BARINAS, Venezuela — The chant is concise, but it could not be more meaningful for millions of Venezuelans in 2024: “Freedom!” Members of the country’s political opposition shout it with tears in their eyes, or red angry faces, or with hopeful ear-to-ear smiles. The July 28 election is shaping up to be the biggest challenge that Venezuela’s ruling party has …
COMITANCILLO, Guatemala — Every night for nearly two years, Glendy Aracely Ramírez has prayed by the altar in her parents’ mud-brick bedroom where, under a large crucifix, is a picture of her sister Blanca. “I’d like to have a house, help my family and get ahead.” The record-high numbers of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border have made migration a …
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