New rules allowing US to turn more people away at border with Mexico ignore rights of asylum seekers, advocates say.

New rules allowing US to turn more people away at border with Mexico ignore rights of asylum seekers, advocates say.
Citizens of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti and three other nations will get relief from US deportation until mid-2024.
New sanctions are imposed in response to ‘attacks on democratic actors and members of civil society’, US says.
Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador’s vote changes this year reflect relations with world superpowers, analysts say.
Tit-for-tat measure comes amid ongoing international criticism of Nicaraguan government’s human rights record.
Hurricane downgraded to a tropical depression, but authorities say it could still produce flash flooding and mudslides.
Nicaragua accuses the Netherlands of ‘repeated meddling’, after it barred the US envoy from entering the country.
Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo says decision due to new US ambassador’s ‘interfering’ attitude.
Daniel Ortega describes priests as ‘killers’ and ‘coup plotters’, accusing the clergy of aiding ‘American imperialism’.
Vostok 2022 – which will last until September 7 – shows strengthening defence cooperation between Russia and China.
Church and rights advocates condemn detention of Ronaldo Alvarez, who police say is under house arrest in Managua.
The Vatican has expressed concern over moves against the church amid the ongoing crackdown by President Daniel Ortega.
Storm kills one in El Salvador and two in Nicaragua as it moves from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Michelle Bachelet says ‘sociopolitical, economic and human rights crises’ are driving thousands out of the country.