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El Salvador

El Salvador approves life sentence for minors convicted of murder, rape

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele had pushed to extend the new law of life imprisonment to children under 18, regardless of whether they belong to gangs.
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele had pushed to extend the new law of life imprisonment to children under 18, regardless of whether they belong to gangs.

Venezuelan man sues US over deportation to El Salvadoran prison

Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel, who has filed a formal complaint against the U.S. government for sending him to El Salvador's most notorious prison, claiming he was falsely accused of gang membership by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, looks on during an interview, in Caracas, Venezuela July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel, who has filed a formal complaint against the U.S. government for sending him to El Salvador's most notorious prison, claiming he was falsely accused of gang membership by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, looks on during an interview, in Caracas, Venezuela July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa

El Salvador reforms constitution to allow for life sentences

FILE PHOTO: A prisoner is escorted to receive medical care, during a media tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, January 30, 2026. Jose Cabezas/REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A prisoner is escorted to receive medical care, during a media tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, January 30, 2026. Jose Cabezas/REUTERS/File Photo

El Salvador forcibly disappearing nationals deported from the US, rights group says

A Salvadoran soldier stands guard, as the CECOT logo is seen, during a media tour at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
A Salvadoran soldier stands guard, as the CECOT logo is seen, during a media tour at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, in Tecoluca, El Salvador April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Artist creates ‘Latin American Mona Lisa’ with plastic bottle caps

A mural made with plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares on an apartment building in the Zacamil neighbourhood in El Salvador.
A mural made with plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Oscar Olivares on an apartment building in the Zacamil neighbourhood in El Salvador.

Trump defends Noem, Gabbard and Bondi at National Prayer Breakfast

U.S. President Donald Trump receives a standing ovation as he speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago
U.S. President Donald Trump receives a standing ovation as he speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Al Drago

Laura Fernandez, Costa Rica's next president, aims to keep on populist path

Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) gestures as she leads the general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez
Presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) gestures as she leads the general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

The top candidates in Costa Rica's presidential election: a tough-on-crime front runner and splintered opposition

Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) talks to the press during a campaign rally ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez
Costa Rican presidential candidate Laura Fernandez of the Sovereign People's Party (PPSO) talks to the press during a campaign rally ahead of the February 1 general election, in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

Costa Rica, weeks before election, hosts El Salvador President Bukele to inaugurate new mega-prison

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele attends a welcome ceremony upon arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele attends a welcome ceremony upon arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Mayela Lopez

El Salvador's Bukele open to staying in power for 10 more years

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele arrives to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Sky City, a logistics and aviation hub, at the Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele arrives to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Sky City, a logistics and aviation hub, at the Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.