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Colombia's president-elect to close embassies in three European countries in diplomatic overhaul

Abelardo de la Espriella says he will cut diplomatic ties with Havana and Managua and close 15 consulates and 14 embassies to reduce costs and bolster security. The president-elect will be sworn in on 7 August in Cali.

Euronews · Jul 27

Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula — Earth from space

A 2014 astronaut photo shows a pair of volcanic lakes appearing to stare up into space from the Chiltepe Peninsula of Nicaragua's Lake Managua. These "eyes" and "skull" were created by violent eruptions thousands of years ago.

LiveScience · Sep 16, 2025

Going to See the Volcanos

After protests swept Cuba, a wave of people fled. Jesús Jank Curbelo shares his saga of being smuggled to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas Observer · Jul 9, 2024

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Nicaragua is profiting from facilitating large-scale migratory flows to the U.S.

Thousands are flown to Managua or reach the country from the south before making their way further up north

Latin Times · Jun 5, 2024

Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for ‘facilitating Israel’s genocide’ in Gaza

Managua accused Berlin of violating the Genocide Convention by funding Israel’s war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2024

A Surge In Migrant Charter On Mexican Airline Flights to Nicaragua Triggers US Sanctions

Several Cuban migrants said that they had traveled with Viva Aerobus on flights chartered by small travel agencies.

Latin Times · Nov 25, 2023

Booming Migrant Charter Flights To Nicaragua Prompt US Crackdown

Cuban and Haitian migrants are increasingly taking chartered flights to Nicaragua from where they seek to travel overland to the United States, prompting Washington to impose sanctions this week on the operators of the aircraft.

International Business Times · Nov 25, 2023

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Nicaragua’s exiled clergy and faithful in Miami keep up struggle for human rights at Mass

For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, fellow priests and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at a Miami parish is not only a way to find solace in community

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Mum gives birth mid-flight on plane 30,000 feet in the air as passengers cheer

A Nicaraguan woman who hasn't been identified gave birth during a flight from Managua to Miami, Florida, before the plane made an emergency landing in Cancun, Mexico

Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023

Pope Francis calls on Nicaragua to ‘open its heart’ over jailing of prominent government critic

The jailing of Bishop Rolando Alvarez marks ‘the most severe repression against the Catholic Church in Latin America’ in two decades

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Maduro, Iran FM Discuss Defense Against 'External Pressures'

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the visiting Iranian foreign minister discussed the need for "vigilance in defending their national interests against external pressures," according to a statement released Saturday. The Caracas visit Friday by Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian underlined the strength of an alliance between two countries seen as outcasts…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2023

Two French women sentenced in Nicaragua to eight years in jail -rights group

A judge in Nicaragua's capital, Managua, on Thursday sentenced two French citizens to eight years in jail, according to a human rights group, on charges of conspiracy amid a wave of convictions against relatives of jailed or exiled opponents.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2023

Claire Denis on "Stars at Noon" lovers

The acclaimed director spoke to Salon about abuse of power, filming in Panama and mentorship with Jim Jarmusch

Salon · Oct 15, 2022

Nicaragua police ban Catholic procession in Church crackdown

Nicaraguan police have banned a Catholic procession and pilgrimage in the capital of Managua on Saturday, citing internal security reasons, the archdiocese said on Friday as the crackdown on the Church intensifies.

Reuters · Aug 12, 2022

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Reuters · May 20, 2022

Nicaraguan bishop, alleging police harassment, goes on hunger strike

A Nicaraguan bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega's government began a hunger strike on Friday after taking refuge in a Catholic church indefinitely in the capital Managua, alleging he had been targeted by the police.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

Nicaragua says state to take over headquarters of 'deplorable' OAS

Nicaragua said on Tuesday the state would take possession of the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Managua, two days after the Central American country exited the group and expelled some of its members.

Reuters · Mar 12, 2022

Vatican protests over expulsion of its ambassador to Nicaragua

The Vatican on Saturday protested to Nicaragua over the effective expulsion of its ambassador to Managua, saying the unilateral action was unjustified and incomprehensible.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2022

Former Sandinista hero dies as political prisoner in Nicaragua

Retired Nicaraguan general Hugo Torres, a former revolutionary comrade of President Daniel Ortega later considered a political prisoner by the opposition, died on Saturday in a Managua prison aged 73, a source at his political party and local media said.

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Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2022

Families living in fear alongside one of the world's 'most contaminated lakes'

As part of the Mirror's NextGen International project, Grethel Reyes, 24, speaks to residents of living by Lake Managua who are are in constant fear of flooding and harm from pollution

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