Lawmakers vote for a bill that codifies economic sanctions as a crime against humanity and allows the prosecution of anyone who expresses support for the measures, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela targets opposition with bill that codifies economic sanctions as crimes against humanity

Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that codifies economic sanctions, like those imposed by the United States, as crimes against humanity and allows the prosecution of anyone who expresses support for the measures.

Trucks head toward the US at the border in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. MUST CREDIT: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg

Canada feels Trump’s wrath over drugs, migrants and pledges tighter border

President-elect Donald Trump has threatened tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico until fentanyl and undocumented migrants stop flowing over US borders. Canada says it has a plan to boost border security - and points to US government data that show most of the problems come from Mexico.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Kazan, Russia for the BRICS summit, Oct. 24, 2024.

Maduro purges rivals from Venezuela with wave of repression

The situation is expected to worsen in the coming weeks, with Maduro’s government likely to approve electoral reforms that seek to exclude the opposition and its parties ahead of a Dec. 15 deadline.

Why Haiti’s gangs are gaining ground despite the presence of an international armed force

The upsurge in violence in the face of an international armed force in Haiti has raised questions about the effectiveness of the Kenya-led mission, as well as whether the deployment of a formal United Nations peacekeeping operation would make a difference.

The border wall along the US-Mexico border in Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif.

Mexico says there’s plan to receive Mexicans deported by Trump

The Mexican government has a plan to receive Mexicans living in the U.S. if Donald Trump makes good on his promise of mass deportations, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Colombia’s environmental minister motions with her hands during an interview in Colombia, Oct. 28, 2024.

Colombia races for US climate funds but has China as back up

Colombia is looking for as much as $10 billion to come from international financial institutions and developed countries. The move may set a template for other countries looking to transition away from fossil fuels.

Soldiers from the 161st Engineer Support Company (Airborne) secure concertina wire to the existing border fence near the World Trade International Bridge in Laredo, Texas, April 11. The Department of Defense has deployed units across the Southwest Border at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and is providing logistical, engineering, and force protection functions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew S. Valles)

Trump confirms deportation strategy will include national emergency and military

President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he confirmed Monday.

China opens huge port in Peru to extend its reach in Latin America

The level of Chinese interest and involvement in Chancay has drawn warnings from the United States about Peru potentially being used by Chinese military ships as a foothold in the Americas.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is one of the few humanitarian aid groups in Haiti providing assistance to the population increasingly without access to hospitals as gang violence escalate.

Haiti police accused of shooting two patients, attacking staff of French medical charity

The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières said Wednesday that at least two patients at its Haiti hospital were executed and its staff violently attacked after one of its ambulances in Port-au-Prince was stopped on Monday by Haitian police officers and members of a vigilante group.