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Venezuela’s state-owned energy company Corpoelec and General Electric (GE) Vernova on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the recovery of Venezuela’s rundown power grid — which was left in a dire state after decades of socialist mismanagement.

Argentinian and Algerian fans broke out in a massive melee in New York City’s Times Square ahead of their teams’ World Cup game on Monday.

Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and far-left Senator Iván Cepeda closed their respective campaigns this weekend ahead of Colombia’s June 21 presidential runoff election.

Brazil’s Lula da Silva landed in France for this week’s 52nd G7 Summit amid expectations of a possible new meeting with President Trump.

Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said.

Russia is operating extensive influence and misinformation networks across 13 Latin American nations to exploit anti-U.S. and anti-Europe resentment in favor of Moscow, a new study by the Brazilian independent news agency Agência Lupa revealed this week.

Conservative former first lady Keiko Fujimori regained the lead in Peru’s razor-thin presidential runoff against radical leftist lawmaker Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino on Thursday morning as authorities review the last, highly crucial vote tallies that will determine the winner.

For the first time, the number of Chinese migrants has surpassed the number of Dominican-born residents in New York City.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the American military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday.

The Venezuelan socialist regime on Tuesday deployed Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) troops to one of the nation’s most important mining regions, seeking to regain control of the area from criminal organizations as the regime scrambles to reopen the nation’s ravaged mining sector to foreign investment.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sanctioned over 100 members of Nicaragua’s Ortega regime after the death of Brooklyn Rivera.

Outgoing Marxist President of Colombia Gustavo Petro will travel to New York on Tuesday to preside over a U.N. Security Council debate as part of a broader two-day itinerary at the United Nations.

The interim “president” of Venezuela, former Nicolás Maduro henchwoman Delcy Rodríguez, held an in-person meeting with Islamist Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Monday, seeking expanded investments in the impoverished socialist country.

Conservative Keiko Fujimori maintains a narrow lead against far-left Roberto Helbert Sánchez Palomino in Peru’s presidential runoff.

Outgoing Marxist President of Colombia Gustavo Petro triggered a new controversy over the weekend by writing “Heil Hitler” in response to a local opinion piece favorable to outsider conservative presidential frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella.

The U.S. State Department announced a new round of sanctions Thursday on the crème de la crème of Cuba’s communist Castro family dynasty.

“Acting President” of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as India moves to cement its oil and other commercial-related ties with the South American nation.

Colombia’s national soccer team experienced an awkward moment on Thursday during the team’s official FIFA World Cup sendoff ceremony, presided over by outgoing Marxist President Gustavo Petro.

The Venezuelan non-governmental human rights organization Justice, Encounter, and Forgiveness (JEP) said this week that the Venezuelan socialist regime’s largest and most infamous torture complex, the Helicoide (“The Helix”), remains operational despite the regime’s claims.

Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng on Wednesday, touring the country amid her campaign to become the next U.N. Secretary General.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum was quick to rush to the defense of two more governors from her party, MORENA, who sparked a new controversy after a series of reports revealed that they were the target of cartel investigations by the U.S. government and that they had their visas revoked. Both Mexican governors denied the reports.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine visited Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday for the first time — five months after the arrest of Nicolás Maduro.

The international hotel chain Meliá, based in Spain, announced it would stop operating 15 of the 34 hotels it currently administers in Cuba.

Brazilian Senator and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro on Tuesday announced that he will lodge a complaint against socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after Lula publicly insinuated that the sons of former President Jair Bolsonaro deserved to be “hanged” following a visit to the United States.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave his endorsement to Colombia’s conservative presidential frontrunner candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the June 21 runoff election.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is blaming what she calls the American “far right” for worsening relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) applauded the Colombian electoral integrity system following a trip to the country as an observer in Sunday’s presidential election, describing it as “world-class” and a model to learn from for the United States.

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum lashed out against U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson, telling him to butt out of her country’s domestic issues. The comment came in response to Johnson’s earlier statement that the fight against cartels was not political. The scuffle comes at a time of great tension between both countries, as Sheinbaum has been fiercely

Colombian far-left Senator and presidential candidate Iván Cepeda acknowledged on Monday that his team has found no irregularities to suggest fraud in Sunday’s first round presidential election in which he came in second place.

Sandro Castro, grandson of late Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro, mocked Elián González, a former refugee turned regime mascot and lawmaker, this week in a “recap” video of his most recent party.

Sandro Castro, grandson of late Cuban communist dictator Fidel Castro, over the weekend promoted a two-day party at the beach in Varadero while the rest of Cuba endures the abject misery caused by his family’s communist regime.

The French Open is not very appreciative of Adolfo Daniel Vallejo’s opinions about female umpires.

Outsider Colombian conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won Sunday’s first round presidential election, placing him in the lead position in anticipation of a June 21 runoff election against far-left Senator Iván Cepeda.

The outgoing president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, published a rant on social media on Sunday night in which he declared that he would not respect the results of the first round of the presidential election which showed his protege Iván Cepeda in second place.

Authorities in Mexico reported the discovery of a narco-tunnel that spanned almost the length of three football fields and connected the border city of Tijuana with San Diego. The discovery comes at a time of great tension between the U.S. and Mexico’s government over the widespread corruption and cartel influence throughout the country.

Authorities in Mexico debunked a series of articles in U.S. media about a serial killer in the popular beach resort city of Puerto Vallarta.

Mexico’s Congress is moving to amend the country’s constitution to ensure the ruling party remains in power. The move comes at a time when the U.S. government has been exposing the close ties between Mexico’s ruling party, MORENA, and drug cartels while moving to arrest some of its top operators.