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Brazilian president's support of Venezuela's leader mars unity at South America summit
BRASILIA (AP) — The Brazilian president's strong support of Venezuela's authoritarian leader marred the unity Tuesday at a South American summit that Brazil convened in hopes of reviving a bloc of the region's 12 politically polarized countries. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio...
South America's presidents gather in Brazil for first regional summit in 9 years
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — South America's leaders will gather in Brazil's capital on Tuesday as part of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's attempt to reinvigorate regional integration efforts that have previously floundered amid the continent's political swings and polarization. ...
Today in History: May 26, ABM treaty signed
Today in History Today is Friday, May 26, the 146th day of 2023. There are 219 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty...
Fewer Venezuelan arrivals lead to drop in illegal entries to US after pandemic asylum limits
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 98% drop in Venezuelans arriving at the U.S. southern border has help lead to a steep decline in migrants crossing illegally from Mexico since pandemic-related asylum limits expired last week, U.S. officials said Wednesday. The Border Patrol has stopped migrants...
Brazil sends thousands of Venezuelan migrants to country's rich southern states
PACARAIMA, Brazil (AP) — As the sun rose, Miguel Gonzalez, partner Maryelis Rodriguez and their four young children got off a passenger bus after an 18-hour ride south from the eastern Venezuelan community they desperately wanted to leave. The parents, with minds still muzzy from...
Why nationalities matter as US braces for migration surge
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A decade ago, it was a safe bet that anyone stopped by U.S. authorities at the southern border was probably Mexican. That’s no longer the case, complicating Biden administration efforts to prevent a swell of migration when it lifts pandemic-related asylum limits next week. ...
Hundreds stuck at Peru-Chile border in crackdown on migrants
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru intensified Thursday as hundreds of people remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela. The mostly Venezuelan migrants are seeking to cross into...
Venezuela's Juan Guaidó not seeking political asylum in US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Tuesday said he is not seeking political asylum in the United States and has not ruled out the possibility of running in a presidential primary in his homeland planned for October. Guaidó spoke to The Associated Press...
Colombia hosts conference on Venezuela's political crisis
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Diplomats from 20 countries gathered Tuesday in Colombia to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela, where Nicolás Maduro’s socialist administration has strengthened its autocratic rule despite international efforts to expand political freedoms in the South American...
Venezuelan Guaidó denounces being expelled from Colombia
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó said he was expelled from Colombia hours after he crossed the border from Venezuela to try to meet with some participants at an international conference Tuesday to discuss his country’s political crisis. In a...
