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Martín Taborda's dream of graduating from Argentina's University of Buenos Aires has slipped away. Unemployed and in debt, he can't afford the bus fare or books he needs. Many young Argentines face similar struggles, with mounting household debt testing support for President Javier Milei as he prepares to seek a second term next year.

Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to prison for accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro. A court found him guilty of helping the company secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant. Moreno, who is 73, is expected to serve his sentence under house arrest due to a physical disability.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits. In a video released on his X account Sunday, de la Espriella said that he would order the country's national immigration service to conduct raids as early as this week.

The announcement effectively canceled Nicaragua's next elections, originally scheduled for November 2027.

A decade after Colombia's peace accord with the rebel FARC group, the tribunal handling crimes related to the conflict faces uncertainty. President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, has pledged to dismantle the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, describing it as a "failed" court.

The Florida Board of Governors approved former University of Alabama President Stuart Bell as president of the University of Florida, ending two years of interim leadership.

Peruvians still did not know Monday night the outcome of Sunday's presidential election after the failure to deliver ballots to voting centers forced authorities to extend voting by a day.

Chile's new president is a devout Catholic in a country that has grown increasingly secular but retains conservative traits in various areas. José Antonio Kast's faith resonates with some supporters, even as analysts say it may shape — but not immediately change — policy on issues such as abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. They are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti's former leader, plus related charges.

Peru's Congress has voted to remove interim President José Jerí from office as he faces corruption allegations. The move triggers a fresh wave of political instability just weeks before the April presidential and congressional elections. Jerí is under a preliminary investigation over his undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.

Florida’s Board of Governors on Friday scrapped a year-old rule that let its chair sign off on presidential finalists before they are sent for votes by university trustees — a policy critics said vested too much power in one individual.

Jim Boyd, a veteran lawmaker who heads an insurance and investment firm in Bradenton, was formally selected Tuesday by Senate Republicans to become the next Senate president.