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FERNANDA PESCE

Video journalist

Pesce covers Mexico and Central America for The Associated Press.

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Five killed, dozens injured in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Belgorod
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Taiwan Army conducts decontamination drill during Han Kuang exercises
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Police video shows ancient Roman shipwreck with hundreds of amphorae discovered off Sicily
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Large wildfire burning near Albania’s capital spreads overnight prompting evacuations
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How lightweight bamboo wheelchairs are helping Kenyan children with disabilities
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Cutting edge tech helps the elderly live independently
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Spain imposes border checks on Italian travellers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row
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A passion for old cars drives Puerto Ricans to antique car fair in San Juan
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Japan’s Nagasaki marks 81st anniversary of US atomic bombing
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi arrives in Rosario for father Jorge’s last farewell
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy holds talks with Serbian President Vucic in Belgrade
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Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive
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Helicopter crash near forest tourist spot kills four in Rio de Janeiro
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Ukraine mourns death of volunteer who spent more than two decades recovering bodies of civilians and soldiers
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A car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after conservative president takes office
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Prague Pride fills city streets with color as thousands join annual march
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AP top stories August 8
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Candlelight vigil in Islamabad for 10 climbers who lost their lives on Broad Peak
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Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary
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Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, dies at 68
Rescue workers and forensic technician Joel Mirabal, back left, recover the body of an earthquake victim in La Guaira, Venezuela, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
As quake rescue effort winds down, Venezuelans are left alone to recover their dead
Venezuelans are digging through earthquake rubble with their bare hands to recover loved ones as international rescue teams depart and anger rises over the government’s response.
 
Damaged buildings are seen following the June 24 twin earthquakes in Caraballeda in the state of La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)
Venezuela’s interim leader angrily defends earthquake response
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has defended her government’s response to last week’s devastating earthquakes.
 
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Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from building basement 8 days after twin quakes
Rescuers have pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier.
 
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German Bello, right, a volunteer with the Mexican search-and-rescue brigade Los Topos Azteca, embraces a Venezuelan man who approached the team to thank them as they departed for Venezuela from Mexico City's airport, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernanda Pesce)
Mexico’s legendary rescue brigade heads to Venezuela as earthquakes death toll tops 2,200
Germán Bello is a volunteer with Mexico’s Brigada Internacional de Rescate Topos Azteca heading to Venezuela after two devastating earthquakes.
 
A fan, left, takes a photo with a dog named Osito, wearing a Mexico national soccer team jersey, next to Jorge Rangel before the World Cup Group A soccer match against South Korea in Mexico City, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Rescue dog Osito steals hearts at the World Cup, one bike ride at a time
As World Cup fever grips Mexico City, an unlikely star has emerged. Meet Osito. The 8-year-old rescue poodle mix rides through the capital on a cargo bicycle with his owner, Jorge Rangel.
 
Maria Anastasia Cabrera walks through the ruins of her home after armed attacks by local criminal groups forced dozens of residents to flee, in Tula, Mexico, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Drones, bullets and cartel warfare fuel an invisible displacement crisis in Mexico
María Cabrera and her family fled into the night-cloaked mountains of central Mexico with only the clothes on their backs when bombs fell from the sky and bullets ricocheted off her concrete floors.
 
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Public school students and teachers wear mandatory face masks amid a measles outbreak, during a ceremony at their school in Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Measles outbreak prompts health alert in World Cup host Jalisco, Mexico
The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital.
 
Bolillos, a traditional Mexican bread, sit for sale at a street stand in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
British baker’s criticism of Mexican ‘ugly’ bread triggers social media outrage
A British baker’s critique of Mexican bread has sparked outrage on social media, leading to a public apology.
 
President Claudia Sheinbaum waves to supporters in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, on the day of her inauguration, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
Meet the Indigenous women behind Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ‘most stylish’ looks
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is using her fashion choices to highlight Indigenous women’s work.
 
