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Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:53:00 GMT
Colombia: Ruling-party candidate to file criminal complaint against ex-President Pastrana over Epstein files
Senator Iván Cepeda, the presidential candidate of Colombia’s ruling Pacto Histórico coalition, said he will file a criminal complaint against former President Andrés Pastrana (1998–2002) after Pastrana’s name appeared...

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:20:00 GMT
Cuba tells airlines it will run out of jet fuel as of Monday, deepening energy crisis
Cuba has warned international airlines that it will run out of aviation fuel starting Monday, widening an energy emergency that has already disrupted transport, public services and economic activity — and now threatens to fur...

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:43:00 GMT
Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: a tribute to Puerto Rico and a defense of America beyond the US
Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl LX halftime show into a hemispheric cultural statement: Puerto Rico at the center, Spanish as the primary language, and an idea of “America” that stretches beyond the United States.

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:34:00 GMT
Fuel crunch halts Havana buses, squeezes hospitals and deepens Cuba’s power cuts
Cuba’s fuel shortage is rippling through daily life, with Havana’s urban bus network largely shut down, hospitals preparing to scale back non-urgent services, and longer planned blackouts announced in some areas—while soc...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:41:00 GMT
Pope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances
Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S.-born pontiff back to a country where he served as a bi...

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