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National

San Antonio deaths highlight the dangers people face crossing the border illegally

5:29pm June 29, 2022

by Angela Kocherga

The death of dozens of people in the back of a semi-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, is a reminder of the dangers people face crossing the border illegally. Yet, large numbers of people are trying.

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National

51 immigrants are dead in the worst known human smuggling catastrophe in modern U.S.

6:00pm June 28, 2022

by John Burnett

Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of 51 immigrants. Most of the bodies were found Monday in the oven-like trailer of an 18-wheeler abandoned on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.

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A notepad shows a list of the military officers who spoke at the special tribunal hearing in Ocaña.

World News

Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians

5:58am June 28, 2022

by John Otis

Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.

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Abortion rights activists clad in green and carrying green signs protest outside the Supreme Court on Saturday.

How green became the color of the abortion rights movement

9:24am June 27, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The shade associated with the reproductive rights movement can be traced to Argentina, where a growing number of activists were pushing for the government to legalize abortion.

Protesters rally to show their support for the recent protests and national strike against the government of President Guillermo Lasso in Quito, Ecuador, on June 25, 2022.

World News

Ecuador's government has lifted a state of emergency amid an Indigenous-led strike

2:08am June 26, 2022

by The Associated Press

Ecuador's largest Indigenous organization began a strike two weeks ago to demand gasoline prices be cut, price controls be imposed on agricultural products and a larger budget be set for education.

A patient talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in Madagascar run by MSI Reproductive Choices, an organization that provides contraception and safe abortion services in 37 countries. The group condemned the overturn of Roe v. Wade and war

Global reproductive and women's rights groups react to overturn of Roe v. Wade

4:32pm June 24, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

Some nonprofit groups have welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision. But many global reproductive and women's rights groups condemned the ruling.

Last year, President Biden announced "Build Back Better World," meant to compete with China's Belt and Road Initiative. This year at the G-7, Biden will unveil the first projects.

Biden said the G-7 would counter Chinese influence. This year, he'll try again

3:42pm June 24, 2022

by Tamara Keith

At the last G-7, President Biden announced a plan for the West to counter China's influence in low- and middle-income countries. But not much has happened since. This year, there's a relaunch.

A man prays in front of a sanctuary for the late soccer star Diego Maradona at Argentinos Juniors stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last November.

An Argentine judge orders 8 to face a homicide trial in soccer star Maradona's death

10:00am June 23, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The defendants include a neurosurgeon, two nurses and a car coordinator. Diego Maradona was under their care when he died at age 60 — and prosecutors say they were recklessly negligent.

Pabllo Vittar performs during WorldPride NYC 2019 on Pride Island in New York City.

Pabllo Vittar: The drag queen-superstar fighting for equality in Brazil

2:02pm June 21, 2022

by Michael Levitt

Pabllo Vittar is one of the biggest drag performers in the world. In her native Brazil, the LGBTQ icon uses her platform to fight for equality — and against injustice.

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Politics & Government

Colombia elects Gustavo Petro in historic presidential election

5:46am June 20, 2022

Colombia has a new president, after an historic election, that has held more than a few surprises.

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