SAN SALVADOR (AP) – Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members on Friday ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime.
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed lower on Wall Street while gold and silver prices plunged as investors tried to gauge what President Donald Trump's new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates going forward. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4%. The Dow fell 0.4%, and the Nasdaq sank 0.9%. Gold's price dropped 11%, and silver sank more than 30%.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented its annual budget to Parliament on Sunday, focusing on sustaining the country’s economic growth despite volatile financial markets and trade uncertainty. The governments plans to boost investments in infrastructure and domestic manufacturing while sticking to fiscal prudence.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on recent nationwide protests.
PANAMA CITY (AP) – Latin American leaders, who gathered for a development forum Wednesday, called for regional unity in the face of increasing political polarization and the recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
Jan. 19 – The Washington Post says Congress has dropped the ball regarding oversight of ICE, DHS. Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a Texas detention center on Jan. 3 while pleading for air as guards choked him, according to a fellow detainee. The local medical examiner’s office is considering classifying his death as a homicide, The Post reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Thursday he has informed acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez that he’s going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit.
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