Category: Americas

Severe Floods Hammer Costa Rica, 2 Dead

SAN JOSE—Relentless rainfall in the Caribbean region caused at least two deaths amid severe flooding and major infrastructure damage in northern and eastern Costa Rica, authorities said on Monday. Two people were killed and another two were missing, according to the Red Cross in Costa Rica. Some 3,000 people were forced to seek refuge from…


Thousands Join in Cuba Freedom March Near White House

Thousands of people protested in Washington, D.C., overnight on Sunday and on Monday to show their support for Cuban citizens, calling on the Biden administration to take more action against the island’s communist regime. Protesters repeatedly chanted “Libertad!” after dark at the gates of the White House, according to a video uploaded by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar…


Thousands Join Cuba Freedom March Near White House

Thousands of people protested in Washington, D.C., overnight on Sunday and on Monday to show their support for Cuban citizens, calling on the Biden administration to take more action against the island’s communist regime. Protesters repeatedly chanted “Libertad!” after dark at the gates of the White House, according to a video uploaded by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar…


First Delta Variant Case Confirmed in Colombia

Colombia has its first case of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant strain, Colombian President Ivan Duque confirmed Saturday. The first case of this new infectious variant in the country was an international traveler who arrived in Cali from the United States. The president stressed the fact that the new variant comes at a relatively…


Homeland Security Arrests 39 Suspects for Alleged Child Sex Crimes

A multi-agency sting operation in Arizona involving federal agents and local police has resulted in the arrest of 39 men charged with various sex crimes with minors. Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and members of the Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Mesa Police Departments, the FBI and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office joined forces…


Colombia Arrests 10 Over Attacks on Duque’s Helicopter, Military Base

BOGOTA—Colombia has arrested 10 people accused of involvement in attacks on a helicopter carrying President Ivan Duque and a military base last month that officials said on Thursday were planned by former FARC terrorist leaders based in Venezuela. The car bombing at the base in the northeastern city of Cucuta, home to the army’s 30th…


‘Just the Beginning’: Biden Administration Sanctions Cuban Communist Regime After Protests

The United States on Thursday sanctioned key Cuban Communist Party officials for human rights abuses following widespread protests across the island nation. President Joe Biden said in a statement that the administration’s actions against a top-level Cuban official and a paramilitary organization known as Boinas Negras are “just the beginning” and the United States “will continue…


Australia Shocks Argentina 2–0 in Men’s Olympic Soccer

SAPPORO, Japan—Two-time Olympic men’s soccer champion Argentina was stunned 2–0 by Australia in their opening game at the Tokyo Games on Thursday. In its first Olympic game since 2008, Australia took the lead through Lachlan Wales’ tap-in the 14th minute at the Sapporo Dome. Marco Tilio secured the victory in the 80th, just a minute…


Britain Sanctions Venezuelan President Maduro’s Envoy Saab

LONDON—Britain on Thursday sanctioned one of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s envoys, Alex Saab, in connection with an allegedly corrupt deal to obtain supplies for Maduro’s government-run food subsidy programme. Saab, a Colombian national, is currently detained in Cape Verde facing extradition to the United States, which accuses him of helping Maduro’s government skirt U.S. sanctions…


Fighting Among Prison Gangs in Ecuador Kills 22, Injures 80

QUITO, Ecuador—Rival gangs of inmates fought in two prisons in Ecuador, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 80, authorities said Thursday. Violence broke out on Wednesday in the main prison in the city of Guayaquil as well as the Latacunga prison in central Ecuador, according to prison authorities. Nine police officers and 70…