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Fascism’s New Face is Still The Same!
On July 3, the Meeting of Promoting Teams of the Antifascist International is taking place at a right time. The stated objective is “to update and strengthen our shared agenda in a critical moment of regional and global tension amid the escalation...

Luxury Ecotourism In Central America, The World’s Most Beautiful Restaurants And More Travel News
.Cayuga Collection Costa Rica pioneered sustainable travel several decades ago and now some of its Central America neighbors are gaining recognition as well. For those looking to explore ecotourism in the region, the Cayuga Collection (which got...

Protecting the irreplaceable: Mexico and Central America join forces to…
Petén, Guatemala, June 24, 2025 (IUCN/MARN) — The Ministries of Environment of Belice, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, along with the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), the Central American...

Protecting the irreplaceable: Mexico and Central America join forces to conserve critical forest…
Petén, Guatemala, June 24, 2025 (IUCN/MARN) — The Ministries of Environment of Belice, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, along with the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), the Central American...

Beijing joins hands with global partners to build digital-friendly city
BEIJING - “The question is not whether global digital transformation will continue, but whether we can ensure its benefits are inclusive, equitable, and accessible to all,” UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in China, James George, delivered...

Spanish immersion day care in Rochester feels effects of Trump immigration crackdown
ROCHESTER — Two Spanish immersion day care programs in Rochester are losing staff as a result of the Trump administration’s decision to terminate a program that allowed immigrants from Latin American countries to work in the U.S. A source told the...

Forgotten alliance: How Iran once turned to Israel for help
Long before today's tensions between Iran and Israel, a period of unexpected cooperation existed between the two nations – one that few remember today. In the early 1960s, a natural disaster became the unlikely catalyst for collaboration that...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is just the start of a state plan to remove immigrants
by David Silverberg Mega-farmer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III addresses the camera as massive watermelons come rolling down a conveyor belt at one of his farms in Collier County. Behind him are workers, all of them Hispanic, rapidly picking up...

How Ancient Farmers Engineered the Avocados We Eat Today
Ancient avocado remains in Honduras reveal early domestication practices that may hold keys to the crop’s future resilience. The discovery challenges our assumptions about modern farming and genetic diversity. Credit: Shutterstock Avocado remains...
Seven countries in Latin America where human rights are taking the biggest hit
Nicolas Forsans, University of Essex Latin America is undergoing one of its most profound human rights crises in decades. The region’s civic space is shrinking rapidly, from mass surveillance and arbitrary arrests to political repression, enforced...

Bush-Appointed Judge Throws Wrench In Trump Admin Deportation Plan
A federal judge Tuesday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian nationals of deportation protection. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan — appointed to the bench in New York by President George W. Bush —...

Alligator Alcatraz: Trump visits immigration center in Everglades
The visit comes amid rising concerns about detention center capacity and legal challenges from environmental groups. The facility's location in the Everglades has sparked protests and criticism due to environmental and humanitarian concerns. The...

Cuban dad did time for marijuana bust 40 years ago. He died in ICE custody.
MIAMI — Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a houseboat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs. He arrived in the U.S. in 1966 at the age of 16 and worked as a mechanic and fisherman....
'Deceitful': York-area Haitians left in legal limbo by Trump travel ban
An estimated 10,000 Haitian immigrants live in York City and the surrounding area. Most of them came here legally. The Trump administration enacted a travel ban affecting Haiti and 11 other countries, halting nearly all immigration and travel to...

Why is Journalist Day celebrated across Latin America?
They go by names such as National Journalist Day, Press Day, or Journalist and Media Worker Day. And they’re observed on the date the first national newspaper was printed, the date journalists were killed for criticizing dictatorships, or the date...
The Playbook for America: We Thought We Saw it All with Freedom Torches and Edward Bernays Fomenting Regime Change in Guatemala, Chile
Speaking with Dan Kovalik about his co-authored book, Syria: Anatomy of Regime Change Another rousing talk with a true socialist, Dan Kovalik, from Pittsburgh, here, pre-airing on my Radio Show, Finding Fringe on kyaq.org. Here’s today’s (July 1)...

Live updates today: Trump to visit Alligator Alcatraz, the immigration detention center in Florida Everglades
The visit comes amid rising concerns about detention center capacity and legal challenges from environmental groups. The facility's location in the Everglades has sparked protests and criticism due to environmental and humanitarian concerns. The...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.30.25
Good Monday morning. Breaking late Sunday — “FAA alert suggests Donald Trump to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the Everglades detention center” via Antonio Fins of The Palm Beach Post — A VIP flight restriction over Ochopee signals a potential visit...

Anti-Cuban Agent Disguised as a “Sheep”
LA PAZ. – With tiger stripes beneath sheep’s wool, the U.S. government seeks to disguise its anti-Cuban agent Rosa María Payá, denounced Bolivian television channel Abya Yala in this capital. With a photo of her together with former de facto...

Major cases involving Trump before US SC
The US Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to office in January. Cases at the court have involved his move to...