The Latest Breaking News on Nicaragua

Putin ally compares Nord Stream sabotage to CIA-backed attacks of 1980s

One of President Vladimir Putin's top allies said on Wednesday that the sabotage of the Nord Stream offshore gas pipelines…

Reuters

Dual French-Nicaraguan citizens detained after being accused of spreading 'fake news'

Two women with dual French and Nicaraguan citizenship will be tried on charges of conspiring to undermine Nicaragua's national integrity…

Radio France Internationale

EU ambassador leaves Nicaragua in week of diplomatic tensions

European Union Ambassador Bettina Muscheidt left Nicaragua on Saturday, just three days after being declared "persona non grata" by the…

Reuters

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Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Netherlands

Nicaragua suspended diplomatic ties with the Netherlands on Friday, according to a statement published by the Central American country's foreign…

Reuters

US envoy ‘will not be admitted’ to Nicaragua, vice president says

Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo says decision due to new US ambassador’s ‘interfering’ attitude.

Al Jazeera

Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa's order

Many countries around the world are becoming less democratic as leaders in places such as Nicaragua, Mali, Hungary and Bangladesh…

The Conversation

Nicaragua declares EU ambassador to country persona non grata -local media

Nicaragua has declared the European Union's ambassador to the country a "persona non grata" and ordered her expulsion from the…

Reuters

Nicaragua blocks Spanish-language CNN from air amid government crackdown

Nicaragua's government suspended CNN's Spanish-language service from all cable channels in the Central American country, the television station said Thursday.

Reuters

Bolsonaro tries red scare tactics in Brazil election by raising spectre of Nicaragua

Brazil’s far-right president claims that leftwing rival Lula will repress clergy like Ortega but so far with little apparent success

The Guardian - US

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US officials: Border crossings soar among Venezuelans

U.S. authorities say the number of Venezuelans taken into custody at the U.S. border with Mexico soared in August

The Independent UK

Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return

Pope Francis asked the Nicaraguan government on Thursday to allow expelled nuns of the order founded by Mother Teresa to…

Reuters

Exclusive-Biden urges Mexico to take migrants under COVID expulsion order he promised to end

As border crossings have soared to record highs, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is quietly pressing Mexico to accept more…

Reuters

Fleeing Nicaraguans strain Costa Rica's asylum system

Since the summer of 2021, when Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega locked up dozens of political opponents ahead of November’s presidential…

The Independent UK

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Russia to launch major military drills with China and others

Vostok 2022 military manoeuvres to be held September 1-7 with forces from China, Syria, India, Nicaragua and elsewhere.

Al Jazeera

Cubans flee island's economic woes by air, land and sea

Cubans are fleeing their country in the largest numbers in more than four decades

The Independent UK

Nicaraguan government takes over opposition newspaper headquarters

The Nicaraguan government took over the facilities of a long-standing newspaper critical of President Daniel Ortega to turn the space…

Reuters

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The Little League World Series will continue on Tuesday with another four games including some elimination games with the loser…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pope 'concerned' after Nicaraguan bishop detained

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis said Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic…

AFP

Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua

Pope Francis has expressed worry about the situation in Nicaragua following the detention of a Roman Catholic bishop and several…

The Independent UK

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Pope urges dialogue over Church-state crisis in Nicaragua after bishop's arrest

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an "open and sincere" dialogue to resolve a stand-off between the Church and government…

Reuters

Nicaraguan bishop arrested after two-week standoff at Matagalpa residence

Rolando Álvarez and eight others in custody after latest clash between President Daniel Ortega and Catholic church

The Guardian - US

Nicaraguan police detain bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega

Nicaraguan police raided a house where a bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega had been placed under house arrest and…

Reuters

Nicaraguan police arrest bishop, other priests in raid

Nicaraguan police have raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop, apparently detaining him and several other people holed up…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church

Nicaragua’s government recently shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church

The Independent UK

'Not even Orwell could have dreamed up a country like this': Journalists forced to flee Nicaragua

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — On Father's Day of last year, Octavio Enríquez shared pizza and soda with his two…

Los Angeles Times