Alberto Lovo Rojas feared returning to Nicaragua with a target on his back. When his uncle was shot twice in the shoulder in the streets during a protest in 2019, they both knew they had to flee .

Some readers say waving the flag of a foreign country to protest deportation defies common sense. Others defend the practice.

Most independent and opposition media now operate from abroad. The revised constitution defines Nicaragua as a "revolutionary ...

Nicaragua's 2025 constitutional reform establishes co-presidency, extends term limits, and redefines state powers under ...

They argue that the change is made “to fulfill the six-year term established” by the newly approved Nicaraguan Constitution.

Daniel Ortega, who is under Western sanctions for human rights abuses, had proposed the reform himself, which also lengthens ...

The rainbow flag can no longer be displayed inside schools of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, after trustees voted Tuesday to add further restrictions to a controversial policy.

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. El Salvador’s former president, Mauricio Funes, who came into politics after a career as a whistleblowing ...

Prominent properties which could be acquired by the government include the Flag Staff House, where Saif spent his childhood. Other properties under scrutiny include Noor-Us-Sabah Palace ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...