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The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington. Source link

President Trump is tempering the political ambitions of María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate, as he deepens ties with her foes in Venezuela. Source link

The inauguration of Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, is the latest milestone in a broader shift toward conservatism and pro-Trump alignment in the region. Source link

Martine Moïse also testified that the men who killed her husband spoke Spanish, which the prosecution highlighted to support its claim that the assassination was carried out by a hired Colombian hit squad. Source link

Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an honorarium. Source link

The administration has also sought to end deportation protections for other immigrant groups, including Syrians. Source link

The indicted tycoon Alex Saab is being detained in Venezuela on a U.S. request. His case tests President Trump’s sway over the country’s new rulers. Source link

President Trump wants to strike cartels inside Mexico. In Sinaloa State, a cartel stronghold, some residents said they were willing to entertain U.S. intervention. Source link

What it’s like to stay on a private island so luxurious that there are no price tags and so quiet that “even the wind feels guilty for making noise.” Source link

Carmen Mejia was cleared of murder in connection with the death of a baby in her care, who was scalded by hot water in 2003 in Austin, Texas. Federal officials said she will be allowed to stay in the U.S. Source link