Noemi Marrero, left, and her sisters sit at a cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, during the funeral of Marrero's two children, who died in the earthquakes, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Aug. 14 – 20, 2026
Venezuelans buried quake victims as Colombians assessed damage. Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro campaigned ahead of Brazil’s October elections. U.S. will resume some cattle imports from Mexico, and Bolivians honored the patron saint of dogs.
A pilot takes off in his hang glider from the Vale do Parana free-flight launch site during the 2026 Brasilia Open Hang Gliding near Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro gives a thumbs-up to supporters as he arrives at a hotel before attending a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a presidential reelection campaign rally in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)A woman carrying her dog on her shoulders attends Mass at the Gran Poder parish marking the feast day of San Roque, the patron saint of dogs, in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan KaritaA bather jumps into the sea in Havana, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Juana Villano, right, and her sister Francesca pose for pictures at a police stand at a hunting, fishing and outdoors fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Newlyweds Scarlett Rocha, right, and Fabiana Justiniano walk their dogs in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Fans under the rain watch a Copa Libertadores round of sixteen second leg soccer match between Paraguay’s Cerro Porteno and Brazil’s Palmeiras in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)A cow stands in a milking stall at a dairy farm in Hermosillo, Mexico, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Rescuers assess earthquake damage in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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