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Samantha Schmidt

Samantha Schmidt

Bogotá Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

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Samantha Schmidt
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Chile's lower house votes to impeach president over Pandora ... - The Washington Post

The matter now heads to the Senate, which does not appear to have the votes needed to convict.
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Ecuador prison violence leaves at least 68 dead - The Washington Post

The clashes come just weeks after similar fighting in the same prison left at least 116 people dead, the worst prison violence in Ecuador’s history.
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E.U. observers say Venezuelan elections show major improvement ... ...

The leader of the European Union observation mission, Isabel Santos, said she could not say whether the elections were free and fair.
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A toddler died sleeping outside in a months-long housing protest. N...

The Indigenous child’s death from a preventable illness in a park in the heart of Bogotá is the latest symbol of Colombia’s struggle to resolve a displacement crisis that is only getting worse.
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In Venezuela, a soldier can be sent to prison for being gay. The .....

Venezuela’s highest court will weigh the constitutionality of an article in the military code of justice banning “sexual acts against nature.”
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Russian bombs batter Kherson suburb in shadow of destroyed bridge -...

Kherson city at first celebrated liberation, but Russian troops have regrouped across the Dnieper River and are shelling constantly.
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Maduro says Venezuela will send astronauts to moon in Chinese ... -...

After years of drifting away from Beijing, Maduro is strengthening ties with China as he seeks to revive Venezuela’s crumbling economy and oil industry.

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How masked gunmen killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar - The Washington Post

From the outset, the Sikh leader’s community in Surrey, British Columbia, believed the Indian government of Narendra Modi was behind his death.
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U.S. to ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil for freer presidential ele...

The sanctions relief is to be announced after the socialist government of Nicolás Maduro and the U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition sign a separate agreement in Barbados on Tuesday.
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Javier Milei, Trump and Bolsonaro admirer, leads Argentina ... - Th...

Javier Milei, the Trump- and Bolsonaro-admiring economist who leads polls for the presidential election Sunday, offers inflation-weary Argentines a break from the status quo.
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Sergio Massa, Javier Milei head to Argentine presidential runoff - ...

Economy Minister Sergio Massa and Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei advanced in the first round of voting Sunday to a runoff election Nov. 19.