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Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua condemn exclusion from U.S. summit

A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month's Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend.

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Adapting Denis Johnson, Claire Denis debuts 'Stars at Noon'

Just days removed from finishing her latest film and hours after arriving in Cannes, Claire Denis sits down in a poolside hotel restaurant and warmly pronounces herself “a mess.”

The Independent UK

U.S. says it is not inviting Venezuelan, Nicaraguan governments to Americas summit

The Biden administration has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, a State Department official said on Thursday, amid the threat of an embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders.

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Stars at Noon review – languid tale of sex, lies and intrigue in the Nicaraguan heat

Benny Safdie stands out among a strangely lethargic cast in Claire Denis’ erotic and intimate political drama

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Summit of the Americas invites are out, but no final decision on excluding Cuba, White House says

In a signal that it might backtrack on statements about excluding authoritarian governments from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the Biden administration is considering inviting a representative of the Cuban government after Mexico and other countries threatened to boycott the gathering of leaders around the hemisphere.

Miami Herald

Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua has begun an “indefinite fast” inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day

The Independent UK

Nicaragua president says he is 'not interested' in attending U.S.-hosted summit

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said his government was "not interested" in attending the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, which some leaders have criticized for reports it may exclude the Central American country along with Cuba and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.

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U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to skip this year's summit in the United States if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

WEKU

Mysterious Mansion Ruins On An El Salvadoran Beach Captivate Onlookers

The villa may bear silent witness to the horrors of Hurricane Mitch, which hit Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998.

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Threats of boycott cast a shadow over Biden’s Summit of the Americas

The White House has not made a final decision on which countries will be invited to the forthcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, following warnings by Mexico’s president that he would skip the regional gathering next month if the authoritarian leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

Miami Herald

Bolivian president will not attend U.S. summit if other nations excluded

Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced that he will not participate in next month's Summit of the Americas in the United States if Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are excluded from the gathering.

Reuters

Mexico threatens to boycott Americas summit unless Biden allows Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to attend

Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he’s out if the US excludes certain nations

The Independent UK

Mexico president threatens to skip Americas Summit

Mexico’s president says he won't attend next month’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles if the Biden administration excludes Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua

The Independent UK

Iran Helps Nicaragua ‘Neutralize’ Effects of US Sanctions

Iran has pledged to supply Nicaragua with fuel, participate in oil exploration and consider investing in a refinery to “neutralize the effects of US and European sanctions and encroachments.” These sanctions target dozens of public sector officials and figures close to Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega who face charges related to…

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Killed by abortion laws: five women whose stories we must never forget

As the US supreme court threatens to undo 49 years of access to safe and legal terminations, five women who died because of bans on abortion stand as warnings of what is at stake globally

Reuters

Nicaragua quietly seeks to re-engage with U.S. - sources

President Daniel Ortega’s son, an influential figure in Nicaragua’s leftist government, has reached out quietly to the Biden administration in recent months in an effort to re-engage with the United States, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Independent UK

US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them

Officials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and Nicaraguans to Mexico under pandemic-related powers that deny migrants a chance to seek asylum, expanding use of the rule even as it publicly says it has been trying to unwind it

Reuters

Nicaragua convicts businessmen in latest phase of political crackdown

Two top executives of Nicaragua's largest business association have been convicted of "undermining national integrity", in the latest of a series of judicial actions against political opponents of President Daniel Ortega.

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Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela unlikely to join summit: US official

State Department official says three gov’ts unlikely to be at Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles in June.

Reuters

Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela's Maduro government unlikely to be invited to regional summit -U.S

Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government are likely to be excluded from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas to be held in June in Los Angeles, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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

In Nicaragua, would-be migrants learn to swim to brave deadly Rio Grande

Beaten down by the lack of work in Nicaragua, Martha Martinez plans to migrate to the United States. But before she sets off, she's learning to swim, in anticipation of the dangerous crossing of the Rio Grande River at the U.S. border.

Reuters

Nicaragua quits OAS over Ortega re-election criticism, says it is not a 'colony'

Nicaragua's government on Sunday said it had completed its withdrawal from the Organization of American States (OAS), which had criticized last year's re-election of President Daniel Ortega as illegitimate.

The Independent UK

Nicaragua says it is closing OAS offices, expelling staff

The Nicaraguan government says it is closing the Nicaragua offices of the Organization of the American States and expelling the staff

The Independent UK

Nicaragua tightens grip on universities to stifle dissent

Four years after university students led protests against Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega’s government, his administration is minimizing the chance of a reoccurrence by seizing a dozen private universities and closing them or shifting control to the state

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