Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army, a move that could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence. apnews.com/article/mexico…

Nicaragua recently shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church. It also launched an investigation into a bishop who’s been critical of President Daniel Ortega. Here’s a look at the tensions between the church and the government. apnews.com/article/religi…

Fans de @Coldplay, acaban de estrenar un video grabado en el Foro Sol de la #CDMX #Humankind 🌈🕺🏽💃🏽👯‍♂️youtube.com/watch?v=l6_nRq…

Liz Cheney's resounding primary defeat marks the end of an era for the Republican Party. Her defeat is the most high-profile political casualty yet as the party of Lincoln transforms into the party of Trump. apnews.com/article/cheney…

“The world is not loot.” Chile’s Mapuche find spiritual forces in pristine rivers in their ancestral lands and want to keep energy plants off them. But spirituality and ideology get entangled in that fight. apnews.com/article/religi…

For the Mapuche, Chile’s largest Indigenous group, the Truful Truful river is home to revered spiritual forces, not exploitable resources. That's led many Mapuche communities to fight against hydroelectric plants that they see as desecrating nature. apnews.com/article/sacred…

It’s on the question of rights over Indigenous land that spirituality gets entangled with ideology.  Several indigenous leaders in Chile say spirits appearing in dreams encourage the fight against capitalism in their ancestral territory. bit.ly/3CnXuNR

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Yeee-hooo! Nice work Andre Penner Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro rides a horse while on the campaign trail. All major polls show Bolsonaro trailing ahead of the Oct. 2 elections, but there are Brazilians who don't believe them. #aptopix #Anitaphotooftheday

Here are just a few things I’d like to go back and tell me younger self. Starting with a note on that hair. #fullstop #newsletter melissalyttle.substack.com/p/35

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Being a member of NPPA is important to me. And that is why I joined the organization today. But another reason I joined is because I am proud of my friend Marie D. De Jesús 🇵🇷 who is the first #Latina prez in the NPPA’s long history. A great way to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth

So, what's happening? A runoff election takes place on Oct. 30 for the presidency after none of the 11 presidential candidates won an outright majority. Most polls 2 1/2 weeks after the first round show da Silva retaining a slight lead over Bolsonaro. apne.ws/OxcA6aR

The Associated Press It is a stunning return to power for da Silva, 77, whose 2018 imprisonment over a corruption scandal sidelined him from that year’s election, paving the way for then-candidate Bolsonaro’s win and four years of far-right politics. apne.ws/tie2SH3

BRASILIA, Brazil (The Associated Press) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro does not concede election in 1st public speech since results released 2 days ago.

Peru’s poor hoped Pedro Castillo’s victory last year in a runoff presidential election would redress their plight. They got none of that. Instead, they saw the ousted former president face the racism and discrimination they often experience. apnews.com/article/latin-…

From children flying high in a carousel at a Christmas Market in Moscow, to a snorkeler swimming alongside sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean Sea, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. apnews.com/article/68a6db…

Mexican president #AMLO swarmed by #migrants & activists calling for justice for 39 killed in a fire at a Juárez #immigration lock-up. See full coverage El Paso Times J. Omar Ornelas

From protests in Brazil against racism to the plume of ash and steam rising from the Popocatepetl volcano, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. apnews.com/article/photos…

From the U.S. debt limit negotiations in Washington, to a new Panamanian law that gives legal rights to sea turtles, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world published by the Associated Press this week.