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A woman could be Mexico’s next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers

Concepcion Alejo is used to being invisible. Alejo, 43, touches her face up with makeup on a Tuesday morning, and steps out of her tiny...

More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources — ones that...

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in nearly 25 years damages buildings, leaving 4 dead

Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter century rocked the island during the morning rush hour on Wednesday, damaging buildings and causing the deaths of...

Over 300 detained in Russia as country mourns the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s fiercest foe

Over 300 people were detained in Russia while paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

Biden said in a written statement that the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner (of) our choosing.”

A cluster of lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon that lasted 1,000 years has been mapped

A series of earthen mounds and buried roads in Ecuador was first noticed more than two decades ago by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain.

US, British militaries launch massive retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen

The military targets included air defense and coastal radar sites, drone and missile storage and launching locations.

Armed men storm an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate

No one was killed in the attack, and authorities later said that all the masked intruders had been arrested, 13 in all, and would be charged with terrorism.

The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement

Mexico also resumed flying and busing them to the southern part of the country and started flying some home to Venezuela.

Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul

The planned overhaul sparked months of mass protests, threatened to trigger a constitutional crisis.

Migrant caravan in southern Mexico marks Christmas Day by trudging onward

Christmas Day meant the same as any other day for thousands of migrants walking through southern Mexico.

The US has released an ally of Venezuela’s president in a swap for jailed American

Alex Saab was released from custody. Maduro will free some, if not all, of the at least 10 U.S. citizens who remain imprisoned in Venezuela.

Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza

Israeli protesters are urging their government to renew negotiations with Gaza’s Hamas rulers.

Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare

Poor sanitation and a lack of robust health systems have contributed to a rise in cases.

In inaugural speech, Argentina’s Javier Milei prepares nation for painful shock adjustment

Milei said in his address to thousands of supporters in the capital, Buenos Aires, that the country doesn’t have time to consider other alternatives.

Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades

Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a criminal complaint and more details about the case are expected to be made public at a court appearance.

Venezuelans approve a referendum to claim sovereignty over a swathe of neighboring Guyana

Venezuela has long argued the territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago.

One of world’s largest icebergs drifting beyond Antarctic waters after it was grounded for 3 decades

The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London.

Right-wing populist Milei set to take Argentina down uncharted path: ‘No room for lukewarm measures’

What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality: Right-wing populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s presidency.

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