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Unprecedented wave of narco-violence stuns Argentina city
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — The order to kill came from inside a federal prison near Argentina's capital. Unwitting authorities patched a call from drug traffickers tied to one of the country's most notorious gangs to collaborators on the outside. Hiring a 15-year-old hit man, they sealed the fate...
El Salvador's Bukele releases father of soccer player from prison after son's plea on social media
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele released the father of a Salvadoran soccer player from prison after the athlete published a plea for his release on social media, authorities confirmed on Wednesday. Marcelo “El Chiky” Díaz, who plays for El Salvador's...
Ecuadorians wanted an action man. President Noboa has fulfilled that role — embassy raid included
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa's relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents....
At least 241 people have died in El Salvador's prisons during the 'war on gangs,' rights group says
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — At least 241 people have died in El Salvador prisons since the start of President Nayib Bukele's “war on gangs” two years ago, according to the organization Humanitarian Legal Relief. Ingrid Escobar, director of the rights organization, said they received...
El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s lawmakers have granted a request by President Nayib Bukele for the 24th consecutive one-month extension of an anti-gang emergency decree. The vote by congress late Friday means that by March 27, the country will have spent a full...
Trump meets with Hungary's leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats
Former President Donald Trump met Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as the likely Republican presidential nominee continued his embrace of autocratic leaders who are part of a global pushback against democratic traditions. Orbán has become an icon to some...
El Salvador's former leftist strongholds contemplate party's demise
SAN JOSÉ LAS FLORES, El Salvador (AP) — Nestled in the mountains of northern El Salvador, near the Honduras border, San José Las Flores has been a bastion of leftist resistance for decades. Now its residents, many veterans of the country’s civil war, fret over the seemingly...
Can conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — On a recent evening outside Washington, the president of Argentina had the eyes and ears of a conservative crowd that had gathered to listen to Donald Trump. In a raspy voice, Javier Milei called out, “Hola a todos,” or “Hello, everyone,” before introducing himself...
El Salvador's president gets rock-star welcome at conservative gathering outside Washington
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (AP) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele received a rock-star welcome Thursday at a conservative gathering outside Washington as he urged people to “unapologetically fight” against what he called “dark forces.” At the annual Conservative...
El Salvador's Bukele wins supermajority in Congress after painstaking vote count
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his New Ideas party have won the supermajority the leader needs in Congress to govern as he pleases, electoral officials announced Monday. The announcement comes after a painstaking vote counting process, which...
