July 31-Aug. 6, 2026
Hundreds of people were evacuated after Guatemala鈥檚 Fuego volcano erupted, sending ash, gas and lava down its slopes.
A plane carrying European tourists to view the famed Nazca Lines crashed into a field outside the Peruvian city of Nazca, killing 13 people, local authorities said.
Cuba marked the sixth islandwide blackout since the Trump administration effectively cut Cuba off from oil 鈥� its main energy source 鈥� in January.
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