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Retired Nicaraguan major Roberto Samcam was shot dead in exile in Costa Rica

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Critic of Nicaragua’s Ortega shot dead in exile in Costa Rica

A retired Nicaraguan army officer in exile who fiercely criticized authoritarian President Daniel Ortega was shot dead Thursday in neighboring Costa Rica, his family...

AFP4 hours ago

Peru's President Dina Boluarte has an approval rating of just two percent

World

The world’s most unpopular president? Peru’s leader clings to power

With an approval rating of just two percent, Peru’s President Dina Boluarte may be one of the most unpopular politicians in the world. Yet,...

AFPMay 30, 2025

Neil Villamizar, part of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's ruling party, was elected governor of the disputed Essequibo region

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Venezuela elects representatives for Guyana-administered Essequibo

Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of...

AFPMay 26, 2025

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described Uruguay's Jose 'Pepe' Mujica as a 'superior human being'

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Brazil president leads final farewell to Uruguay’s Mujica

Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica as “a superior human being” Thursday as politicians joined citizens at...

AFPMay 15, 2025

Uruguay's former president, Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, who died aged 89 after a year-long battle with cancer, was taken to the legislative palace to lie in state

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Uruguay bids farewell to popular ex-leader “Pepe” Mujica

Uruguay on Wednesday began bidding farewell to its former leader Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla fighter who won global fame for his...

AFPMay 14, 2025

The 58-year-old Adrianzen presented his 'irrevocable resignation' to Boluarte and ministers

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Peru PM quits ahead of no-confidence vote

Peruvian Prime Minister Gustavo Adrianzen resigned Tuesday on the eve of a no-confidence vote against him, as the government faces mounting pressure over a...

AFPMay 14, 2025

CAPTION: SpaceX's Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on March 6, 2025, during its eighth test flight

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Musk’s dreams for Starbase city in Texas hang on vote

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas could become a reality...

AFPMay 3, 2025

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, leader of the United National Congress party, speaks to supporters during a rally in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago last month

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Trinidad leader sworn in, vows fresh start for violence-weary state

Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the head of Trinidad and Tobago’s centrist United National Congress party, vowed Thursday to create wealth that would benefit “seven generations” to...

AFPMay 1, 2025