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China Sends Hospital Ship to Nicaragua as US-Venezuela Standoff Intensifies

A Chinese naval hospital ship has made its first stop in Nicaragua, marking a key moment in Beijing's outreach to Central America. The CNS...

Panama Warns Costa Rica of Whooping Cough Outbreak in Border Region

Panama has alerted Costa Rican health officials to a pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak in the Ngäbe Buglé comarca, sparking concerns over potential spread across...

HRW Says Venezuelan Migrants Tortured at CECOT Prison in El Salvador

Guards at El Salvador's Center for Terrorism Confinement, known as CECOT, beat Venezuelan detainees with batons and fists almost every day. They denied them...

Panama’s Massive Cocaine Seizure in Pacific Waters

Panamanian authorities seized nearly 12 tons of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, marking one of the country's largest drug busts in...

US Deploys Combat Aircraft to El Salvador in Push Against Cartels

The United States has stationed combat aircraft in El Salvador, marking a shift in its military approach to regional security threats. Flights from the...

Panama announces capture in Venezuela of suspect linked to 1994 bombing

Panamanian authorities reported the arrest in Venezuela of the alleged perpetrator of a 1994 attack that brought down a plane in Panama with about...

Earthquake Rattles El Salvador With No Damage Reported

A moderate earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador on Saturday evening, sending tremors through several areas but leaving no immediate reports of...

Panama Again Delays Trial of Ex-Presidents to 2026

The trial scheduled for next week of former Panamanian presidents Ricardo Martinelli and Juan Carlos Varela over the alleged receipt of bribes from Brazilian...

FBI Deploys Special Unit to Aid Guatemala in Manhunt

Guatemalan officials revealed that a specialized FBI team will join the effort to track down 16 remaining fugitives from the Barrio 18 gang after...

Honduras Presidential Rivals Accuse Each Other of Electoral Coup Plots

Honduras’s leading presidential candidates, with elections less than a month away, accused each other this weekend of preparing alleged electoral fraud. On Thursday, left-wing...
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Costa Rica’s Puriscal Hosts Annual Chicharrones Festival

Crowds gather in the central park here as the Feria del Chicharrón kicks off its 2025 edition, drawing locals and visitors to sample the...

Trump Warns Venezuela Airspace is Completely Closed as Tensions Escalate

United States President Donald Trump warned this Saturday that the airspace over and around Venezuela should be considered completely closed, in the context of...

Honduras Votes in High-Stakes Presidential Election Amid Trump Threats

Hondurans are electing a president this Sunday in a tightly contested vote held under pressure from United States President Donald Trump, who urged voters...

Nicaragua moves 40 political prisoners to house arrest amid US pressure

The Nicaraguan government placed 40 political prisoners under house arrest on Saturday, at a time when pressure from the United States is mounting against...