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11 Professionals Submit Files to Lead Guatemala's Public Ministry One Day Before Deadline
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11 Professionals Submit Files to Lead Guatemala's Public Ministry One Day Before Deadline

L 10% · C 80% · R 10%

The Postulation Commission has received 11 files from professionals seeking to lead the Public Ministry (MP, Guatemala's prosecutorial body) for...

Feb 19, 2026 10:56 PM 2 min read 1 source
EWZ Center Neutral

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Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified information by stating extraterrestrial beings are real
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Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified information by stating extraterrestrial beings are real

L 20% · C 60% · R 20%

Former President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of revealing classified information. Trump claimed Obama disclosed that...

Feb 19, 2026 10:29 PM 1 min read 1 source
Center Neutral
Deported U.S. Migrants Face Uncertainty on IRS Tax Filing Obligations
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Deported U.S. Migrants Face Uncertainty on IRS Tax Filing Obligations

L 20% · C 70% · R 10%

A migrant who lived in the U.S. and was deported to their country of origin may still be required to file taxes with the IRS (Internal Revenue...

Feb 19, 2026 10:27 PM 2 min read 1 source
Center Neutral
Guatemalan Judge Nullifies 1993 Arrest Warrants Against Former President Jorge Serrano Elías in Serranazo Case
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Guatemalan Judge Nullifies 1993 Arrest Warrants Against Former President Jorge Serrano Elías in Serranazo Case

L 20% · C 70% · R 10%

Thirty-three years after the 1993 self-coup that shook Guatemala, Jorge Serrano Elías has returned to the center of debate. A judicial resolution...

Feb 19, 2026 10:27 PM 2 min read 1 source
Center Neutral
Jose Maria Balcazar appointed Peru's interim president after Jose Jeri's impeachment
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Jose Maria Balcazar appointed Peru's interim president after Jose Jeri's impeachment

L 20% · C 60% · R 20%

Peru's lawmakers have appointed Jose Maria Balcazar as the new interim president. This appointment follows the impeachment of his predecessor,...

Feb 19, 2026 10:21 PM 1 min read 1 source
Center Neutral
Colombia's 2026 election campaign overshadowed by unprecedented violence and threats to candidates
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Colombia's 2026 election campaign overshadowed by unprecedented violence and threats to candidates

L 20% · C 70% · R 10%

Colombia's 2026 election campaign is marred by unprecedented violence. Candidates are facing assassination threats. Entire regions are deemed...

Feb 19, 2026 10:21 PM 2 min read 1 source
Center Negative
Venezuelan political prisoner Maykelis Borges transferred from prison to house arrest with her baby
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Venezuelan political prisoner Maykelis Borges transferred from prison to house arrest with her baby

L 40% · C 50% · R 10%

The NGO Foro Penal (Venezuelan organization monitoring political prisoners) reported that political prisoner Maykelis Borges Ortuño left the...

Feb 19, 2026 08:37 PM 2 min read 1 source
Center Neutral
Capriles demands comprehensive amnesty law without exceptions ahead of Venezuelan National Assembly debate
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Capriles demands comprehensive amnesty law without exceptions ahead of Venezuelan National Assembly debate

L 20% · C 70% · R 10%

Opposition deputy Henrique Capriles Radonski expressed his position on the amnesty law that the National Assembly (AN, Venezuela's legislative...

Feb 19, 2026 08:36 PM 2 min read 3 sources
Center Neutral

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