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Colombia declares a disaster because of wildfires and asks for international help

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government declared a disaster Thursday and asked for international help to combat raging wildfires that are expected to worsen in coming days due to warm, dry conditions associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon.Officials raised the number of fires from 25 to 31, and said…

Rights group reports more arrests as Belarus intensifies crackdown on dissent

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rights group on Thursday reported dozens more home raids and arrests across Belarus in the latest intensification of a years-long crackdown on dissent in the country of 9.5 million people.The Viasna human rights center said it knew of at least 159 people targeted by searches…

Mexican military swarms popular American tourist spot amid crime surge

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Gang violence is surging to unprecedented levels in Haiti, UN envoy says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An unprecedented surge in gang violence is plaguing Haiti, with the number of victims killed, injured and kidnapped more than doubling last year, the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked Caribbean nation said Thursday.In a grim briefing, Maria Isabel Salvador told the U.N. Security Council, “I…