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Topic: El Salvador

Costa Rica to start building massive El Salvador-inspired prison

The country is facing a surge of homicides linked to drug gangs. El Salvador is providing technical assistance for the $35 million project, which will increase Costa Rica's prison capacity by 40%.

El Salvador amends constitution, scrapping presidential term limits, enabling Bukele to serve another term

San Salvador: El Salvador's ruling party on Thursday passed a bill to overhaul how elections are run in the Central American nation, opening the...

US migrant Abrego Garcia, wrongfully deported to El Salvador, granted bail

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Sunday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the migrant returned to the U.S. in early June after being wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador, released

‘World’s coolest dictator’ & his steel pit—all about El Salvador prison where Trump’s dumping deportees

Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants—some allegedly affiliated with criminal gangs—landed in El Salvador’s brutal prison system, despite a hold on the deportations by a US judge.

At least 12 dead in stampede at soccer stadium in El Salvador

The incident comes after a deadly stampede last year killed 135 spectators at a stadium in Indonesia in October. Many were crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

Human rights body urges El Salvadors to lift year-long suspension of constitutional rights

The emergency powers allow police to swiftly arrest and jail suspected gang members while suspending their right to a lawyer and court approval of preliminary detention.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.