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Russia and China are gaining ground on the US in Latin America, US commander says

Russia and China are competing for influence with the US in Latin America, according to the top US …

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Miss Nicaragua has been crowned the winner of Miss Universe for the first time in the pageant's history

The winner of Miss Universe 2023 is Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios. R'Bonney Gabriel was at the p…

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Take a look at all the outfits Miss Nicaragua wore during the Miss Universe 2023 pageant

Palacios, 23, beat out 83 other women at the pageant in Sal Salvador, El Salvador. It's the first t…

Lauren Edmonds   


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'Failing communist regimes' in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua account for new wave of migration, US says

The migrants shipped by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard last week are from Venezuela…

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Biden bans Nicaragua's president, first lady from entering the US over brutal crackdown

The US sanctions were in response to Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega's crackdown on opposition lead…

Jake Epstein   


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Facebook says it just uncovered one of the largest troll farms ever - run by the government of Nicaragua

The campaign was "one of the most cross-governmental troll operations we've disrupted to date," Fac…

Charles Davis   


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Mexico's powerful Jalisco cartel is flexing its muscles at opposite ends of Latin America

According to cartel insiders and military sources, Mexico's Jalisco Cartel has its sights set on Si…

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The president of Nicaragua had police arrest 6 political opponents who could run against him in the next election

Nicaraguan police detained six politicians over the weekend who oppose President Daniel Ortega. His…

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Hurricane Iota is now an 'exceptionally dangerous' Category 5 storm. It's the 30th — and strongest — named storm this year.

Hurricane Iota is expected to make landfall in Nicaragua on Monday evening. It's the latest in a re…

Susie Neilson   


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Kamala Harris sought advice from corporate executives on how to address poverty, climate change, and corruption in Central America: report

According to the report, those conversations led to $1.2 billion in pledges from corporations to "s…

Bryan Metzger,John Haltiwanger   


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Nicaragua paid for American podcasters to 'observe' an election that critics say was a sham

The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega invited friendly social media influencers to c…

Charles Davis   


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Wagner Group mercenaries are being butchered in Ukraine, but US intel expects them to keep stirring up trouble elsewhere on Russia's behalf

The Wagner Group has been accused of carrying out various atrocities and human rights violations in…

Jake Epstein   


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Sen. Tom Cotton says Biden's border trip is 'meaningless' 15 months after criticizing the president for being 'too busy' to travel there

Biden on Thursday unveiled measures to expand pathways to migration alongside additional consequenc…

Nicole Gaudiano   


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Biden, ahead of border trip, says 'Republicans haven't been serious about this at all'

Republicans have urged Biden to visit the border and vowed to use their power in the House to probe…

Nicole Gaudiano   


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Russia will run out of arms before Ukraine does because it has isolated itself so much, UK defence secretary says

Russia is isolated and will struggle to re-supply its army because its supply chain is broken, Defe…

Mia Jankowicz   


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Russia is using a fraction of soldiers it claimed for military exercises with China and India, UK intel says

The Kremlin bragged that 50,000 Russians were joining a military exercise with India and China. The…

Mia Jankowicz   


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The US offered technical advice to Cuba after the communist state asked 'friendly countries' to help put out a huge oil depot fire

Cuba asked "friendly countries" for help after a lightning strike hit an oil facility in Matanzas. …

Alia Shoaib   


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Nicaragua's 74-year-old president hasn't been seen in more than a month

No one has seen Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega since March 12, causing rumors about his health …

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