8

Opponents slam Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's election victory as a sham

Socialist President Nicolas Maduro has won another six years in power in crisis-hit Venezuela, in an election that the opposition and Western powers denounced as a sham. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/d8Fs69D

Raul Castro Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Raul Castro, the former President of Cuba and the brother of former President Fidel Castro. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/Ke3tROq

Analysis: As China, Russia, and Trump challenge the old rules of global politics, G7 aims to shore them up

The old rules of politics are being smashed all over the world. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/MrFTnIY

Colombian government official "confident" four children were found alive days after jungle crash

A Colombian government official is "very confident" four children were found alive 17 days after their plane crashed in the Amazon jungle but is awaiting further proof. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/D6ZfdpA

Hundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malware

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On-air claims about Dominion Voting Systems were false, Fox News says in statement

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Russia 'going backwards' in equipment and deploying post WWII-era tanks, Western officials say

• Two men claiming to be ex-Wagner fighters said they killed civilians in Ukraine. One recanted. Wagner is looking for the other from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Intl Homepage - News https://ift.tt/JDbw9gF

Security forces in El Salvador surround town after officer is killed

Thousands of security forces in El Salvador surrounded a northern town on Wednesday in a bid to arrest those behind the alleged gang-related killing of a police officer, according to President Nayib Bukele. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/SrlNRFb

Exclusive: Prince Harry and Meghan's security detail says car chase 'could have been fatal'

A member of the security team protecting Prince Harry and Meghan has described a "chaotic" chase in New York involving paparazzi photographers on Tuesday, saying it could have ended with fatalities. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/1Sazx2B

Prince Harry and Meghan involved in "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi in NY

Prince Harry and Meghan involved in "near catastrophic car chase" involving a paparazzi in New York on Tuesday night, his spokesperson says. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/2rk9Ote

Ecuador's president, facing looming impeachment vote, dissolves country's national assembly

Ecuador's embattled President Guillermo Lasso, who is facing a looming impeachment vote, has invoked a procedure whereby the opposition-led National Assembly is dissolved and snap elections will be called, according to a decree published on the website of the presidency. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/L8YxVTR

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso fights for political survival as impeachment trial looms

Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso appeared before lawmakers on Tuesday in a showdown with potentially dramatic consequences: The embattled president faces a looming impeachment vote -- but could turn the tables on his political enemies through a constitutional clause known as "mutual death." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/bqHuiLy

On board a perilous freight train with families hoping to reach the US

Sick and tired travelers on top of a freight train near Ciudad Juarez tell CNN how they've been attacked and suffered as they try to get closer to the US border. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/YLbw5Av

One of the last people to see Natalee Holloway alive in 2005 is being extradited to the US

Joran van der Sloot, one of the last people to see American Natalee Holloway alive in Aruba in 2005 before she disappeared, will be extradited to the US, according to a family statement released Wednesday which was obtained by CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/EqOyJgk

Wildfires in Alberta off to an exponentially fast start compared to recent years

Devastating wildfires in Alberta have burned more than 150 times more area than in the last five years combined at this same point in the year, according to statistics from the Alberta government. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/2ID3vQc

Brazilian politician David Miranda has died at age 37, says husband Glenn Greenwald

David Miranda, a Brazilian politician, has died following a nine month battle in intensive care, according to a tweet on Tuesday from his husband, journalist Glenn Greenwald. He was 37 years old. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/4npEW7k

Analysis: Three experts explain America's gun politics

At this point, it's no surprise that there's been another mass shooting in America. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/asdRnF3

Families ride freight trains to reach US border

CNN sees some of the thousands of people arriving at the US-Mexico border ahead of the Title 42 immigration change, many risking everything they have on top of trains. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/50kzJOW

Canada declares Chinese diplomat 'persona non grata'

Canada decided to expel a Chinese diplomat on Monday, following an uproar in the country over allegations of political meddling, which Beijing has fiercely denied. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/BPZ10xM

Cuban police crackdown on demonstrators protesting widespread shortages

Cuban police cracked down on protesters in the isolated town of Caimanera, close to the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison, after dozens took to the streets on Saturday demanding better living conditions and freedom. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/vP89sHo

Fire kills at least 27 in Peruvian gold mine

A fire in a small gold mine in southern Peru has killed at least 27 people, the local government said on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/DsFBES9

Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27, country's worst in two decades

A fire in a small gold mine in southern Peru has left 27 people dead, authorities said on Sunday, in the country's single deadliest mining accident in more than two decades. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/S3eXBVn

Canada summons Chinese ambassador over allegations of political interference

Canada summoned China's ambassador on Wednesday to respond to allegations of political interference and intimidation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/ypEA8GD

Turkey gifts Mexico puppy after rescue dog dies on earthquake duty

Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/nbQR1sk

Ecuador is in trouble and its president may pay the price

Ecuador was known as the "isla de paz" -- an island of peace -- in the 1980s, when compared to its neighbors Colombia and Peru, some of the world's biggest producers of cocaine. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/8byTtdn

Canadian man charged with aiding suicide by selling lethal substance online

Canadian police have charged a 57-year-old man with two counts of counseling or aiding suicide after he allegedly marketed and distributed a lethal substance online to individuals at risk of self-harm. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/Lb7WSnM

Brazilian police raid former President Bolsonaro's home, arrest former aide: CNN Brasil

Brazilian Federal Police arrested one of former President Jair Bolsonaro's closest aides and two others, in connection to the investigation of a gang that allegedly falsified data on Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil. Sixteen search and seizure warrants and six arrest warrants were also served, police said in a statement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/bqF4ZzM

Venezuela's Juan Guaidó seeks support in Washington after causing a stir in Colombia

Former Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is visiting Washington DC this week where he hopes to meet with the Biden administration, he told reporters on Tuesday, where he said that he was not seeking asylum in the US and was only visiting the country. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/8sEng4X

Cuba fuel shortages spark fistfights, queues and holiday cutbacks

As the gas lines grow longer, tempers in Cuba are growing shorter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - Regions - Americas https://ift.tt/WenvKhk