Politics
Peru will not recognize Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's "democratically elected president"
Ecuador has formally recognized Edmundo González as the elected president of Venezuela
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U.S. extradites former Peruvian president to face corruption charges
He surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday after a court of appeals denied his stay on his extradition
Human Rights
Venezuela's communist regime attacked 226 human rights defenders in year's first quarter
"The Venezuelan State continued to attack those who are in the front line of action, responding to the human rights crisis," said the NGO Center for Defenders and Justice
Immigration
Migrant caravan of 3,000 heads to Mexico City hoping to reach U.S.
Most of the migrants are Venezuelans fleeing from poverty and harsh living conditions, as well as nationals from Cuba, Ecuador, and Colombia
Politics
Kim Jong-Un congratulates Cuba's Díaz-Canel on "re-election,” in show of terrorist state solidarity
The leaders of Venezuela and Nicaragua also extended congratulations to Díaz-Canel for his "re-election" in Cuba's Communist-controlled Parliament
Business
Alert: Boric moves Chile toward socialism with plan to nationalize private lithium companies
In an apparent move toward socialist state control, Boric announced on a Chilean news network that the government will soon take control of the entire lithium production cycle in a “public-private collaboration.”
Entertainment
Luis Miguel: Latin pop king announces 2023 North-South America tour dates
The tour will take Luis Miguel to 43 cities, starting on August 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and ending on December 17 in Guadalajara, Mexico
Politics
"I am more worried than ever about Colombia," says Rep. María Elvira Salazar after Petro meeting
Tense meeting in Washington between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Florida Republican Representative María Elvira Salazar
Human Rights
"I'm going to take my life": Painful message sent by disabled Cuban political prisoner to his mother
“Mom, I'm sorry. I love you with all my heart, but if they keep me here one more day without having done anything, I'm going to take my own life. I can't take it anymore," confessed the 25-year-old
Human Rights
Congressional leaders ask Pan American Health Organization to punish Cuba for doctors' forced labor
"International organizations should focus on stopping this abuse, not encouraging it," said Rep. Salazar
Politics
U.S. sanctions Nicaraguan officials for exiling critics
“The United States is taking further action to hold accountable perpetrators of the Nicaraguan regime’s repressive actions,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
