Mexico defends abstention in regional bloc vote on Nicaragua

Maryam Ashalem de Andres 22 August 2026•Update: 22 August 2026 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday defended her decision to abstain from an Organization of American States (OAS) vote on Nicaragua. She said it was based on the constitutional …

South Florida officials: Nicaragua's foreign ties threaten U.S. security

South Florida elected officials and members of the Nicaraguan American community are condemning Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, warning that his government's increasingly close relationships with China, Russia and Iran pose a national security concern …

South Florida leaders call for free, fair elections in Nicaragua

The ‘revolutionary’ life in Nicaragua of devoted Trump aide Natalie Harp’s brother

Preston Harp was a man outside the media spotlight until his younger sister, Natalie Harp, found herself in the headlines in the United States as President Donald Trump’s most “devoted” aide. She was part of the small inner circle that accompanied the U.S …

Costa Rica Raises Bus Fares Between San José and Nicaragua Border

Taking the bus from San José to the Nicaraguan border became more expensive today.The fare from San José to Peñas Blancas increased from ₡5,820 to ₡7,430. That is an increase of ₡1,610, or almost 28%. The fare between San José and La Cruz also went up. …

Sens. Cruz, Kaine Lead Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Sanctions on Nicaragua

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced the Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Accountability Act. This bipartisan …

Nicaragua accelerates reforms to exclude the opposition and extend the presidential term.

The co-president of Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, has announced that the National Assembly plans to present this weekend the "advances" of the reforms that the Executive intends to push forward to veto the opposition and extend the duration of the …

Little League World Series plunged into chaos with Nicaragua players BLOCKED from entering America

THE Little League World Series is in even more chaos as two young Nicaraguan baseball players were DENIED entry to the US. The Nicaragua baseball team situation comes just days after the LLWS issued a statement over a cheating scandal after a viral moment …

OAS votes to convene emergency meeting over Nicaragua’s Ortega government

Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026 The Organization of American States (OAS), a regional human rights body, has voted to convene an urgent meeting of foreign ministers over Nicaragua, declaring that representative democracy “no longer exists” in the …

OAS council approves call for foreign ministers’ meeting on Nicaragua crackdown

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) voted to summon hemispheric foreign ministers for an emergency session on Nicaragua following President Daniel Ortega’s vow to end elections and ongoing concerns about government pressure …