Nicaragua

Russia’s Sergei Lavrov urges like-minded nations to ‘join forces’ against sanctions 'blackmail'

Russia's top diplomat is on a weeklong Latin American tour that started in Brazil and will also take him to Nicaragua and Cuba -- countries whose leftist governments have hostile relations with the United States

Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after president Ortega's crackdown on Catholic Church

Relations between the church and Ortega's government have been deteriorating since 2018 when Nicaraguan authorities violently repressed anti-government protests. Some Catholic leaders gave protesters shelter in their churches

Nicaragua hands 26-year jail term to Catholic bishop who refused exile

A sentence read by an appeals court judge declared Alvarez, bishop of Matagalpa, to be 'a traitor to the fatherland' and said he would not step out of jail until 2049

Nicaragua: President Daniel Ortega calls Catholic Church 'dictatorship'

The Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been under increasing government pressure since being accused by Ortega of backing protests against his government in 2018

Nicaragua: Strong tremors felt in capital Managua as 6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off western coast

The United States Geological Survey said there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage

‘US feeds on crisis’: How countries have supported Russia in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine

Countries such as Iran, Belarus, China, Syria, Venezuela have extended their support to Moscow, blaming the US and Western allies for their expansionist policies

How Russia is quietly courting Latin America in the middle of Ukraine crisis

The recent Latin American diplomacy is a reminder that to Putin, a broader goal is paramount in his foreign policy: to return Russia to the status of a great power capable of challenging the United States

Explained: Why Joe Biden has barred Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega from entering the US

Not just Ortega, but the vice president of Nicaragua Rosario Murillo has also been barred by Joe Biden.

At least four dead, hundreds forced out of homes as Hurricane Eta batters Honduras, Nicaragua

A forecast shows Eta taking a turn over Central America and then reforming as a tropical storm in the Caribbean, possibly reaching Cuba on Sunday and southern Florida on Monday

Latin America grappling with a 'decline of democracy' under coronavirus pandemic

The gradual undermining of democratic rules during an economic crisis and a public health catastrophe could leave Latin America primed for slower growth and an increase in corruption and human rights abuses