Megan Janetsky

People attend a student-led march on National Youth Day to call for the release of detainees, considered to be political prisoners by their relatives and human rights groups, in Valencia, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)

US and Venezuela agree to reestablish diplomatic relations in major shift after former President Nicolás Maduro’s ouster

March 5, 2026 at 8:22 p.m.

The United States and Venezuela agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship.

Vehicles pass a burned car a day after the Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in Guadalajara, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mexican cartel clashes fuel worries in lead up to FIFA World Cup

February 24, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

Fighting between the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Mexican security forces raged on in a number of states Monday, fueling fears among many like Aguirre that there will be more...

A man rides a bike next to a convenience store that was set on fire, in San Francisco del Ricon, Guanajuato state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Alfredo Valadez)

Security forces keep up fight with cartel gunmen a day after the Mexican military killed a drug lord

February 23, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

Several Mexican states canceled school on Monday, with local and foreign governments warning their citizens to stay inside after widespread violence erupted following the army’s killing of the powerful leader...

FILE – Avocados imported from Mexico are for sale in a supermarket in Miami as the United States imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico, starting a trade war with its closest neighbors and allies Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)

Global leaders and businesses pore over fallout of more US tariff swoons

February 21, 2026 at 2:03 p.m.

Governments and companies around the world scrambled Saturday to determine the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down some of the Trump administration sweeping global tariffs.

Relatives of Edilson Torres, a Venezuelan police officer who died in prison a month after being arrested on accusations of treason, gather around his grave during his funeral in Guanare, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are ‘political prisoners’

January 14, 2026 at 8:21 a.m.

Now scores of families — who once hesitated to approach advocacy groups — are coming forward to register their loved ones as “political prisoners” in the hope that they might...

President Donald Trump dances as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

January 6, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday on his social media site that “Interim Authorities” in Venezuela would be selling 30 million to 50 million barrels of “High Quality” oil to the...

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro divides a changed region, thrilling Trump’s allies and threatening his foes

January 5, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

In his celebratory news conference on the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump set out an extraordinarily forthright view of the use of U.S. power...

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