El Salvador arbitrarily detained nationals deported from the US

MIAMI (AP) – Salvadoran nationals who were deported from the United States have been arbitrarily detained in El Salvador and have disappeared into the Central American nation’s prison system, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Monday.

US stocks rally to the finish of their best month since 2020

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S stock market motored to more records as profits keep piling up for big businesses. The S&P 500 rallied 1%. The Dow Jones jumped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9% to its own record. Alphabet led the way after reported profit for the start of 2026 that blew past analysts' expectations.

Trump encourages Latin American leaders to use military action to help US fight cartels

DORAL, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even while dealing with five-alarm crises around the globe.

China's factory activity expands for a second month

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s factory activity expanded for a second straight month in April, according to an official survey on Thursday, as its economy remained resilient despite higher energy prices due to the Iran war.

Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea

MEXICO CITY (AP) – The navies of El Salvador and Mexico announced drug seizures in the Pacific Ocean this week of more than 10 tonnes of cocaine, in contrast to deadly strikes by the U.S. government that just this week left 11 people dead on three boats suspected of carrying drugs in Latin American waters.

Analysis: Why Iran's oil industry is increasingly threatened by US blockade

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an American blockade. With no way to export the oil it is pumping, Iran may be forced to dramatically reduce or cease production.

US spent $40 million on 300 deportations to third nations

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration spent at least $40 million to deport roughly 300 migrants to countries other than their own as immigration officials expanded the practice over the last year to carry out President Donald Trump’s goals of quickly removing immigrants from the U.S., according to a report compiled by the Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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Complaint dismissed against judge who handled deportation case

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump ‘s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador.