Human Rights
Afghan mothers are selling children to buy food under Taliban rule
As the Taliban celebrates the one-year anniversary of taking Afghanistan’s capital, the country’s citizens continue to struggle in poverty
Immigration
Personnel from Colombia, Panama and U.S. visit the Darién jungle to coordinate migration measures
According to data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at least 36 migrants died in 2022 when crossing the Darién
Politics
US imposes sanctions on Ortega’s presidential inauguration day
The sanctions target family members of the president and vice president, as well as Nicaraguan officials
Business
Colombia: 2 dead, more than 80 held hostage as indigenous communities invade oil field
The violence began in the municipality of San Vicente del Caguan after members of rural and indigenous communities blocked access to an oil field
Human Rights
Female migrants were freed, men left to die in deadly Mexico facility fire
New details have emerged suggesting that while 15 women were freed by security personnel, an estimated 38-40 men were left to die behind padlocked doors
Sports
House Republicans pass bill prohibiting men from most women's sports
The legislation bars biological men who identify as transgender women from playing on teams of the gender they identify with
Sports
FIFA revises its rules for transgender soccer players
FIFA follows the lead of the International Swimming Federation and is considering banning transgender athletes from competing in women's soccer
Crime
Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio present law to increase reward for Nicolás Maduro to 100 million dollars
The STOP MADURO Law seeks to increase the reward amount from 15 million dollars to a maximum of 100 million dollars for any information that leads to the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro
Immigration
Migrants continue crossing Rio Grande into U.S. despite deportations to southern Mexico
The U.S. is expelling migrants who cross the border and handing them over to the National Migration Institute federal agency in Mexico to be returned to the southern border at Guatemala
Politics
Cuban exiles protest Biden's plan to meet with regime for migration talks
Cuban exiles took to the streets of Miami on Wednesday night to protest the upcoming migration talks between Washington and Havana