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A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says the island could be hit with a deficit earlier than expected and see its surplus plunge by 65%, warning the government cannot afford to pay current debt obligations

An Israeli court has ruled that a former teacher wanted on child sex abuse charges in Australia is fit to stand trial for extradition

Hong Kong’s leader says national security legislation proposed by China’s legislature will not threaten the semi-autonomous territory’s civil rights, despite widespread criticism of the move as an encroachment on freedom of speech […]

Vote counting from Suriname’s National Assembly elections has been suspended as the governing party trails in announced returns

Casino tycoon Stanley Ho, whose business empire dominated the Portuguese gambling enclave of Macao for decades, has died at age 98

The Pan-American Health Organization is calling on Nicaragua’s government to urgently take steps to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in a country that so far has minimized its threat

Brazil's Federal Police have carried out search and seizures warrants in Rio de Janeiro, including at the official residence of Gov. Wilson Witzel

A Haitian government spokesman says 30 people have been deported to Haiti, but that a former paramilitary leader accused of murder and torture was not among them as a result of recent discussions with U.S. officials

Costa Rica has become the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage when a ruling from its supreme court went into effect ending the country's ban

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a plan to save the country’s car industry from huge losses wrought by virus lockdowns, including a big boost for electric vehicles