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Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election

Oct. 11, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — The number of migrants crossing the Darien Gap — a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama — increased sharply in September, according to Panamanian government data, and a human rights organization says there’s less capacity to assist migrants. ...

Independent election experts legitimize tally sheets Venezuela's opposition says prove Maduro lost

Oct. 02, 2024 17:52 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An independent group of election experts that observed Venezuela’s July presidential election on Wednesday legitimized the vote tally sheets the opposition has offered as proof of President Nicolás Maduro’s defeat, telling the Organization of American States the electronic...

Christmas starts in Venezuela, but the festive mood is nowhere to be found

Oct. 01, 2024 22:41 PM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It doesn’t feel like Christmas in Venezuela. At least not yet. Even if the president wants it to be. Residents of Caracas, the capital, woke up Tuesday to a towering Christmas tree standing in a popular public square, weeks after President Nicolás...

Humberto Ortega, Nicaragua's ex-military chief who later turned critic of his brother, dies at 77

Sep. 30, 2024 23:07 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, died Monday at 77, Nicaragua's army said. The younger Ortega became the head of the Sandinista army and the...

Venezuelans crossing the Darien Gap say they lost hope after July's election

Sep. 26, 2024 22:24 PM EDT

LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they're making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change after a contentious presidential election handed victory to President Nicolás Maduro...

What to know from the UN: Before Netanyahu speech, 2 leaders denounce Israeli actions to their peers

Sep. 26, 2024 20:46 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The topics of Israel’s war with Hamas and fighting in Lebanon have dominated speeches at the U.N. General Assembly’s meeting this week. On Thursday, one side finally got the podium — including a moment of drama amid the ocean of words from the world's leaders. ...

Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the US

Sep. 24, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Former federal agent Wes Tabor says his phone has been lighting up with calls from police departments around the U.S. for advice on how to combat the growing threat from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Tabor was in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement...

A court in Argentina orders the arrest of Venezuela's president and his right-hand man

Sep. 23, 2024 22:41 PM EDT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal court in Argentina on Monday ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello for alleged crimes against humanity committed against dissidents. The court order came in response...

Venezuela’s opposition ex-candidate says he was forced to sign letter that effectively admits defeat

Sep. 18, 2024 22:09 PM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s former opposition candidate, Edmundo González, on Wednesday said he was coerced into signing a letter effectively recognizing his defeat in July’s presidential election, which electoral authorities claim was won by President Nicolás Maduro. ...

Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro

Sep. 17, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government Tuesday announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro in which authorities claim the CIA, Spain’s intelligence agency, organized crime groups, sex workers and members of the...