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Uruguay: Orsi defends “stability” in first-year address, announces justice ministry and new projects

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France to boost nuclear arsenal and extend “advanced deterrence” to European partners

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Revolutionary Guard say Strait of Hormuz is “closed”

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Orsi’s first year in power: unemployment and crime fall, wages edge up, growth moderate in Uruguay

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Oil jumps and shares fall as Iran warnings chill Strait of Hormuz traffic and shipping reroutes spread

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Iran hits UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in EU-member Cyprus after Starmer announces support for US

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Milei urges US “strategic alliance” as “state policy,” outlines sweeping reform push in Congress speech

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Israel launches new wave of strikes “in the heart of Tehran” as Iran replies with missiles and drones

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Ecuador’s rainy season: 21,089 affected as regional emergency remains in force across eight provinces

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Hezbollah fires first cross-border projectiles since 2024 ceasefire as Israel strikes Lebanon

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One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago

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Willian and Kate release a statement to mark St David, patron saint of Wales

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Navarrete stops Nunez to unify super-featherweight titles

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Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes

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Chile: undersea cable dispute triggers US visa curbs, leaves Kast to decide on China Mobile project

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US and Israel launch strikes on Iran; Trump calls them a “massive” operation as Tehran vows retaliation

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Uruguay approves offshore 3D seismic survey for oil exploration, sets marine safeguards

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Poll shows Flávio Bolsonaro drawing level with Lula in a potential Brazil runoff

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At least 20 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes in Bolivia

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Bolivia military plane carrying central bank cash crashes; crowd tries to grab banknotes

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Argentina lowers age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14, Senate approves new juvenile regime

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Trump floats a “friendly takeover” of Cuba, says talks are under way with Havana

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European Commission announces provisional entry into force for the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur deal

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U.S. ambassador in Israel urges staff: leave “TODAY” amid security risks

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Why Trump means the Cuban Revolution faces its biggest threat yet

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American citizen among those killed in Cuba boat shooting, US official says

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Uruguay and Argentina ratify the EU-Mercosur deal, leaving entry into force to Brussels

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UK government says “no pause” in the Chagos Islands ratification process in Parliament

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Latin America’s best- and worst-rated presidents in new poll: Bukele the best, Delcy the worst

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Cuba says it foiled ‘terrorist’ infiltration after shootout with Florida-registered speedboat

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UK government actions to help families with impact of the cost of living

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Royal Navy Type 31 frigates landmark, HMS Active rolls out and steel cut for HMS Bulldog

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U.S. citizen killed in deadly Cuba boat shooting

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FIFA's Infantino confident Mexico can co-host World Cup despite cartel violence

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Cuba says four killed on Florida-registered speedboat after shootout in territorial waters

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Brazil: Brazão brothers sentenced to 76 years for ordering Marielle Franco killing

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Venezuela attorney general Tarek William Saab resigns, takes interim ombudsman role

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Watch: BBC on streets of Mexican city gripped by deadly cartel violence

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Cuba says 4 killed in speedboat shooting were attempting to infiltrate the country

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Cuba says group shot on US-registered speedboat planned 'armed infiltration'

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Politician brothers convicted in Brazil for ordering murder of prominent councillor

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'Fear is everywhere': BBC reports from Mexican city turned into war zone by drug cartel feud

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Falklands, review and challenges for FIGAS, the Islands Air Service

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Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help'

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UK Speaker says he shared information with police amid claims Mandelson planned to flee abroad

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Trump delivers longest recorded State of the Union amid polarization, with tariffs and foreign policy under scrutiny

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BBC sees damage in Puerto Vallarta after Mexican cartel violence

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Heavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais

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Petro signs petition sheet backing a constituent assembly push in Colombia

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Threat of further violence looms after Mexican cartel rampage

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