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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons Sworn In as Suriname’s First Female President
teleSUR
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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons. X/ @ElUniversal July 16, 2025 Hour: 11:56 am On Wednesday, Jennifer Geerlings-Simons was sworn in as president of Suriname, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first woman to serve as head of state in the South...
FOREIGN MINISTER already making the rounds on social circuit as PANAMA passes “velvet rope”.
Panama Now Online
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July 15, 2025
Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha celebrated Panama’s removal from the European Union (EU) money laundering list on Tuesday, July 15. He thanked national governments and the European Commission for their support in the process and...
National Assembly of Nicaragua approves presidential proposal to join International Organization for Mediation
Global Times
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Photo: websiteOn June 26 local time, the National Assembly of Nicaragua unanimously approved a proposal submitted by the Presidential Office to join the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed), officially marking the country's accession...
Fear of Leaving and Not Returning to Nicaragua
Havana Times
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July 14, 2025
The anxiety of a forced Exile Nicaragua has become a prison for many Nicaraguans, who at the same time fear leaving and finding themselves in forced exile. // Photo art: CONFIDENCIAL When traveling outside of Nicaragua, many face the fear of not...
Taking stock of Trump’s immigration requests on the emergency docket
Detroit Legal News - Michigan
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July 16, 2025
Immigration Matters is a recurring series by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández that analyzes the court’s immigration docket, highlighting emerging legal questions about new policy and enforcement practices. Please note that the views of outside...
Farm worker dead after ICE raid in California
People's World
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July 15, 2025
This undated photo provided by his family shows Jaime Alanis inside Ventura County Medical Center, after he was injured during an immigration raid, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Camarillo, Calif. | Family photo via AP CAMARILLO, Calif.—Donald...
International demand for pineapple juice grows
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Demand for pineapple juice and the growth of markets such as Israel and Dubai are boosting Costa Rican exports, despite production limitations due to weather conditions. According to Álvaro Figueroa, president of the Tropicales del Valle company,...
The rules-based order died in Gaza. Will international law live?
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
This new international law is not strong enough to stop a genocide (yet). But, for the first time in five centuries, it exists. It is here. And it is ours to mould, writes Alonso Gurmendi [photo credit: Getty Images] It’s been nearly 21 months...
Keller Williams Expands to Singapore
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 16, 2025-- Keller Williams Realty, LLC (KW), the world's largest real estate franchise by agent count, is expanding across Asia. As momentum continues, KW has awarded a new master franchise in Singapore. As of...
All Litigation is Death Penalty Litigation
Public Discourse
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July 16, 2025
The second Trump administration seems to have spent half its time in court. The president’s shock and awe campaign of executive orders quickly ended up bogged down in interminable litigation, seemingly via an endless string of unreviewable...
Exiled Nicaraguan Journalists in Costa Rica Face Growing Harassment
Tico Times
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July 11, 2025
Nicaragua has increased its “harassment and retaliation” against exiled journalists and their families who remain in the country, according to a report published Thursday by the NGO Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Democracy (FLED). The...
Florida Lawmakers Report 750 Migrants in Cages at Alligator Alcatraz
14ymedio
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July 16, 2025
“The images you have seen do not do justice to the place. They are essentially crammed into cages,” they say. Florida opened the site to Democratic legislators, but not to the press. / EFE EFE (via 14ymedio), Florida, June 13, 2025 — Florida...
Immigration crackdown under Trump squeezes U.S. nursing homes’ workforce
Haitian Times
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July 16, 2025
Overview: As President Donald Trump's administration rolls back immigration programs, U.S. nursing homes report critical staffing shortages, particularly among immigrants who make up a sizable portion of the elder care workforce. Workers from...
DHS announces end of Temporary Protected Status for Honduras and Nicaragua
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 11, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for both Honduras and Nicaragua, citing improved country conditions in each nation. - Advertisement - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Havana Times
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July 8, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Netanyahu and Trump Promote Plan to Expel Palestinians from Gaza Jul 08, 2025 Image Credit: White House photo President Donald...
Nicaragua's crackdown on opposition extends beyond its borders
United Press International (UPI)
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Maarit Kohonen Sheriff, director of the U.N. Human Rights Office’s Division of Global Operations, said the human rights situation in Nicaragua has significantly deteriorated over the past year. File Photo by Martial Trezzini/EPA-EFE July 8 (UPI)...
How the Mexican security minister’s slip of the tongue rankled Salvadoran President Bukele
Mexico News Daily
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July 10, 2025
An apparently innocent mistake escalated into something of an international incident on Wednesday. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch’s declaration on Tuesday that a plane carrying more than 400 kilograms of cocaine came to Mexico from El...
Relatives of Exiled Journalists Harassed in Nicaragua
Havana Times
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July 10, 2025
Police harassment at the homes of relatives of exiled journalists has intensified. / File photo: Confidencial Exiled journalists and their families in Nicaragua face harassment, smear campaigns, and threats, warns a report. By Confidencial HAVANA...
Nicaragua’s Government Sends Warm Congratulations to Suriname’s First Female President
teleSUR
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Nicaragua and Suriname strengthen revolutionary ties with message of unity and friendship. Photo: National Assembly of Suriname. July 7, 2025 Hour: 5:56 pm The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua congratulates Jennifer...
HRC59: Amidst ongoing state of emergency, El Salvador must review legality of mass detentions
International Service for Human Rights
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July 10, 2025
On 30 June, Leonor Arteaga, representative of Fundacion Para el Debido Proceso (DPLF), delivered a joint statement with ISHR for the adoption of El Salvador’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Arteaga urged the Salvadoran government to establish an...