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Venezuela’s Maduro continues crackdown as U.S. weighs action
Despite attempts to blame the country’s economic ills on the protests, Maduro’s popularity has taken a hit.
Peru’s satellite buy next step towards the stars
If all goes well and the new satellite is launched as scheduled in 2016, it will make for a fitting farewell gift from President Ollanta Humala.
Burundi-U.N. spat heats up ahead of 2015 election
On Thursday Burundi’s foreign ministry expelled a top U.N. official in retaliation for a U.N. report alleging the governing is arming its youth supporters ahead of 2015 presidential elections.
Why Honduras’s drug problem is going to get worse
The U.S. announces it will no longer share radar data with the Central American country.
After Mideast setback, Kerry heads for the Maghreb – and more headaches
Fresh off the humiliations of his latest Mideast tour, little wonder that Kerry was reportedly hoping to cancel the Algeria visit, deciding to maintain it only to avoid three cancellations in six months
Abbas visits Washington with conflicted agenda
Palestinian hostility to perceived pressure from Washington (and Israel) to extend peace negotiations past the April 29 deadline is only the latest stumbling block in the nine-month-old peace process.
Putin beyond Merkel’s reach on Ukraine
Despite a personal connection that stems from their shared history in East Germany, the two leaders are at odds over Crimea — and the German chancellor is left without effective recourse.
Electoral chaos, El Salvador style
Though El Salvador’s conservatives’ strong turnout in Sunday’s presidential vote speaks to panic about the tumult in Venezuela, the comparison is not a perfect one.
Feckless Western institutions weigh in on Ukraine crisis
Neither celebrity pols like Hillary Clinton nor economic alliances like the European Union are likely to sway the Kremlin from pursuing its current course.
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