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San Salvador
Head of State
President Nayib Bukele
Head of Government
President Nayib Bukele
Members of Cuban Assault Brigade 2506 after their capture at the Bay of Pigs, Cuba, April 1961. Photo: AFP
United States

Explainer | US interventions in Latin America: a history of coups and conflicts

From the Bay of Pigs to Operation Condor to Venezuela in 2026: A look at the legacy of CIA-backed coups and US military action in Latin America.

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Donald Trump

Pulled story on Trump immigration crackdown accidentally airs on Canadian app

United States

Trump administration triples ‘self-deport’ stipend to US$3,000

United States

Did ‘political’ reasons postpone ‘60 Minutes’ report on El Salvador prison?

CBS delayed its CECOT prison report, where the US has sent hundreds of migrants, citing more reporting and sparking outcry over censorship.

Inmates are seen in their cell at the Centre for Terrorism Confinement in El Salvador in April. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations

China seeks greater influence in US backyard

The US is trying to shut China out of Latin America, even as the Asian nation outlines plans to further grow trade and investment in the resource-rich region.

United States

US judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia

The order comes less than a day after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was released from immigration detention.

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United States

Judge orders release of Salvadorean who was wrongfully deported by Trump admin

The case has highlighted the president’s hardline immigration stance, with officials saying Abrego Garcia will never again be free in the US.

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore in August. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

This Thanksgiving, Trump pardons turkeys and roasts foes

The US president took aim at senior Democrats Schumer and Pelosi, predecessor Joe Biden and son Hunter, and Chicago’s J.B. Pritzker.

Americas and the Caribbean

Ecuador voters reject return of US bases, in blow to Trump ally Noboa

Vote effectively blocks the US from returning to an airbase that was once a hub for its anti-drug operations.

Donald Trump

Trump cuts tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods, in inflation U-turn

The move marks a sharp reversal from the US president, who has insisted that his import duties are not fuelling higher grocery prices.

US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Thursday. Photo: AFP
United States

Bananas and beef: White House unveils Latin America trade deals

Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador have agreed to open their markets to US products in exchange for tariff relief on some items.

Handlers shake hands at the livestock market in Canuelas, Argentina’s main cattle trading hub, in October. Photo: AP
United States

Trump’s deportation of Abrego Garcia likely vindictive: judge

The judge cited ‘remarkable statements’ from a Deputy Attorney General as evidence the indictment was retaliatory for the deportee’s challenge.

United States

Abrego Garcia denied asylum in US immigration case, appeal pending

The ruling follows the Salvadorean’s mistaken deportation in March, which has been a focal point in the debate over Trump’s immigration policy.

Stablecoins

Stablecoin giant Tether seeks funding at US$500 billion valuation

Tether is in talks with investors to raise as much as US$20 billion through a private placement.

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Tether’s USDT stablecoin has a market value of US$172 billion. Photo: Shutterstock
US immigration

US federal judge blocks Trump effort to expand speedy deportations

The order is a setback for the Trump administration’s goal of deporting 1 million migrants a year.

US federal agents working for ICE detain immigrants and asylum seekers reporting for immigration court proceedings in New York City. File photo: AFP
United States

Why are so many nations accepting deportees from Trump’s America?

Aid, political support, and trade deals might be motivating these controversial agreements.

United States

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent deportation to Uganda

By seeking asylum in the US, the wrongfully deported Salvadorean national reignites legal battles and highlights policy contradictions.

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United States

US federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit in Maryland deportation case

A Trump-appointed judge questioned the Trump administration’s lawsuit against all 15 Maryland judges challenging a deportation pause order.

US President Donald Trump’s administration Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

Trump suggests Americans ‘like a dictator’ as he clamps down on Washington

Trump complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration in the US capital.

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United States

Abrego Garcia faces deportation again as he surrenders to ICE

The Trump administration is pushing for his removal from the US amid contested gang allegations and smuggling charges.

United States

Wrongly deported Abrego Garcia could be sent to Uganda after rejecting plea deal

Abrego Garcia’s case became a flashpoint in Trump’s immigration agenda after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, (centre), leaves the Putnam County Jail in Cookeville, Tennessee on Friday. Photo: AP
Venezuela

US doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to US$50 million

The Trump administration has accused Venezuela’s president of being one of the world’s largest narco-traffickers.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Photo: AFP
US immigration

Rwanda says reached deal to take up to 250 migrants deported from US

Trump administration is seeking to ramp up removals to third countries, including convicted criminals to South Sudan and eSwatini.

Americas and the Caribbean

El Salvador clears path for endless Bukele rule by scrapping term limits

Changes will allow indefinite presidential re-election, extend terms from five years to six and scrap run-offs.

Venezuela

Migrants deported from US claim torture, sexual abuse in El Salvador prison

Venezuelan men, deported under a Trump migrant crackdown, report horrific conditions in notorious CECOT facility.

Former detainees spoke of being held in ‘inhuman cells’, deprived of sunlight and ventilation. Photo: Reuters
US immigration

US will try to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to ‘third country’ before trial

Justice Department lawyer reveals plan to expel El Salvadoran man, who is at the centre of a lawsuit over deportation.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador and imprisoned in March before being returned to the United States. Photo: Abrego Garcia family via Reuters
France

El Salvador takes swipe at Paris fashion show over tribute to mega-prison

President Nayib Bukele said the event attempted to ‘glorify criminality’ as he offered to send prisoners to France.

US immigration

Supreme Court allows swift deportation of migrants away from home countries

Divided court lifts order, paving way for removals to third countries; dissenters warn of torture and death risks.

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