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By Jessie Yeung, Marlon Sorto and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The murder of a 22-year-old model and influencer in Colombia has sent shock waves through the country and drawn parallels to the killing of a Mexican influencer last week, highlighting the high rates of femicide in Latin America. Maria Jose Estupinan, a university student

By Mitchell McCluskey and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Romania’s pro-European Union, centrist presidential candidate Nicușor Dan won the country’s election Sunday, defeating his ultranationalist rival in a shocking upset. With 100% of the votes counted, the centrist candidate won nearly 54% of the ballots cast, a clear win over hard-right candidate George Simion, who

By Ángela Reyes Haczek, CNN (CNN) — Allegations of a secret nose job are threatening Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s grip on power – and that’s only the tip of her problems. The Latin American leader, whose popularity has cratered to among the lowest in the world – with a disapproval rating of 93%, according to

By Mostafa Salem, Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, Kara Fox and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — Israel launched an extensive ground operation in Gaza Sunday in addition to an intense air campaign that health officials in the territory say killed over 100 people overnight and shuttered the last functioning hospital in the enclave’s north. The Israeli

CNN By Christopher Lamb, Sophie Tanno and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, condemned the exploitation of the poor and called for unity in the church during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, an event attended by world leaders, royalty and tens of thousands of believers. The

By Caitlin Danaher and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Russia battered Ukraine over the weekend with its largest drone attack since the war began, Ukraine’s military said Sunday, ahead of an expected phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending hostilities. Russia launched 273 Shahed drones in one night,

By Stefano Pozzebon, Christopher Lamb, Caitlin Stephen Hu and David von Blohn, CNN LIMA (CNN) — As a missionary and bishop in Peru, the future Pope Leo came face-to-face with one of the most serious and far-reaching scandals in the church in Latin America. For years, there were allegations of abuse within the hugely influential

By Christopher Lamb, Sophie Tanno and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Leo XIV, the first ever American pope, condemned the exploitation of the poor and called for unity in the church during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, an event attended by world leaders, royalty and tens of thousands of believers. The 267th