Human Rights
Cubans protest Communist Party headquarters, shouting "we want freedom!"
Several videos circulating on the social networks show protesters exercising their right to peaceful protest in front of the Communist Party headquarters
Human Rights
Fear wins the day in Venezuela: Maduro’s party declares victory amidst voter intimidation and obstruction
The media is calling Sunday’s voting process the first election to include opposition parties in four years—but critics say the low voter turnout suggests the process was rigged
Politics
E.U. strikes back, declares Nicaraguan envoy 'persona non grata' after communist regime expels ambassador
On October 2, the E.U. ambassador to Nicaragua, Bettina Muscheidt, was expelled by the regime of Daniel Ortega
Politics
Argentina's Milei fires foreign minister for opposing U.S. embargo on Cuba at United Nations
Two countries, Israel and the United States voted to oppose the resolution
Crime
Georgia man 'eaten alive' by bed bugs at county jail
On one occasion, a detention officer refused to administer CPR after she saw Thompson’s body full of bed bugs and insect bites
Crime
15 killed and 21 injured in latest Ecuador prison riot
Prisoners fought with guns and knives before the guards managed to gain control of the prison
Politics
Hours after Peru's attorney general is accused of corruption, she charges the president with murder
The South American country’s attorney general filed charges against the president just hours after she was accused of corruption
Politics
Sen. Ted Cruz introduces bill to sanction Argentine officials for aiding Iranian terrorist campaign
the bill takes aim at Argentine officials Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, her son Máximo Kirchner, Deputy Justice Minister Juan Martín Mena, Senator Oscar Isidro José Parrilli and Carlos Alberto Zannini, Argentine Treasury Attorney
Politics
British foreign secretary says Falkland Islands status non-negotiable after returning Chagos Islands to Mauritius
While London’s decision to relinquish its control over the Chagos Islands has been welcomed by the international community, including Washington, some foreign policy hawks say it could open a floodgate of arguments compelling England to surrender its control over other British Overseas Territories