美联社报道了拉丁美洲和加勒比地区最近发生的一系列重要事件[1]。哥伦比亚一位无政治经验的保守派前刑事律师在第三大城市卡利宣誓就职，就职不到72小时后该地区遭遇7.4级地震[1]。古巴方面，95岁的劳尔·卡斯特罗在哈瓦那出席了其兄长菲德尔·卡斯特罗的百年诞辰纪念活动[1]。
区域内其他地方也面临多项挑战。委内瑞拉6月24日地震的灾民在8月8日进行了纪念祈祷活动[1]。阿根廷于8月12日举行抗议活动，要求增加科研经费[1]。美国在8月13日于巴拿马组织了多国军事演习[1]。此外，秘鲁坦博帕塔国家保护区发现非法采矿造成的森林砍伐[1]，美国驻巴西利亚大使馆遭到破坏涂鸦[1]。
AP News has released a photojournalistic report capturing major recent events across Latin America and the Caribbean [1]. The collection documents a conservative former criminal lawyer with no prior political experience taking the oath of office as Colombia's new president in Cali, the nation's third-largest city, followed less than 72 hours later by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in the region [1].
The coverage also features Raúl Castro, now 95 years old, attending a centennial commemoration ceremony for his brother Fidel Castro in Havana [1]. The photo series documents additional developments across the region, including a commemorative prayer vigil held on August 8 for survivors of Venezuela's June 24 earthquake [1], an August 12 protest in Argentina demanding increased research funding [1], and a multinational military exercise hosted by the United States in Panama on August 13 [1]. The report further highlights illegal mining operations causing deforestation in Peru's Tambopata National Protected Area [1], and damage to the United States Embassy in Brasília, Brazil [1].