A memorial stands in honor of slain Mayor Carlos Manzo in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
How 2 killings exposed the depths of cartels’ grip in Mexico’s Michoacan state
Two recent killings — one of an outspoken representative of the lime growers, the other a popular mayor standing up to the cartels — in Mexico’s western Michoacan state have sent a clear message that organized crime is in charge, something residents have known for years.
 
Ninfa Fuentes enters the back seat of a taxi organized by AmorrAs, a feminist transportation collective that offers rides to women who prefer alternatives to public transit due to safety concerns, in Mexico City, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Sexual harassment in Mexico drives women to look for rides with other women
Women in Mexico face daily fears of harassment and violence, especially when using public transportation and rideshare apps.
 
Demonstrators and riot police face off during a protest commemorating the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco killings, when soldiers fired on student protesters, in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Gaza crisis features in march remembering 1968 Mexican massacre
The annual march in Mexico City to commemorate the 1968 student massacre has been overshadowed by demands to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
 
Soldiers and rescue personal work the scene of a deadly accident where a freight train slammed into a double-deck bus in Atlacomulco, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramses Mercado Valdes)
Workers’ daily commute to Mexico City ends in tragedy in fatal train-bus collision
Authorities in Mexico say a train has collided with a double-decker bus northwest of Mexico City, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50.
 
Char marks Palestinians say are from an attack by Israeli settlers are visible in the cemetery nearby the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in the West Bank village of Taybeh, Monday, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Leaders of Holy Land churches condemn Israeli settler violence during a West Bank visit
Top church leaders in the Holy Land have condemned intensifying Israeli settler violence on the only entirely Christian Palestinian village remaining in the occupied West Bank.
 
Mexican singer Vivir Quintana performs songs from her new album “Cosas que Sorprenden a la Audiencia” or Things that Surprise the Audience, in Mexico City, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Her first "corridos" album tells the stories of women who were incarcerated for killing their abusers while defending themselves. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
A Mexican musician uses a contentious genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers
A Mexican music icon is using a typically male genre to sing of women imprisoned for killing their abusers while defending themselves and to highlight the more complicated aspects of gender-based violence.
 
A masked penitent in chains with cacti attached to his arms takes part in a Holy Week procession in Atlixco, Mexico, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Men toting chains and pierced with cactus keep a Good Friday tradition in Atlixco, Mexico
Every year, crowds fill the streets of the central Mexican town of Atlixco on the Catholic holiday of Good Friday to witness the sight.
 
A young supporter of bullfighting joins a demonstration in support of bullfighting outside Mexico City's Congress where lawmakers are expected to debate its continuation in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking fury and celebration
Mexico City lawmakers have voted to ban violent bullfighting in the capital. The decision Tuesday spurred fury among bullfighters in the city and celebrations among animal rights advocates.
 
Migrants walk along the highway in Huixtla, southern Mexico, heading toward the country's northern border and ultimately the United States, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Trump victory spurs worry among migrants abroad, but it’s not expected to halt migration
Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election instantly changed calculations for millions of migrants or potential migrants across the globe. But perhaps not in the way Trump imagined. Trump has promised to end a U.S. program called CBP One that brought some degree of order to asylum seek
 
Afghan Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi, part of the Refugee Olympic Team, poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
First Afghan woman to compete internationally after Taliban takeover seeks Olympic gold in Paris
Taekwondo Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi says she is competing in the name of women in Afghanistan who have gradually been stripped of their rights over the past three years.
 
Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec watch as the cauldron rises in a balloon in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Nothing could go wrong: The story behind the Paris Olympics cauldron balloon
The night the Olympic and Paralympic Cauldron first flew over Paris, its designer Mathieu Lehanneur held his breath.
 
Students of the Jedi Knight Academy learn how to use lightsabers at a park in Mexico City, late Thursday, June 20, 2024. The academy is a lightsaber combat and choreography school founded in 2019 and a dream come true for fans of Star Wars. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Star Wars fans hone their lightsaber dueling skills at a Mexico City Jedi academy
A park on the south side of Mexico’s capital lights up with a multicolored glow of lightsabers as a man slashing a white saber through the air shouts: “Check the defense!”
 
