President Tsai Ing-wen is expected to meet Speaker Kevin McCarthy next week, risking a show of force from Beijing, which opposes any such exchanges.
Tag: Central America
Kamala Harris Announces Funding to Address Migration Crisis
The vice president said private companies had pledged almost $1 billion to support communities in Central America.
The Met’s Maya Show Asks: Can Art Ever Be Innocent?
A riveting show at the Metropolitan Museum surveys the complicated art of the ancient Maya, in which beauty and brutality are surreally entangled.
As Immigration Issue Looms, Biden Officials Turn Eye to Latin America
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, just back from South America, met again with his Mexican counterpart.
Landslides in Venezuela Leave at Least 22 Dead and Dozens Missing
The Venezuelan armed forces planned to deploy canines and drones to find missing residents and to deliver food and medicine.
In Record Numbers, Venezuelans Risk a Deadly Trek to the U.S. Border
Two crises are converging at the perilous land bridge known as the Darién Gap: the economic and humanitarian disaster underway in South America, and the bitter fight over immigration policy in Washington.
The U.S. Vowed to Defend Central American Democracy. Autocrats Had Other Plans.
The Biden administration’s plan to stem migration by building the rule of law in Central America has thus far failed to stop authoritarians or persuade people to stay.
In Widening Crackdown, Renowned Journalist Arrested in Guatemala
José Rubén Zamora, an award-winning journalist and president of the elPeriódico newspaper, was arrested at his home in Guatemala City.
Biden Meets With Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
The White House meeting between President Biden and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was intended to help shore up a critical relationship.
Tropical Storm Bonnie Lashes Nicaragua and Costa Rica
Bonnie lashed Nicaragua and Costa Rica late Friday after becoming the second named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.