Business
JetBlue Airlines to halt Cuba flights as U.S. travel restrictions continue
JetBlue representatives said they will proactively provide an automated full refund to their original form of payment to customers
Politics
Eight Latin American countries not invited to the Summit for Democracy
While some flawed democracies were invited, others were left off of the list
Politics
al-Assad regime falls in Syria after 53 years of iron rule
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said the government was ready to “reach out” to the opposition and hand over functions to a transitional government
Crime
El Salvador: One year after gang-crackdown measures
With a population of 6.3 million, the mass arrests have turned El Salvador into a country with one of the highest prison population rates in the world
Crime
Four hundred tombs discovered in Ukrainian city after Russian army flees
Ukraine's president said Putin's forces who invaded his country are "murderers and torturers"
Human Rights
OCDH records 416 repressive actions in February against the Cuban population
Women are the main victims of repression so far in 2022, especially arbitrary arrests and house arrest
Politics
El Salvador extends state of emergency to halt gang violence
Bukele declared a state of emergency to temporarily suspend constitutional protections, after the country saw a dramatic rise in homicides
Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime seizes country's top Catholic university
The Nicaraguan judge ordered that the university suspend all of its classes and administrative activities. However, no restart date was given, leaving its 9,500 enrolled students stranded.
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