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Two earthquakes, two responses: How Venezuela and Colombia faced disaster

Venezuelan civilians led rescue efforts after devastating earthquakes due to government delays and lack of equipment. Colombian officials quickly coordinated a robust response with multiple entities and heavy machinery. Venezuela's response was hampered by years of shortages and hyperinflation impacting state resources. Colombia's swift action saved hundreds of lives within…

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Nicaragua’s president says country will not hold any more elections

Daniel Ortega, the 80-year-old authoritarian leader, says move will ‘build a wall’ against the opposition

The Guardian - UK

Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave

Abelardo de la Espriella, promising an iron-fist approach to crime, leads polls in country’s presidential runoff election

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Drones reshape war in Colombia as deaths and injuries mount

Civilians left increasingly exposed as a dangerous new front opens up in the country’s decades-old conflict

The Guardian - UK

The barrel and the bargain: Who should control Venezuela's oil after Maduro?

Output can rise with capital and access — but Venezuela’s oil story has never been just technical. Sovereignty, revenue flows, and who controls where the crude goes are just as important.

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What happens next in Venezuela? Trump says US will ‘run’ the nation amid warnings of chaotic regime change

Resistance from Venezuelan officials and threats of regime change and oil seizures follow pressure campaign against Maduro

The Independent UK

‘It sends a horrible signal’: US politicians react to capture of Nicolás Maduro

Republicans cheer capture of Venezuelan leader, but Democrats say it ‘risks pulling our nation into another war’

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El Salvador's Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president

The Miss Universe competition hosted by El Salvador is the latest spectacle touted by President Nayib Bukele in his efforts to change the reputation of his historically violence-torn nation

The Independent UK

Honduras wants to build West's only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there

The Independent UK

Guatemala president says he won't stay in power as courts continue to hold up election results

With tensions surrounding Guatemala’s June 25 election heightening, President Alejandro Giammattei has taken the unusual step of publishing an open letter saying he has no intention of staying in power beyond his term

The Independent UK

Why a Guatemalan court’s decision to freeze presidential election results is stirring criticism

A week after Guatemala’s June 25 elections boosted a relative long-shot candidate into the final second round of voting, the country’s top court has frozen certification of the election results

The Independent UK

Taiwan leader scrambles for allies in Central America visit

As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen is aiming to shore up ties with the self-governing island’s remaining allies during a trip this week to Central America

The Independent UK

Honduras partially suspends constitutional rights to tackle gangs

Plan will flood neighbourhoods subjected to extortion by criminal groups in two largest cities for next 30 days

The Guardian - US

‘It’s a war on the people’: El Salvador’s mass arrests send thousands into despair

At least 38,000 people have been arrested under Nayib Bukele’s draconic state of exemption

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Guatemala leader won't attend summit in US after US critique

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei says he will not attend the Summit of the Americas next month in Los Angeles, following criticism from the Biden administration for reappointing an attorney general the U.S. accuses of protecting the corrupt

The Independent UK

Hondurans worry legislative crisis could sink new government

On the eve of their new president’s inauguration, Hondurans are worried that a legislative crisis could derail the government they’ve placed so much hope in before it even begins

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