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​A demonstrator burns mock dollar bills in front of the United States Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 1, 2025.
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What We’re Watching: Another US tariff announcement, El Salvador leader can now rule indefinitely, Indonesian president pardons opponents

US President Donald Trump slapped new tariffs on 92 countries, including key allies. Canada, the US’s number two trade partner, was hit with a 35% rate.

​Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa looks on as his wife Lavinia Valbonesi (not pictured) takes part in a referendum that asks voters to support mostly security-related questions to fight rising violence, in Guayaquil, Ecuador April 21, 2024.
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Ecuador votes to get tough on drugs

Ecuadorians showed overwhelming support for a government crackdown on drug-related violence in referendums this weekend in what could become a regional trend.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele speaks during the inauguration
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El Salvador’s millennial strongman on track to be reelected

El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal has given President Nayib Bukele the green light to seek another term, even though the country’s constitution says consecutive presidential terms are a no-no.

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele registers his candidacy to seek reelection in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean

El Salvador's Bukele benefits from bond boom

The country’s sovereign debt is delivering 60% returns in 2023, the best performer in the world.

Honduran military police guard gang members after taking over control of prisons.
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Honduras goes full Bukele on gangs

The government wants to win the war on gangs El Salvador-style.

Gang members wait to be taken to their cell after 2000 gang members were transferred to the Terrorism Confinement Center, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. Handout distributed March 15, 2023.
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What We’re Watching: El Salvador’s lingering state of emergency, Northern Ireland on alert, Alibaba’s breakup, Greek election matters

El Salvador’s state of emergency one year later; Fears of domestic terror attack in Northern Ireland; Alibaba breaks up … itself; Greek PM calls spring election

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And the (geopolitical) Oscar goes to …

Here are our picks for a few of the best performances of the past 12 months.

A list of the ten countries with the highest prison incarceration rates per 100,000 people.
Graphic Truth

The Graphic Truth: How does El Salvador's prison rate stack up?

El Salvador now has the highest prison rate per 100,000 people in the world – but how does that compare globally? Here we take a look at the countries with the highest official prison rates.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, Iranian defendents during sham trials, Somalia's new cabinet
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Then and Now: Iran’s public trials, Somalia’s new cabinet, El Salvador’s state of emergency

What happened to Iran's public trials for protesters? To Somalia recruiting a former al-Shabab chief to fight the terror group? And to the popularity of El Salvador's strongman?

Aadhaar logo seen displayed on a smartphone.
Closing the Gap

What We're Watching: Digital money experiences in India, Togo & El Salvador

The advent of digital IDs; digital transfers to the rescue; a crypto cautionary tale.