Jorge Huerta Cabrera, who was shot dead in Izucar de Matamoros, is the latest contender to be killed ahead of June 2 polls. A candidate running for local office in Mexico’s central Puebla state has been killed at a political rally two days before the elections, adding to the toll…
After February landslide win, 42-year-old set to govern for another five years with near-total control of parliament and other state institutions. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is set to be sworn in for a second term, riding on a wave of popularity that has helped him consolidate his power and…
Mexico City, Mexico – Such a political turnaround would have been almost unthinkable a decade ago. Since 2009, Alejandra del Moral had been synonymous with the conservative Institutional Revolutionary Party or PRI, Mexico’s then-dominant political beast. She was the youngest mayor in the country at the time and the first…
A transitional presidential council sworn in last month has chosen a leader for the country for the next two years. Haiti’s transition council has selected Garry Conille to be installed as the country’s prime minister. For years, Haiti has suffered from violence, political instability and poverty. In recent months, gang…
The world’s biggest athletes often choose the most grand occasions to make their mark on the game. When the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 gets under way on Saturday, cricket fans will be eager to see their favourite stars shine and take their countries to glory at the end…
Garry Conille, who briefly served in the role from 2011 to 2012, has since worked as a regional director for UNICEF. A nine-member council in charge of overseeing Haiti’s political transition has named politician Garry Conille as the Caribbean nation’s next prime minister. Tuesday’s decision comes amid a period of…
Nearly 1,450 hospitals across region are also in low-lying coastal areas vulnerable to extreme weather, UN report finds. Tens of millions of people living in coastal areas of the Caribbean and Latin America face “life-threatening” weather events made worse by the climate crisis, the United Nations said in a new…
Election campaign marred by assassinations of dozens of candidates. Dozens of candidates have been killed ahead of Mexico’s general election amid surging political violence. Dozens of public servants, party members and politicians across the country have also been attacked ahead of the June 2 election, which will see almost 100…
On June 2, people across Mexico will head to the polls to choose a new leader, as part of the largest election in the country’s history. The election will allow voters to decide more than 20,700 positions at the federal and local level, including 500 seats in the country’s House…
Filmmaker Raoul Peck and author Viet Thanh Nguyen discuss their road to making art that’s political and subversive. Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck highlights the roots of violence and inequality today. He is best known for his Oscar-nominated documentary – I Am Not Your Negro about civil rights icon James Baldwin…
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