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A former State Department official, he resigned in protest in 1982 over Cuba policy, then spent decades trying to rebuild relations with the island nation.

COMMENTARY By not stepping aside, President Biden risks imitating the egotism he rightly condemns in Trump — and which America says it warns Latin America against.

Beryl hit Jamaica as a Category 4 storm and by Thursday afternoon had weakened some but still forged on as a still-powerful Category 2, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Beryl is roaring across the Caribbean Sea as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. At least four people have died after Beryl slammed ashore in the southeast Caribbean.

Whether the coup attempt was real or not, some Bolivians say they no longer believe what their leader says, and he'd be better served addressing the gasping economy and less time on political stunts.

Bolivian President Luis Arce has denied being behind an attempted coup against him and said the general who apparently led it “acted on his own,” lashing out at accusations that he had asked for the mutiny in a plan to boost his popularity.

Four former officials in the government of President Nicolás Maduro describe his options between now and an election that could remove him from power — or solidify his grip.

Two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in Mexico, prompting the U.S. to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments.

Lionel Messi could miss as many as six games with Inter Miami if Argentina wins its way to the Copa America final. Thirty-nine players from Major League Soccer were called up by their national teams in the run-up to the tournament.

Four Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations and as tensions escalate over Western military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

The U.S. State Department removed Cuba from its list of countries “not fully cooperating” with anti-terrorism efforts in mid-May 2024, but you would be forgiven for not noticing.

In a transformative year of elections around the world, voters in democratic countries share a common sentiment: They’re unhappy with their governments and leaders.