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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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State of Emergency: Honduras deploys hundreds of soldiers in crime crackdown
Under the state of emergency, which is set to last until April 20, several constitutional rights are suspended, including freedom of association and freedom of movement
Culture
Nicaraguan Catholics plan Holy Week celebrations despite ban
The ban comes after Ortega cut ties with the Vatican following Pope Francis’ comments describing the Nicaraguan government as a “crude dictatorship” led by an “unbalanced” president
Climate
Colombia evacuates residents as active volcano threat rises
Last week, Colombia’s national agency for risk management issued an alert after the volcano showed significant seismic activity near its crater and spewed a 3,000-foot (900-meter) column of ashes
Crime
Venezuela arrests nine officials amid corruption probe
The arrests come as the Venezuelan regime has been investigating irregularities and alleged corruption cases in different branches of government connected to “strategic sectors”
Politics
Taiwan president visits Guatemala, reaffirms ties amid pressure from China
President Tsai visited Guatemala for three days over the weekend, where she met with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei to discuss the ties between the two countries
Politics
Ecuadorian Court approves second round of impeachment proceedings for centrist President Guillermo Lasso
The 6-3 ruling was the first of other steps the Ecuadorean congress must take before the legislature’s elected members can vote on impeachment
Politics
Bolsonaro returns to Brazil, inspires supporters in political speech at Liberal Party headquarters
Bolsonaro has already begun indicating he is interested in making a comeback by helping the party campaign in local elections next year although he has not indicated he will run for the presidency again
Immigration
Mexico arrests 5 in migrant facility fire that left 39 dead, president vows justice for victims
Mexican authorities have detained five people in connection with the death of 39 migrants who died in a fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juárez
Entertainment
American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine records music video working in the Cuban countryside
The American rapper visited the western part of the island and recorded with Cuban locals clad in peasant garb
Human Rights
Cuban political prisoner Humberto Eladio Reál Suárez released after 29 years
Humberto Eladio Real Suárez was first arrested on October 15, 1994 after disembarking along the with Armando Sosa Fortuny and Miguel Díaz Bouza along the coast of Caibarién in Villa Clara
