Crime
After Maduro’s capture, armed paramilitary groups patrol Caracas, search phones and restrict press
ADN América spoke with a Venezuelan man in Caracas who was held for several hours after armed groups searched his mobile phone.
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President Nayib Bukele declares victory in El Salvador elections, amidst constitutional controversy
In a bustling square, thousands of Salvadorans gathered in front of the National Palace adorned with flags, t-shirts, and caps in the distinctive sky-blue hue of Bukele's New Ideas (NI) party
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Chile declares state of emergency as raging forest fires kill more than 50 along coastal tourists towns
Argentinian President Gabriel Boric said he would make “all necessary resources” available to emergency personnel to handle the blossoming crisis, and even declared a state of emergency
Business
U.S. threatens to renew oil sanctions against Venezuela after banning opposition leader from presidential election
María Corina Machado handedly won an October primary and is the opposition’s “unity candidate” to challenge Nicolas Maduro in the upcoming 2024 presidential election
Crime
Drug cartels invade Mayan pyramid sites in southern Mexico
The Mexican government has reported that at least two of the popular Mayan locations have been temporarily shut down as a result of rising crime in the state of Chiapas
Sports
Animal rights activists launch call to action to halt bullfighting in Mexico City
The city held its first bullfight on Sunday in nearly two years since 2022, sparking protests from activists throughout the city. The sport, which dates back to the 16th Century in Mexico, had previously been shut down after a judge suspended the practice.
Crime
Venezuelan transnational gang expands operations from South and Central America to U.S.
Law enforcement officials are probing the rise of the Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang in Miami, Florida, and the Chicago area of Illinois in the heart of the American Midwest
Politics
Opposition leader María Corina Machado says Maduro kidnapped her campaign managers, vandalized offices
Security cameras at the scene recorded the kidnapping showed how one of the managers was ambushed by a group of people and forced into a van that quickly left the area.
Crime
U.S. appeals court rules Mexico can sue American gun manufacturers for "flood" of firearms across border
A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Mexico against American gun manufacturers can proceed
Crime
Colombian Navy intercepts secret cocaine narco-submarine deployed by drug cartels
The submarine type – known commonly as a “narco-sub” are becoming an increasingly popular method of shipping illegal drugs so they can transport their product to its intended destination
Politics
Young Venezuelan non-voters use anti-communist war cry to support conservatives in U.S. and Latin America
The phenomenon is the culmination of years long outgrowth of anti-authoritarianism and opposition to socialist ideas, similar to the impact the Cuban American community has had since it began emigrating to the United States after the 1959 Castro Revolution
