Recent reports have unveiled Nicaragua as a key hub for Russian espionage operations in Latin America. The nation hosts advanced surveillance systems, including the SORM-3 technology, enabling the interception of various communications.
The BRICS group is moving forward with plans for expansion, with an announcement expected at the bloc's annual summit in Kazan this October. But Venezuela's inclusion in the next wave of expansion appears uncertain due to Brazil's resistance.
Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo has sent a message of solidarity to RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, following the recent imposition of US sanctions against Russian media operatives accused of running a disinformation scheme.
Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a "low economic growth trap" that threatens to stall progress across the region, according to a new report from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
The head of US Southern Command has urged American leaders to develop a comprehensive economic aid program for Latin America, akin to the post-World War II Marshall Plan, in a bid to counteract growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region.