A woman suspected in the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, is dragged out of a police vehicle by a mob in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up off the ground and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors’ office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco has brutally beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city’s Holy Week procession.
 
People dance and dodge a giant paper-mache bull stuffed with fireworks as roman candles and bottle rockets shower them with sparks, during the annual festival honoring Saint John of God, in Tultepec, Mexico, Friday, March 8, 2024. The celebration, now its 35th year, pays homage to the patron saint of the poor and sick, St. John of God, who the fireworks' producers view as a protective figure. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A family-run workshop keeps the legacy of Mexican fireworks alive despite the danger
Hundreds of giant paper-mache bulls stuffed with fireworks are erected in the front yards of the Mexican town of Tultepec every year in the first week of March.
 
Transformed into his drag character Amanda, news anchor Guillermo Barraza sits on the wings of the Canal Once set during the pre-taping of his news program “La Verdrag”, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. From its inception, the program was meant to radically transform the way LGBTQ+ communities are viewed in Mexican society. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario)
This newscaster in drag is making TV history in Mexico by putting a spotlight on LGBTQ+ issues
From its inception, the newscast La Verdrag was meant to radically transform the way LGBTQ+ community are viewed in Mexican society.
 
A statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe stands amid pilgrims sleeping outside the Basilica of Guadalupe on her feast day in Mexico City, early Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe gather for one of the world's largest religious pilgrimages on the anniversary of one of several apparitions of the Virgin Mary witnessed by an Indigenous Mexican man named Juan Diego in 1531. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Thousands gather to honor Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe on anniversary of 1531 apparition
Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe to honor the virgin on the 492nd anniversary of her apparition in 1531.
 
Visitors take photos of Day of the Dead themes presentations at Mexico City´s main square the Zocalo, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a celebration for the 5 senses
Mexicans are celebrating Day of the Dead, an intangible tradition borne down from pre-Hispanic cultures that is also a celebration for all the senses.
 
Migrants watch a train go past as they wait along the train tracks hoping to board a freight train heading north, one that stops long enough so they can hop on, in Huehuetoca, Mexico, Sept. 19, 2023. Ferromex, Mexico's largest railroad company announced that it was suspending operations of its cargo trains due to the massive number of migrants that are illegally hitching a ride on its trains moving north towards the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexican railway operator halts trains because so many migrants are climbing aboard and getting hurt
A Mexican railway operator has announced it is suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process.
 
A trans woman waits to take a photo inside a mausoleum dedicated to trans women in Mexico City, Thursday, Sep. 14, 2023. A small altar with an image of trans woman Paola Buenrostro, who was murdered in 2016, can be seen in the background. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A mausoleum for transgender women is inaugurated in Mexico’s capital as killings continue
Mexican transgender rights activists Kenya Cuevas and Andrea Luna sat in front of their longtime friend Paola Buenrostro’s pink grave in Mexico City.
 
Miguel Garcia pushes a wheelbarrow filled with nopales or prickly pear cacti pads, into his family’s greenhouse, in San Francisco Tepeyacac, east of Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Garcia's family specializes in the production of cochineal dye that comes from the crushed bodies of tiny female insects that contain carminic acid and feed on the pads of nopal cactus plants. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
This red dye was so valuable it built cities. One family in Mexico is still making it the old way
One family in central Mexico is struggling to preserve the production of cochineal. It’s an intense, natural red dye so prized that after gold and silver, it was probably the most valuable thing the Spaniards found in Mexico.
 
FILE - This undated file photo provided by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a vaquita porpoise. Mexico’s Navy said Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, that it is planning to expand the area where it sinks concrete blocks topped with metal hooks to snag gill nets that are killing vaquita marina porpoises. (Paula Olson/NOAA via AP, File)
Mexican Navy hopes to expand net-snagging hooks to protect endangered vaquita porpoises
Mexico’s Navy says it is planning to expand the area where it sinks concrete blocks topped with metal hooks to snag gill nets that trap vaquita marina porpoises.
 
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