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Who Is Ronald Johnson, The CIA Veteran and Bukele Ally Chosen By Trump To Be The Next U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

With decades of experience in the CIA and military, Johnson forged a strong partnership with President Bukele to combat gang violence in El Salvador

Latin Times

What could Trump’s return to the White House mean for Latin America?

Analysts say US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term is poised to bolster far-right groups and strain trade ties.

Al Jazeera

Trump Passes Over Kari Lake In His Choice For Ambassador To Mexico

Ronald Johnson, a former ambassador to El Salvador, has been chosen for the post.

Latin Times

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President's Push To Scrap Gold Mining Ban Causes Outcry In El Salvador

El Salvador's gang-busting strongman President Nayib Bukele has set out on a new mission: to kickstart his country's sputtering economy by inviting back the mining companies that were barred seven years ago.

International Business Times

El Salvador Relaxes Bitcoin Rules To Seal $1.3 Billion Loan

El Salvador close to $1.3B loan deal with IMF, contingent on changes to Bitcoin policy and fiscal deficit reduction. President Bukele focuses on economic revival and foreign investment.

Benzinga

El Salvador's Bitcoin Investment Reaches 0 Million

El Salvador's bitcoin adoption and soaring value spark celebrations, protests, and concerns.

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Beatriz v El Salvador: the abortion case that could set a precedent across Latin America

Activists targeted as US-linked hard-right campaigns sow disinformation ahead of inter-American court of human rights ruling on case of woman who was denied abortion in 2013

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Catholic church calls on president of El Salvador not to lift ban on gold mining

The Roman Catholic Church has called on the president of El Salvador not to lift the country's ban on gold mining

The Independent UK

El Salvador And Bhutan – How Two Small Nations Led The National Bitcoin Reserve Race

El Salvador and Bhutan are making headlines in recent months as their Bitcoin strategies have paid off significantly with $BTC's price surge since the 2024 U.S. elections – what brought these two small countries to the spotlight?

International Business Times

El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country and called his nation’s 7-year-old ban on metals mining “absurd.”

The Independent UK

Pro-Bitcoin Trump Administration Could See El Salvador Emerging As US 'Strategic Partner,' Says VanEck

Asset management firm VanEck expressed optimism at El Salvador’s bold Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bet, terming it as a model of innovation for the emerging world.

Benzinga

El Salvador ex-president among 11 to face trial for 1989 murder of Jesuits

Army killing of six priests, their housekeeper and her daughter was one of civil war’s most notorious crimes

The Guardian - US

Bitfinex Launches First-Ever Tokenized US Treasuries In Latin America Under El Salvador Framework

Bitfinex Securities has launched Latin America's first tokenized U.S. securities, marking a milestone in the region's access to such markets and setting a high bar for other aspiring issuers to follow.

International Business Times

Two small countries bet on Bitcoin—and it's paying off big time

Bhutan and El Salvador have seen their Bitcoin holdings soar beyond $1 billion and $500 million, respectively.

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Murder Suspect Attempting To Flee To El Salvador Apprehended

CBP officers apprehend murder suspect at Washington Dulles International Airport trying to flee to El Salvador.

Reason

A Week of Failing To Pay With Bitcoin in El Salvador

The country claims to be a leader in crypto transactions. But you can't force people to take a currency they don't want.

Latin Times

El Salvador Troops Target Gangs In Large-scale Operation

Images released by the government showed soldiers massing for the operation and heavily armed police patrolling the neighborhood and checking identity documents.

The Independent UK

Thousands of soldiers fence off a Salvadoran neighborhood in pursuit of gang remnants

More than 2,000 soldiers and 500 police officers surrounded a dense neighborhood on the outskirts of El Salvador’s capital in an effort to quash the remnants of gangs the president said were trying to set up shop in the area

Capital & Main

Locked Up and in Limbo: Immigrants Win Their Cases But Remain in ICE Custody

Facing torture if returned to their homelands, immigrants are detained for years as appeals drag on.

The Independent UK

El Salvador commits savings from creative debt refinancing to river conservation

One of Central America’s longest rivers will be the primary beneficiary of El Salvador’s deal to refinance $1 billion of debt with support from the United States government, in the latest example of a resurgence in what are known as debt-for-nature swaps

The Independent UK

Lawsuit in US targets former Salvadoran colonel in 1982 killings of Dutch journalists

The brother of a Dutch journalist slain in 1982 covering El Salvador’s civil war has filed a lawsuit against a former Salvadoran military officer who has lived for decades in the northern Virginia suburbs and is accused of orchestrating the killing

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