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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
March 22-28, 2024
Wildfires in Mexico burned a cemetery in the High Mountains of Veracruz state, while heavy rain in Brazil flooded homes in Duque de Caxias. Violent gangs in Haiti set fire to cars amid attacks that started in late February, killing many and leaving thousands homeless. Roman Catholics across the region began observing Holy Week.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by Senior Photo Editor for Latin America and Caribbean Leslie Mazoch in Mexico City.
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Filipino villager to be nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace
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Syria says Israeli airstrikes near northern city of Aleppo inflicts casualties
The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo have killed and wounded several people and caused material damage
March 28
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France's Macron embraces Brazil's Lula — and the memes poking fun at their 'wedding'
If social media is to be believed, French President Emmanuel Macron’s just-ended trip to Brazil left him swooning
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Argentina's Milei trades barbs with Mexican and Colombian leaders, ratcheting up tensions
Simmering spats between Latin American populist leaders have intensified in the past days, with Argentina’s President Javier Milei needling his leftist counterparts in Mexico and Colombia
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Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is only survivor
Authorities say a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa, killing at least 45 people
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A bus carrying people to an Easter festival in South Africa plunges off a bridge, killing 45, authorities say
A bus carrying people to an Easter festival in South Africa plunges off a bridge, killing 45, authorities say
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Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco has brutally beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's Holy Week procession
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Israeli court halts subsidies for ultra-Orthodox, deepening turmoil over mandatory military service
Israel’s Supreme Court has ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who don't serve in the army
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Greece's conservative government survives a no-confidence motion called over deadly rail disaster
Greece’s center-right government has survived a motion of no-confidence brought by opposition parties over its handling of the country’s deadliest rail disaster a year ago
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Why the wild birth of a black rhino in Kenya is being dubbed a 'conservation success'
The rhino calf was found in the remote Chyulu Hills in southern Kenya.
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IDF's raid of Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital continues
Israeli officials say they've killed 200 Hamas fighters since they began fighting in the area near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital last week.
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Rare eastern black rhino born in the wild
There are currently only 1,000 eastern black rhinos living in the wild.
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Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny
A media freedom organization says that Russian authorities have detained six journalists across the country
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Hezbollah fires heavy rockets at northern Israel after deadliest day of Israeli strikes on Lebanon
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has fired rockets with heavy warheads at towns in northern Israel
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Central and Eastern European countries mark 20 years in NATO with focus on war in Ukraine
Several central and Eastern European countries have begun marking the 20th anniversary of the largest expansion of the NATO military alliance when formerly socialist countries became members of the bloc
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Activists sue US National Park Service over plan to remove Puerto Rico's famous stray cats
A nonprofit organization has sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory
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Melting polar ice is changing the Earth's rotation, affecting time measurement: Study
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) may lose a second for the first time.
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Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil
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'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan and wife Emma Thomas to get British knighthood and damehood
The U.K. government says that the Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” director Christopher Nolan and his producer wife Emma Thomas will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film
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Brazil's Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu's invite to Israel
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested federal authorities return his passport and authorize travel to Israel so he can accept an event invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit in May
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Does your dog understand when you say 'fetch the ball'? A new study in Hungary says yes
A new study in Hungary shows that dogs, beyond being able to respond to commands like “sit” and “stay,” can learn to associate words with specific objects
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Top UN court orders Israel to take measures to allow more humanitarian supplies including food and water into Gaza
Top UN court orders Israel to take measures to allow more humanitarian supplies including food and water into Gaza
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Russia arrests another suspect in concert hall attack that killed 143
Russia’s top investigative body says that another suspect has been detained as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 143 people
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Latvia's foreign minister will step down after a probe over his office's use of private flights
Latvia’s top diplomat said on Thursday he will step down in the wake of a criminal probe over the use of expensive private flights by his office when he acted as the Baltic country’s prime minister between 2019-2023
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IDF still operating inside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
The Israeli raid on Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, is now in its tenth day. This comes as UNICEF says more than 200 schools have been directly hit by Israeli strikes since the war began.
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Ex-Gucci designer Alessandro Michele named the new creative head at Valentino
The former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele has been named the new creative director at Valentino, following the sudden departure last week of Pierpaolo Piccioli after 25 years
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4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high winds
Emergency services in Spain say four people have died in three separate incidents on Spain’s Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines after falling into the sea
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US Coast Guard searches for US Marine who went swimming in Puerto Rico during high surf advisory
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is searching for a U.S. marine who went swimming in high surf off Puerto Rico’s northeast coast while on vacation
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Algeria's government pushes staples to subsidized markets to stave off Ramadan shortages
Algeria’s government has flooded newly opened markets selling subsidized goods with pantry staples to stave off shortages during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, when demand typically increases in Muslim-majority countries and prices tend to rise
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French lawmakers condemn 'bloody and murderous' 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters
French lawmakers have condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a “bloody and murderous repression."
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Congo displacement reaches 'devastating level' as violence escalates
Nearly 800,000 people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last three months, according to the United Nations.
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Bahamian politician killed while fleeing from gunmen who demanded cash, police say
A well-known politician in the Bahamas has been killed when two gunmen opened fire on a group of people while trying to rob them
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Norwegians facing a shortage as Easter nears are hoarding eggs from neighboring Sweden
A shortage of eggs in shops during Holy Week has led Norwegians to flock to supermarkets across the border in Sweden and hoard the traditional Easter food
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Japan's leader seeks a meeting with North Korea and an end to deflation, to boost public support
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is reiterating his determination to work toward a summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to realize the return of Japanese people believed abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 80s
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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform
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Palestinian Authority, under international pressure to reform, announces new Cabinet
Palestinian Authority, under international pressure to reform, announces new Cabinet
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The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch
The British Museum has appointed Nicholas Cullinan as its new director
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4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education
Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning
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King Charles stresses importance of kindness as he skips pre-Easter service amid cancer treatment
King Charles III stressed the importance of friendship and acts of caring in a recorded message delivered to a traditional pre-Easter church service, which the monarch skipped as he undergoes cancer treatment
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In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians
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Congo displacement reaches 'devastating level' as violence escalates, aid groups warn
There has been a resurgence of violence as warring groups fight for territory.
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No joke: UK comedian told to remove hot dog from subway poster over junk food ban
A British comedian has been ordered to remove a picture of a hot dog from a poster in London subway stations for his new standup show
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India court extends custody of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal for 4 more days
An Indian court has extended custody of a top opposition leader for four more days after his arrest last week triggered protests, as the country gears up for a general election starting next month
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Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
The Philippine president says his government will take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying, “Filipinos do not yield.”
March 28
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Pope, looking strong, issues marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass
Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison
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