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Friday, 07 August 2026
BRAZIL: Charges recommended for 2024 plane crash
On 6 August Brazil’s federal police (PF) recommended criminal charges against 16 individuals allegedly responsible for a deadly plane crash in August 2024 which resulted in 62 deaths.
Friday, 07 August 2026
CUBA: UN experts condemn US sanctions
On 6 August human rights experts at the United Nations (UN) sharply criticised recent US sanctions on Cuba, characterising them as an attempt to alter the constitutional order of a sovereign state through threats and coercion.
Friday, 07 August 2026
MEXICO: Former governor arrested in Ayotzinapa case
On 6 August Mexico’s federal attorney general’s office (FGR) announced the arrest of Ángel Aguirre Rivero, the former governor of Guerrero state (1996-1999, 2011-2014), in relation to the Ayotzinapa enforced disappearance case.
Friday, 07 August 2026
ARGENTINA: Milei meets Noboa in Ecuador
On 6 August Argentina’s President Javier Milei travelled to Ecuador to meet with his counterpart Daniel Noboa and sign a series of cooperation agreements, most geared towards the anti-crime agenda.
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