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QUITO, ECUADOR — Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the closure of Ecuador’s borders starting Saturday for three days, including the first round of the presidential election on Sunday in which he is a candidate. “Faced with attempts at destabilization by armed groups, from Saturday 8 to Monday 10 February, the borders will remain closed,”…
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolas Maduro after he met Friday with a senior Trump administration official. U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media….
Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of the island from Denmark. But until now, Greenland’s mining industry has struggled to turn a profit. Could that be about to change? Henry Ridgwell reports from Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending “birthright citizenship” based on what he called “a correct interpretation of the law,” prompting a flurry of lawsuits from pro-immigrant and civil rights organizations. Click here for the full story in Spanish.
HAVANA — Cuba started releasing some prisoners Wednesday as part of talks with the Vatican, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration announced his intent to lift the U.S. designation of the island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism. More than a dozen people who were convicted of different crimes — and some of…
La Paz, Bolivia — Hundreds of Bolivian farmers and workers who support former President Evo Morales continued their march on La Paz for the third consecutive day on Sunday to protest the economic crisis the country is suffering. “This is a just struggle, a peaceful march, we are talking about people who are dying of…
Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday morning as Venezuela’s leader for a new six-year term. As Maduro was sworn in, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom announced a new round of sanctions against officials of his government and others. Later Friday, the opposition called it a coup and indicated a “new…
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday left her hideout and reappeared in public for the first time in months, risking arrest as anti-government protesters made a last-ditch attempt to block President Nicolas Maduro from clinging to power. “They wanted us to fight each other, but Venezuela is united,” Machado, waving…
The eldest son of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory. The Danish state broadcaster reported that Donald Trump Jr.’s plane landed in Nuuk, capital of the vast and icy territory…
Toronto — Facing growing calls to resign, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make an announcement about his political future this week. Trudeau — who has become deeply unpopular over a range of issues, including the soaring cost of food and housing — has kept publicly mum in recent weeks, despite intensifying pressure…
