US threatens action as Ortega sweeps to fourth term in Nicaragua
Former rebel leader secures 75pc of vote after suppressing rivals in election condemned by EU
Former rebel leader secures 75pc of vote after suppressing rivals in election condemned by EU
President poised to get fourth straight term as abstention from voting expected to be high
The Boss’s trusty sideman has recounted his extraordinary life in a new memoir
Opponents of authoritarian president Daniel Ortega dragged from homes and jailed
Activists, protesters and journalists reportedly detained in security crackdown
‘This is not a transition to dictatorship, it is a dictatorship in every way’ claims Ortega critic Torres
Crackdown on politicians and civil society leaders acclerates slide towards one-party rule
National Assembly passes law barring ‘traitors’ from standing for public office
Virus is raging across a region with political, social and economic conditions to help it thrive
Country has lowest death toll in Central America, but signs are that virus is raging
Irish supporters of Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution assess its legacy, 40 years on
Revolutionary hero Daniel Ortega has become a controversial leader
Nicaragua’s opposition remains defiant as Daniel Ortega comes under pressure to restore civil liberties
“I wanted to help your husband but I was afraid.”
Nayib Bukele (37) to be violence-plagued Central American country’s next president
‘Leon has been at the epicentre of Nicaragua’s recent turbulent past’
Amnesty report blames human rights violations on highest authorities in government
‘Shock forces’ found to have acted jointly or in co-ordination with Ortega security forces
Nicaraguan leader is last in generation of Latin American revolutionaries clinging to power
Street protests subside as crisis enters new phase coloured by fear of what comes next
Almost 300 killed since protests against Nicaraguan president began three months ago
Anger at brutal crackdown on protests has morphed into daily challenge to Ortega’s rule
Leftist strongman is last of generation of Latin American revolutionaries still in office
Pressure grows on Daniel Ortega after nine killed in welfare overhaul protests
Politicians serving house arrest taken from their homes following controversial election
US imposes sanctions on president Nicolás Maduro following controversial poll
The Islington Labour Party of the 1980’s was achingly “right on” and as relevant today as Duran Duran
Daniel Ortega wins third consecutive term as leader of the Central American nation
Economic growth has helped trump fears he is trying to install autocratic family rule
Daniel Ortega picks wife Rosario Murillo as vice presidential candidate ahead of November election
Mystery shrouds project that would be the largest movement of earth in planet’s history
Rebels aim to topple government of Daniel Ortega, claiming people are being ‘robbed’
Of 32 presidents between 1990-2010, 13 are behind bars, in exile or under investigation
The Spanish crooner is about to play Ireland for the first time in 30 years. He didn’t sleep with 3,000 women but he swims naked (maybe)
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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