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El Salvador

Family of man who died in ICE detention in New Jersey alleges medical negligence in custody

Oct 28 AM (keep Deepavali OIL)
Oct 28 AM (keep Deepavali OIL)

El Salvador opposition pitch former lawmaker, doctor to run against Bukele in 2027

Former lawmaker Maytee Iraheta speaks to reporters before announcing her candidacy for El Salvador's Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party to challenge President Nayib Bukele in the next presidential election, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 26, 2026. Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)/Handout via REUTERS
Former lawmaker Maytee Iraheta speaks to reporters before announcing her candidacy for El Salvador's Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party to challenge President Nayib Bukele in the next presidential election, in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 26, 2026. Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)/Handout via REUTERS

Nearly 3,000-year-old human remains unearthed in El Salvador

Archaeologists excavate and remove a pre-Hispanic burial, including human remains and associated artifacts such as a turtle-shaped Usulutan ceramic vessel, at the Pasaje 4 archaeological site in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, on July 3.
Archaeologists excavate and remove a pre-Hispanic burial, including human remains and associated artifacts such as a turtle-shaped Usulutan ceramic vessel, at the Pasaje 4 archaeological site in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, on July 3.

Strong quake off Mexico coast rattles Guatemala and El Salvador, but leaves no damage

People evacuating a building in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 17, after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador.
People evacuating a building in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 17, after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas, triggering a tsunami warning and shaking buildings in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador.

El Salvador president's party nominates Bukele to seek third term

FILE PHOTO: El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during an inaugural ceremony of the Attorney General's Office's new building in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during an inaugural ceremony of the Attorney General's Office's new building in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas/File Photo

Ostapenko, Arevalo fight back to win Wimbledon mixed doubles title

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2026  El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko pose with the trophies after winning their mixed doubles final match against Australia's Marc Polmans and Australia's Storm Hunter REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 9, 2026  El Salvador's Marcelo Arevalo and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko pose with the trophies after winning their mixed doubles final match against Australia's Marc Polmans and Australia's Storm Hunter REUTERS/Marko Djurica

El Salvador's Bukele seeks party nod for third term after constitutional change

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during an inaugural ceremony of the Attorney General's Office's new building in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, May 19, 2026.REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during an inaugural ceremony of the Attorney General's Office's new building in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, May 19, 2026.REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Brazilian right courts crime-weary voters with 'Bukele model' crackdown

A prison guard stands near a CECOT logo at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, April 23, 2026.REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
A prison guard stands near a CECOT logo at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, April 23, 2026.REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

El Salvador seizes over 6 tonnes of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

The drugs were found aboard two separate vessels.
The drugs were found aboard two separate vessels.

Italy's Fioravanti takes first world tour win in El Salvador as Moore goes back-to-back

Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Men's Round 2 - Heat 1 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 28, 2024. Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy exits a wave. Ed Sloane/Pool via REUTERS
Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Men's Round 2 - Heat 1 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 28, 2024. Leonardo Fioravanti of Italy exits a wave. Ed Sloane/Pool via REUTERS

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