Rosario Murillo

Central America is on alert due to the approaching tropical storm Cristina.

Trump's "Shield of the Americas" reshapes Central America's war on drug cartels with a militarized coalition.

Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaraguan detention after nearly three years.

Nicaraguan police arrest former FSLN treasurer Francisco Lopez on orders from Rosario Murillo.

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Nicaragua's copresidents' sons and gold industry officials Thursday, citing their roles enabling government repression and corrupt revenue schemes that finance the authoritarian Murillo-Ortega regime amid Trump's intensified Latin American pressure campaign.

A UN panel identified 56 Nicaraguan officials involved in repression. The report includes Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. A rise in violence with possible gender dimensions is warned.

The US restricts visas for over 100 Nicaraguan government officials and family members.

Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in government custody at 73.

Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention.

The Trump administration sanctioned seven Nicaraguan mining companies and five individuals on April 16 to disrupt gold export revenues financing the Ortega-Murillo regime, freezing their U.S. assets and warning foreign banks against facilitating their operations.

Nicaragua's autocratic leader Daniel Ortega, ruling since 2007 alongside wife Rosario Murillo, faces mounting uncertainty following Venezuelan ally Maduro's U.S. capture, as Washington targets Nicaraguan military ties with Russia and evaluates regional security responses.

The US imposes travel bans on over 100 Nicaraguan government officials.

Nicaragua confirms Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera's death in custody at 73.

Nicaraguan police tell relatives of missing political prisoner Angelica Chavarria to stop looking for her.

Marco Rubio imposes sanctions on a senior Nicaraguan official, signaling a broader US push against authoritarian regimes.

Multiple countries congratulate Vietnam's new leaders, including the US, Cuba, and Belarus, on their new roles and express desire to strengthen bilateral ties.