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Summit of the Americas: A squandered opportunity at critical time

US President Joe Biden’s decision to exclude the presidents of three countries has overshadowed the summit’s agenda.

Al Jazeera

Mexican President shares video of Ted Cruz, mocking him as an NRA stooge, at press conference

Florida Republican accuses Obrador of handing ‘over sections of his country to drug cartels’ and being ‘an apologist for tyranny in Cuba’

The Independent UK

Editorial: Summit of (some of) the Americas is here

It’s unfortunate the Summit of the Americas being held in Los Angeles this week has been overshadowed by controversy over the Biden administration blocking the attendance of the authoritarian leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.

The Orange County Register

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Nicaraguan political prisoners held in 'horrific conditions,' says lawyer

Two former presidential candidates are among more than 180 political prisoners in Nicaragua undergoing "the worst kinds of human rights abuses," their lawyer said Wednesday.

Reuters

Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela are not at the Summit of the Americas — but their dissidents are

LOS ANGELES — It took two Cuban intelligence officers to carry art historian and activist Carolina Barrero, her hands and feet cuffed, from the protest she was staging this year outside the Culture Ministry in Havana.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico foreign minister accuses U.S. of inconsistency in Americas Summit invitations

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday accused the United States of double standards by refusing to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, while engaging with non-democratic governments in Southeast Asia.

Reuters

Decoding China’s occupation

China could argue that its construction of a bridge on Pangong Tso is peaceful, but that does not make it lawful

The Hindu

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Exclusion of countries from Americas Summit a "mistake", says Chilean President

The U.S. administration's decision to exclude Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba from the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week was an "error" and "mistake", Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Monday.

Reuters

Mexico president's summit snub shows limits of U.S. reach in Latin America

The Mexican president's refusal to attend a U.S.-hosted summit because of disputes over the guest list highlights how Latin America's leftists are pursuing an increasingly independent foreign policy from Washington.

Reuters

White House official confirms Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua excluded from Americas summit

The Biden administration has made a final decision to exclude the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas, a White House official confirmed to Reuters on Monday on condition of anonymity.

Reuters

Mexico’s AMLO will skip US-hosted Summit of the Americas

The Mexican president says he will boycott the event over guest list that excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Al Jazeera

U.S. bars Cuba, Venezuela from Americas summit; Mexican leader sits out

The White House on Monday excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas this week, prompting Mexico's president to make good on a threat to skip the event because all countries in the Western Hemisphere were not invited.

Reuters

US excludes Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua from regional summit

The Biden administration has made a final decision against inviting the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to a regional summit this week, bucking calls from Mexico’s president to include all countries or risk him staying home.

Tribune News Service

Nicaragua government laying waste to civil society

Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled congress has cancelled nearly 200 nongovernmental organizations this week, ranging from a local equestrian group to the 94-year-old Nicaraguan Academy of Letters, in what critics say is President Daniel Ortega’s attempt to eliminate the country’s civil society

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Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua condemn exclusion from U.S. summit

A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month's Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend.

The Independent UK

Adapting Denis Johnson, Claire Denis debuts 'Stars at Noon'

Just days removed from finishing her latest film and hours after arriving in Cannes, Claire Denis sits down in a poolside hotel restaurant and warmly pronounces herself “a mess.”

Reuters

U.S. says it is not inviting Venezuelan, Nicaraguan governments to Americas summit

The Biden administration has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, a State Department official said on Thursday, amid the threat of an embarrassing boycott by some regional leaders.

The Guardian - UK

Stars at Noon review – languid tale of sex, lies and intrigue in the Nicaraguan heat

Benny Safdie stands out among a strangely lethargic cast in Claire Denis’ erotic and intimate political drama

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Summit of the Americas invites are out, but no final decision on excluding Cuba, White House says

In a signal that it might backtrack on statements about excluding authoritarian governments from the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the Biden administration is considering inviting a representative of the Cuban government after Mexico and other countries threatened to boycott the gathering of leaders around the hemisphere.

The Independent UK

Nicaraguan bishop fasts to protest police harassment

A Roman Catholic bishop in Nicaragua has begun an “indefinite fast” inside a church to protest increasing harassment from national police, who he said followed him throughout the entire previous day

Reuters

Nicaragua president says he is 'not interested' in attending U.S.-hosted summit

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said his government was "not interested" in attending the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas next month, which some leaders have criticized for reports it may exclude the Central American country along with Cuba and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government.

WEKU

U.S. adviser tries to talk Mexican president out of skipping Summit of the Americas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to skip this year's summit in the United States if Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

Zenger

Mysterious Mansion Ruins On An El Salvadoran Beach Captivate Onlookers

The villa may bear silent witness to the horrors of Hurricane Mitch, which hit Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998.

Miami Herald

Threats of boycott cast a shadow over Biden’s Summit of the Americas

The White House has not made a final decision on which countries will be invited to the forthcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, following warnings by Mexico’s president that he would skip the regional gathering next month if the authoritarian leaders of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are excluded.

Reuters

Bolivian president will not attend U.S. summit if other nations excluded

Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced that he will not participate in next month's Summit of the Americas in the United States if Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are excluded from the gathering.

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