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Peru is losing its battle against organised crime

Peru is losing its battle against organised crime

Troops have been deployed on to Lima’s streets as the country grapples with rising criminal violence.

07.04.2025 6

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Amalendu Misra

Why Trump’s plan to cut national debt by selling ‘gold card’ visas for US$5 million each won’t work

Wealthy foreigners will soon be able to buy permanent US residency for US$5 million.

05.03.2025 3

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Amalendu Misra

Trump’s method for repatriating migrants risks undermining US interests in Latin America

Trump’s mass deportation plan has got off to a rocky start.

29.01.2025 4

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Trump labels drug cartels as terrorist groups – what it means for Mexico and beyond

Donald Trump has set in motion a process to designate drug cartels as terrorist organisations.

24.01.2025 5

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Why Donald Trump is threatening to take control of the Panama Canal

The incoming US president, Donald Trump, has refused to rule out taking control of the Panama Canal by force.

09.01.2025 3

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How much of a threat does Venezuela’s exiled opposition pose to the rule of Nicolás Maduro?

Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, will be sworn in as president for a record third term on January 10, four months after being declared the...

08.01.2025 2

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Bolivia slides towards anarchy as two bitter rivals prepare for showdown 2025 election

Armed supporters of Bolivia’s charismatic former president, Evo Morales, stormed a military facility in the central Bolivian region of Cochabamba...

11.11.2024 6

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Amalendu Misra

Haiti’s gangs turn to starving children to bolster their ranks

After months of relentless gang violence, thousands of killings, and the unseating of a government, Haiti is faced with another heartbreaking issue...

29.10.2024 6

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Amalendu Misra

UN extends Kenyan policing mission in Haiti in futile attempt to tackle gangs

Haiti is being choked to death by its 200 or so violent criminal gangs. The latest figures to be released by the UN suggest that more than 3,600...

08.10.2024 5

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Amalendu Misra

Sri Lanka’s new leftist president marks departure from political family rule

Sri Lanka has sworn in 55-year-old leftist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president. There was no clear winner after the first...

24.09.2024 10

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Amalendu Misra