Politics
Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
Latin America
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Sports
¡Suspensión! Four players suspended after hostile U.S.-Mexico soccer match
Mexico’s César Montes and USMNT’s Weston McKinnie both received four-game suspensions after McKennie’s shirt was torn off during the brawl. USMNT’s Sergiño Dest and Mexico’s Gerardo Arteaga were also suspended
Culture
Hidden ancient Mayan city discovered in Mexican jungle
The city is located in an area of thick jungle that has been mostly unexplored in the Balamku ecological reserve in the state of Campeche in the Yucatan Peninsula
Human Rights
U.S. sends presidential hostage envoy Roger Carstens to Venezuela to negotiate release of Americans
“We continue to advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of all wrongfully detained US nationals in Venezuela at every opportunity,” a State Department spokesperson said
Crime
At least 41 women killed in Honduras prison riot started by gangs
Some of the victims died from gunshot wounds, while others were burned, according to the spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office Yuri Mora
Politics
Peru's former prime minister detained and charged with conspiracy
The former prime minister and other former ministers are being investigated as co-conspirators of former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo's coup
Politics
Rebellion in Colombia: Thousands take to the streets to protest Petro's leftists reforms
Around 90,000 protesters stormed the streets of Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Pereira, and Bucaramanga on Tuesday, with banners and slogans reading “No more Petro” and “Petro out”
Crime
Brazil school shooting leaves at least 1 dead
This is the latest incident of school violence that Brazil has witnessed in recent months. There have been at least two dozen attacks in schools since 2000, with half of them taking place over the last year and a half
Human Rights
Honduran anti-corruption advocate leaves country after receiving threats
Gabriela Castellanos is the director of the National Anti-Corruption Council, which oversees wrongdoings in Honduran government administrations. On May 25, the group published a report detailing cases of nepotism within Castro's administration
Immigration
Mexican authorities rescue 129 migrants crowded in truck amid heat wave
When police found the migrants inside the truck, several Mexican states, including Veracruz, were undergoing a higher-than-usual heat wave with temperatures reaching 113 degrees Fahrenheit
Climate
12 dead and more than 20 missing after extra-tropical cyclone hits southern Brazil, causing floods
Authorities have conducted more than 2,400 rescues across 35 cities over the past two days. The government of Rio Grande do Sul said it is conducting helicopter searches in the flooded neighborhoods to locate the missing individuals
