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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:53:00 GMT
Cuba says four killed on Florida-registered speedboat after shootout in territorial waters
February 25, 2026. Cuba said its border guard forces killed four people and wounded six others during an exchange of fire with a civilian speedboat registered in Florida that, according to Havana, entered Cuban territorial wate...

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:30:00 GMT
Petro signs petition sheet backing a constituent assembly push in Colombia
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday signed one of the official sheets being used by a left-leaning citizens’ committee to collect signatures in support of calling a National Constituent Assembly. The move came during...

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:52:00 GMT
Orsi and Lacalle Pou reunite at Uruguayan Air Force event marking arrival of A-29 Super Tucanos
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and former president Luis Lacalle Pou attended an Air Force ceremony at Base Aérea No. 1 (Route 101, Canelones) for the presentation of the first A-29 Super Tucano aircraft entering service wi...

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:05:00 GMT
Colombia brings 12 Mexican Mennonites to trial over deforestation
Colombia’s prosecutor’s office is taking 12 Mexican Mennonites to trial over alleged deforestation of more than 100 hectares in rural Puerto Gaitán, Meta province, tied to agricultural land development carried out between ...

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:12:00 GMT
Mexico deploys thousands of troops after violence flares following “El Mencho” death
Mexico has deployed thousands of additional soldiers and security personnel to contain a wave of violence reported across at least 20 states after the death in custody of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — known as “El Mencho” ...

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