At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says Colombian officials say that a military cargo plane with 128 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia. The Associated Press
From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison's future Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside. Manuel Rueda
Cuba hit by island wide blackout as energy crisis deepens On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage. The Associated Press
Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says One of Bolsonaro's doctors described the former Brazilian president's medical condition as "serious." The Associated Press
A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises. The Associated Press
Chile turns right: Kast inaugurated as nation's most conservative leader since Pinochet Chile has sworn in its most right-wing president in decades — and his rise, and ideology, are rooted in a small town beneath the Andes. John Bartlett
Trump vows to 'take care of Cuba,' praises Venezuela cooperation at summit Trump made the promise in front of an assembled meeting of Latin American leaders. Alana Wise
From guns to ballots: FARC's campaign for votes in Colombia Ten years after Colombia's peace deal, former FARC commander on the election campaign trail is discovering that winning ballots can be tougher than waging war. John Otis
Carney says he backs strikes on Iran 'with some regret' as world order frays Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran "with some regret" as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order. The Associated Press
U.S. citizen killed in deadly Cuba boat shooting Cuba's government says the 10 people on a Florida-registered boat that opened fire on its soldiers were "terrorists" trying to infiltrate the island. The country says its forces killed four people. Eyder Peralta
