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Honduras

Former Honduras President Thanks Trump For Overturned US Conviction

AFP - April 9, 2026

Latin America

Panama Could Be the Next Costa Rica 2014 Says Dely Valdés

Latin America

CIDH Urges Nicaragua to Protect Jailed Sandinista Commander

Latin America

Panama’s Bridge of the Americas Closed After Fuel Truck Blast

El Salvador

UN Urges El Salvador to Review Life Sentences for Minors

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday urged El Salvador to review the life sentences approved for minors who commit murder,...

Latin America

Panama Canal Traffic Increases Amid Iran War and Hormuz Blockade

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The war in the Middle East has prompted more ships to use the Panama Canal, a senior executive for the interoceanic waterway said Monday....

Latin America

Nicaragua Celebrates Semana Santa with Unique Religious Traditions

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Nicaragua is marking Holy Week with a mix of religious devotion, family travel and local customs that give Semana Santa in the country a...

Latin America

U.S. Monitors Surge in Detentions of Panama-Flagged Ships in Chinese Ports

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The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is closely monitoring a surge in the detention of Panama-flagged vessels at Chinese ports.Officials link the increase to Panama’s...

El Salvador

Human Rights Watch Urges El Salvador to End Bukele’s State of Emergency

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The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to end the state of emergency it has maintained...

Guatemala

Guatemalan Court Halts Construction of Maximum-Security Prison

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A Guatemalan appeals court provisionally suspended construction of the El Triunfo maximum-security prison on Saturday, one day after President Bernardo Arévalo laid the first...

El Salvador

500 Prisoners Die in El Salvador Custody During Bukele Anti-Gang Crackdown

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A Salvadoran human rights organization says at least 500 people have died in state custody since President Nayib Bukele launched his anti-gang offensive four...

Guatemala

Guatemala Begins Building Maximum Security Prison for Gang Members

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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo placed the first stone Friday for a new maximum-security prison in the eastern department of Izabal that will hold more...

Latin America

Panama Remote Robotic Stroke Procedure Drawing International Attention

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A remote robotic stroke procedure carried out in Panama is drawing international attention from specialists who see it as a possible way to get...

El Salvador

El Salvador Rescues 16 Ecuadorian Fishermen Lost in Pacific Waters

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El Salvador’s Navy rescued 16 Ecuadorians whose vessel caught fire a week ago in Pacific waters near the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador’s Navy reported. The...