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Venezuela's National Intelligence Service headquarters, known as El Helicoide, stands in front of La Cota 905 neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 12, 2022.Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons.
Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a"complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage. FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical treatment, departs a hospital in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 14, 2025.Members of the EDE political party arrive to register the party at the Provisional Electoral Council in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 12, 2026.A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises. Chile's President José Antonio Kast waves to supporters as he leaves Congress after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes.Trump made the promise in front of an assembled meeting of Latin American leaders. President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington.President Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to turn attention to the Western Hemisphere, at least for a moment. Election posters for FARC candidate Luis Albán, who is campaigning for a seat in Colombia's congress on the 8th March.Ten years after Colombia's peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war.Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, gestures to Daniel Mulino, Australian Assistant Treasurer as he is introduced at the start of a signing ceremony, as Canada's Finance and National Revenue Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, looks on, in Sydney, Australia.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran"with some regret" as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order. Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Feb. 25, 2026. Cuba's coast guard said it shot dead four people and wounded six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of fire near Cuba's shores that came amid heightened tensions with Washington.Cuba's government says the 10 people on a Florida-registered boat that opened fire on its soldiers were"terrorists" trying to infiltrate the island. The country says its forces killed four people.FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has"complete confidence" in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that has left at least 70 people dead.Cuba says the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is gathering its own information. A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as"El Mencho."In Mexico, chaos erupts after a major drug cartel leader is killed in a military raid. Armed men set fire to banks, businesses and vehicles in retaliation. We get the latest from Mexico.And we meet the one of the last newspaper hawkers in Paris, who has just been given a knighthood. iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5724213/nx-s1-mx-5724213-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as"El Mencho."Mexican security forces kept up their battle with cartel gunmen following the killing that sparked a surge in violence and put the country on edge. Authorities said more than 70 people died in the attempt to capture Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes and the aftermath. A vehicle sits charred after being set on fire, on a road in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as"El Mencho."The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes,"El Mencho," in an operation Sunday, a federal official said. People who consider their detained family members to be political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026.Venezuela's acting president has signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others. The approval marks a stark turn for the nation. Peru's new President José María Balcázar, front right, leaves at Congress a day after voting to remove interim President Jose Jeri from office in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026.José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term.As U.S. sanctions ease and oil money begins to trickle back after Nicolás Maduro's removal, Venezuelans weigh hopes for recovery against the harsh reality of surviving on wages that barely cover food.Relatives of political prisoners hoist a banner with the Spanish word for"Democracy" outside the National Assembly emblazoned with images of former President Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday.After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain.parade through downtown Recife with Carnival"bloco" groups, carrying a replica of the city's infamous 1970s urban legend, the"Perna Cabeluda" , which makes a homicidal appearance in the dictatorship-era film.As Oscar season heats up, the Brazilian city of Recife turns Carnival into a celebration of its hometown film hopeful,A container is lifted by a crane backdropped by the construction of the Chinese-funded port, in Chancay, Peru, Oct. 29, 2024.The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty after a Peruvian court ruling restricted a local regulator's oversight of a Chinese-built mega port.Every week, more than 100,000 people ride bikes, skates and rollerblades past some of the best-known parts of Mexico's capital. And sometimes their dogs join them too. A man walks past a gas station that has run out of fuel, located near the U.S. Embassy, pictured in the background, in Havana, Cuba, Feb. 7.Cuba hasn’t received an oil shipment since December. The shortage has grounded air travel, and disrupted food production, hospitals and schools. Venezuelans stage open demonstrations in the streets that only weeks ago could have meant jail time. iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5710643/nx-s1-mx-5710643-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">Retired education workers shout slogans in front of a line of riot police during a protest to demand the immediate approval of the Civil and Labor Amnesty Law in Caracas on Feb.10, 2026.Weeks after Nicolás Maduro's ousting, Venezuelans stage protests and vigils to release political prisoners, as the country's Congress prepares to vote on an amnesty law.
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