The Latest Breaking News from Daniel Ortega

Violeta Chamorro, who brought peace to Nicaragua after decades of war and was the first woman elected president in the Americas, died Saturday at the age of 95, her family said.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's "dictatorship" is doomed, exiled novelist Sergio Ramirez has told AFP, predicting the population will eventually rebel against the elderly ex-guerrilla.

ANALYSIS: There’s a real danger of the Constitution being subverted, writes Pascal Lupien

United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of remaining in office after his second term ends in 2029. Since the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1951, no U.S. president has challenged the two-term limit it established.

Preparations for widely popular Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America – but not in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, his wife, and dozens of senior officials were responsible for arbitrary detentions, torture and extrajudicial executions, a report by UN experts said Thursday.

In what’s been called a “Friday night massacre” at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump removed six top generals or admirals on Feb. 21, 2025, including Air Force General C.Q. Brown and Navy Admiral Lisa Franchetti. Trump also fired military lawyers who advise senior officers on the legality of their behavior…

Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega and his wife were granted control of all state powers Thursday under a constitutional amendment ratified by the country's legislature that also elevated her to the position of "co-president."

As one of the tens of thousands to have fled Daniel Ortega’s regime, singer and ‘artivist’ Olguita Acuña says she has a duty to raise awareness of her country’s situation