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Mothers caught up in El Salvador's abortion ban put focus on familiesThe Latin American country has one of the world's strictest laws against abortion, and dozens of women say they were wrongly jailed after suffering miscarriages. As El Salvador debates loosening the ban, they're trying to change the conversation.
The ExplainerConstituent Assembly: Why Venezuela voted, and why it mattersEconomic and political crises have continued escalating throughout months-long protests 鈥撀燼 situation President Nicol谩s聽Maduro says can only be fixed with a new assembly, and a new constitution. Critics call it a final turning point away from democracy.
First LookVenezuela government claims popular mandate and a new political systemVenezuela has elected to create a constitutional assembly that some worry would give undue authority to President Nicholas Maduro.聽
With crucial vote looming, Venezuelans hear clarion call to civic actionA July 30 vote will elect an assembly to rewrite the constitution 鈥� a plan citizens have not approved, and that critics call a power grab. As the deadline looms, many are doubling down on the democratic channels that remain to express their discontent.
Shawarma 鈥� S茫o Paulo-style? Syrian refugees expand Brazilian palatesMany of the refugees and immigrants in Brazil's largest city never expected to own restaurants 鈥� or even to wind up here.聽But today, they're broadening the country's culinary landscape, already diversified through decades of immigration.聽
First LookOver 7 million vote in Venezuelan referendum, tensions escalateVenezuelan President Maduro wants to rewrite the constitution in support of his government, a move the聽opposition says would allow the president to eliminate the few remaining checks on his power.
First LookMexico industry explores NAFTA changes to address Trump's objectionsMr. Trump has threatened to ditch NAFTA if he cannot rework it to the benefit of the US, arguing it has fueled a trade deficit with Mexico and cost thousands of US jobs.
First LookBrazilian graft probe convicts high-profile ex-president SilvaFormer President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva聽was the biggest victim yet of 'Operation Car Wash' 鈥� the country鈥檚 widespread graft investigation 鈥� when he was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 10 years in prison.聽
Watching freedom of the press erode, Venezuela's journalists get innovativeGovernment influence and self-censorship have increased over the past two decades. But amid Venezuela's political and economic crises, public demonstrations have served as a rallying call against misinformation.聽
First LookMore families fleeing Central America leads to rise in refugee resettlement in MexicoA growing number of refugees from Central America seek asylum in Mexico instead of the United States, which many now see as increasingly hostile and unwelcoming.
Together in 'The Bunkers,' deported US veterans forge new paths and purpose'At the very least, we can let them know they aren't alone,' says聽Iv谩n Ocon, a co-director of a support center in Juarez, Mexico for veterans deported from the US. 'We can make the nightmare a little less scary.'
FocusAs US pulls back from world, Canada steps up to fill the gapAlmost since its founding 150 years ago, Canada has built a reputation for forging consensus, particularly on the international stage. And as Washington withdraws from the global community, Justin Trudeau is doubling down on Canada's values.
Mexico takes lead to rein in Venezuela 鈥� and sends message to voters at homeMexico has led regional efforts to bring mounting crises under聽President Nicol谩s Maduro to a close. But some of its motives stem from its own domestic issues, including an upcoming presidential race.聽
First LookHelicopter open fires on Venezuelan Supreme Court, but was it staged?President Maduro classified an assault on Venezuela鈥檚 Supreme Court, strafed by a helicopter on Tuesday but injured no one, as a 鈥榯errorist attack,鈥� while social media users accused the president of staging the incident as a ruse to crack down on rebellious citizens.聽
Venezuela's Maduro confronts perils of his reliance on the militaryFor more than two years he put generals in charge of everything from food distribution to new oil and mining projects, but the increasingly embattled Maduro seems aware that the military could one day engineer his downfall.
After second US policy flip in as many years, Cubans ask, 'What's next?'The tourism industry may be most immediately impacted by President Trump's executive order tightening restrictions on US travel and business in Cuba. But the policy may have consequences for internal politics as well, some analysts say.
First LookUS, Central America work toward common ground at security conferenceUnited States and Central American officials agree that addressing problems of illegal immigration and drug trafficking through economic aid will benefit both sides of the border.
The ExplainerBrazil's corruption scandals: an updatePresident Michel Temer was expected to bring stability to a country reeling in the wake of a wide-ranging corruption scandal. But plea-bargain testimony from that case now appears to implicate him, as well, complicating Brazil's road to recovery.
First LookAfter 52 years of war, Colombian rebels lay down armsThe Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has agreed to hand over the last 40 percent of their arms to the United Nations by June 20, following through with a peace deal signed last year with the government.聽
FocusWhy, in Tijuana, a 'different kind of migrant' elicits helpResponses to the thousands of Haitians arriving in Tijuana 鈥撀燼nd staying, after a US policy change 鈥撀爃ave brought out hospitality: one of many such examples amid a global migrant crisis. But they also illustrate a second phenomenon: how communities perceive certain groups to be more 'worthy' of help and attention.
