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SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday asked authorities in El Salvador to "immediately" extradite leaders of the international ...

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TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Iran on Friday for its barring of would be candidates for a presidential election next month.

And the latest coronavirus variant raises the alarm across the world.

Nicaraguans go to the polls Sunday for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community, with all viable challengers to long-term leader Daniel Ortega locked up or in exile…

/Riots in Latin America force Biden to examine threats to democracy near his home – 13/07/2021 – world Riots in Latin America force Biden to examine threats to democracy near his home – 13/07/2021 – world ksuadminJuly 14, 2021 7 US President Joe Biden took office giving bold warnings to Russia and China on human rights as he urged democracies around the world to rise up against autocracy. But this week he faces a series of similar challenges in countries close to his own. On Monday (1...

Latin America Unrest Forces Biden to Confront Challenges to Democracy Close to Home U.S. influence began waning in the region over the past decade, as successive administrations turned toward fighting terrorism in the Middle East. Turmoil in Latin America is forcing the Biden administration to focus on the region more broadly after years of indifference from previous administrations.Credit...Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times July 12, 2021Updated 9:04 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Biden took...

Detained Americans Fast Facts KION Currently Detained Americans Kai Li September 2016 – Kai Li, a naturalised US citizen born in China, is detained while visiting relatives in Shanghai. July 2018 – He is sentenced to ten years in prison for espionage following a secret trial held in August 2017. Baquer and Siamak Namazi October 2015 – Siamak Namazi, a Dubai-based businessman with dual US and Iranian citizenship, is detained while visiting relatives in Tehran. February 2016 – Baquer Nam...

Detained Americans Fast Facts Currently Detained Americans Kai Li September 2016 – Kai Li, a naturalised US citizen born in China, is detained while visiting relatives in Shanghai. July 2018 – He is sentenced to ten years in prison for espionage following a secret trial held in August 2017. Baquer and Siamak Namazi October 2015 – Siamak Namazi, a Dubai-based businessman with dual US and Iranian citizenship, is detained while visiting relatives in Tehran. February 2016 – Baquer Namazi, ...

Obama Administration Backs Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Photo of protesters signs with x’s through Morsi’s and Patterson’s faces Tens of thousands of pro and anti-Morsi protesters have taken to the Cairo streets with the largest demonstrations to take place nationwide on Sunday. Much of the anger is now also directed at the US who are seen as Morsi backers. Violence in Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city, left two dead and 143 wounded. A young American teach was among the dead. He w...