/tags/world world en-US WLRN Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-02-20/migrants-turn-to-an-unusual-market-for-boat-parts-facebook In a country where construction materials are expensive and hard to find, Cubans are using Facebook to find building supplies for U.S.-bound homemade boats. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2023-02-20/migrants-turn-to-an-unusual-market-for-boat-parts-facebook Syra Ortiz-Blanes | Miami Herald /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-19/u-n-talks-to-safeguard-the-worlds-marine-biodiversity-will-pick-back-up-this-week The goal of the U.N. meetings is to produce a unified agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of the world's vast marine ecosystems. Sun, 19 Feb 2023 18:09:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-19/u-n-talks-to-safeguard-the-worlds-marine-biodiversity-will-pick-back-up-this-week The Associated Press /latin-america/2023-02-16/nicaraguas-vote-to-strip-opponents-of-citizenship Shortly after putting the former prisoners on a plane to Washington, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government voted to strip them of Nicaraguan citizenship. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-02-16/nicaraguas-vote-to-strip-opponents-of-citizenship Megan Janetsky | Associated Press /caribbean/2023-02-15/war-for-control-of-haitis-capital-targets-womens-bodies Haiti’s toxic slate of gangs are plundering the Caribbean nation. They are kidnapping, extorting and displacing civilians who have nothing left to give. And now, more than ever, they are using rape in their war for control. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:00:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-02-15/war-for-control-of-haitis-capital-targets-womens-bodies Megan Janetsky | Associated Press, Fernanda Pesce /world/2023-02-14/u-s-financier-detained-in-assassination-of-haitian-president-probe U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:59:58 GMT /world/2023-02-14/u-s-financier-detained-in-assassination-of-haitian-president-probe Danica Coto| Associated Press, Gisela Salomon | Associated Press /latin-america/2023-02-09/nicaragua-frees-222-opponents-sends-them-to-u-s A senior Biden administration official says 222 inmates considered by many as political prisoners of the government of President Daniel Ortega are on their way to Washington. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:24:50 GMT /latin-america/2023-02-09/nicaragua-frees-222-opponents-sends-them-to-u-s Tim Padgett /world/2023-02-06/more-than-1-000-are-reported-dead-from-an-earthquake-that-has-struck-turkey-and-syria Search-and-rescue efforts are underway after more than 1,000 are reported dead from a powerful earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday. The death toll is expected to rise. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 12:30:00 GMT /world/2023-02-06/more-than-1-000-are-reported-dead-from-an-earthquake-that-has-struck-turkey-and-syria Ruth Sherlock, Jawad Rizkallah /world/2023-01-18/nobel-winner-maria-ressa-and-her-online-news-outlet-are-cleared-of-tax-evasion The Nobel Peace Prize winner and her news company were cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among many legal cases used by ex-Philippine President Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 15:30:00 GMT /world/2023-01-18/nobel-winner-maria-ressa-and-her-online-news-outlet-are-cleared-of-tax-evasion The Associated Press /caribbean/2023-01-18/as-its-only-remaining-elected-officials-depart-haiti-reaches-a-breaking-point In the years since Haiti last held a democratic election, the challenges facing the country have spiraled: gang violence, inflation, a cholera outbreak. "It's a collapse," one outgoing senator said. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /caribbean/2023-01-18/as-its-only-remaining-elected-officials-depart-haiti-reaches-a-breaking-point Becky Sullivan /world/2023-01-16/andrew-tates-cars-and-watches-worth-4-million-are-confiscated-by-romanian-police Romanian authorities hauled away a $3.9 million trove of luxury cars, watches and cash as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation looking into the self-styled male dominance influencer. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:00:00 GMT /world/2023-01-16/andrew-tates-cars-and-watches-worth-4-million-are-confiscated-by-romanian-police Emily Olson