Politics
Chinese Communist Party set on expanding 'empire' into Latin America
The CCP provided a more in-depth preview of their Latin American ambitions days before Managua cut ties with Taipei.
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
Human Rights
Hong Kong arrests 90-year-old Roman Catholic cardinal under national security law
China’s Catholics are split between an underground church that swears loyalty to the Vatican and the state-sponsored Catholic Patriotic Association
Human Rights
Nicaraguan sews her lips to demand freedom for political prisoners
The mother of political prisoner Francisco Narváez Chavarría demands freedom of the press in Nicaragua
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
Human Rights
Over 52,000 unidentified bodies in mass graves in Mexico
There are at least 63,428 mass graves registered in Mexico, in which 92,658 bodies have been buried
Politics
China sends missiles to Serbia through NATO airspace
Western nations are expressing concerns over an arms buildup in the Balkans as Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine continues
Politics
U.S. blocks sugar imports from Dominican Republic, citing forced labor
An investigation conducted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found that the sugar company allegedly conducted “inhumane practices"
Crime
At least 41 women killed in Honduras prison riot started by gangs
Some of the victims died from gunshot wounds, while others were burned, according to the spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office Yuri Mora
Culture
Jill Biden awards International Women of Courage Award to biological male
The award was first established in 2007, and is part of the White House celebration of International Women's Day