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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...

Nicaragua Faces UN Scrutiny Over Human Rights Violations and Repression

A panel of United Nations human rights experts pressed the international community on Thursday to take action against Nicaragua's leaders, Daniel Ortega and Rosario...
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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...

EU to Send First Observer Mission for Costa Rica’s 2026 Elections

The European Union has agreed to send an observer mission to monitor the country's national elections for the first time, marking a new step...

Costa Rica and US Seize 4.4 Tons of Cocaine in Pacific Operation

Costa Rican and U.S. authorities completed a joint maritime operation that led to the seizure of 4.4 tons of cocaine, dealing a substantial hit...

Kyrgios Eyes Australian Open Return with Kooyong Classic Entry

Nick Kyrgios has given his strongest hint yet of a full-scale return to competitive tennis by entering the Kooyong Classic, a key warm-up ahead...