Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
'Vital technology': Douglas County sheriff credits license plate readers for locating MS-13 member
KETV 7 - Nebraska
·
July 11, 2025
New information surfaces from a traffic stop on July 6 that led to the arrests of two alleged MS-13 gang members. Federal and local authorities worked together to execute the operation.The Douglas County sheriff credits license plate reader...
There Is No Other Country Brand That Rivals El Salvador as Bitcoin Country.
El Salvador in English
·
July 10, 2025
El Salvador continues to solidify its global reputation as “Bitcoin Country”, following a successful $8 million fundraising round led by Fulgur Ventures to build the world’s first fully native bitcoin capital markets infrastructure, licensed and...
Tensión diplomática entre El Salvador y México por interceptación de avioneta con droga
KESQ-TV - California
·
July 10, 2025
Por Gerardo Lemos, CNN en Español El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ha vuelto a pedir este miércoles una aclaración al Gobierno de México sobre una avioneta interceptada que transportaba cocaína, después de que autoridades de ese país...
El Salvador Recognized Among Crypto-Tax-Free Nations in 2025.
El Salvador in English
·
July 10, 2025
El Salvador has been officially recognized as one of only five countries in the world where cryptocurrency capital gains are tax-free, according to a recent report by Cointelegraph. This places the Central American nation at the forefront of...
'Just Salty': El Salvador President Bukele Mocks Senate Democrats Over Bitcoin Scrutiny
Decrypt
·
July 9, 2025
In brief U.S. Democratic senators want to investigate El Salvador's government. But Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele mocked the politicians' bill in a social media post. U.S. authorities are concerned about alleged crypto corruption in the...
El Salvador Throws DOJ Under The Bus: Tells UN That US Has “Exclusive” Jurisdiction Over Renditioned Detainees
Techdirt
·
July 9, 2025
from the seems-important dept For months, the DOJ has insisted to US courts that it has no jurisdiction over the people it rendered to Salvadoran detention facilities. But when the UN came asking, El Salvador told a very different story: these...
Siemens Launches First Xcelerator Summit in El Salvador, Highlighting Digital Growth.
El Salvador in English
·
July 9, 2025
El Salvador hosted the Siemens Xcelerator Summit for the first time, reinforcing its efforts to attract investment and boost economic growth through technology. The event gathered officials, business leaders, and tech experts to explore digital...
Judge Demands Explanation After El Salvador Dropkicks Trump Lies About CECOT Detainees
Above the Law
·
July 9, 2025
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Trump’s rendition cases are starting to bleed into each other. On Monday, plaintiffs in the habeas case for men banished to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador docketed an admission by the Salvadoran...
As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return
PRI - The World
·
July 9, 2025
For decades, El Salvador was a country that people fled — escaping gang violence, poverty, natural disasters and civil wars. But that trend is shifting. Migration from El Salvador to the United States — the main destination for Salvadoran exiles —...
El Salvador Breaks Investment Record Amid Rising International Confidence.
El Salvador in English
·
July 8, 2025
El Salvador has reached a major economic milestone, reporting USD 322.24 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of 2025—the highest amount recorded in the last six years. This marks a 64% increase compared to Q1 2024,...
Vidrí picks Blue Yonder tech to upgrade El Salvador replenishment system
Retail Insight Network
·
July 9, 2025
El Salvador’s hardware retailer Vidrí has embarked on a digital transformation of its supply chain operations by adopting Blue Yonder’s replenishment capabilities, with support from Softtek, a global IT services provider. Vidrí has chosen Blue...
U.S. Senate Targets El Salvador Officials Over Alleged Use of Crypto to Skirt U.S. Laws
Blockzeit
·
July 9, 2025
A US Senate Bill called the “El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025” seeks to impose sanctions on El Salvador and its key officials over a possible use of crypto to facilitate corruption and evade US sanctions. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele...
El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs
The Independent
·
July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Bitcoin Office Director in El Salvador Named Among Top 20 AI Visionaries for Originality.
El Salvador in English
·
July 9, 2025
Stacy Herbert, director of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office, has been recognized as one of the top 20 most original voices in artificial intelligence and technology, according to a new ranking published by @grok, an emerging AI-powered analysis...
Cardano Pulled Out Of El Salvador Deal, Hoskinson Claims
Bitcoinist
·
July 8, 2025
Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and CEO of Input Output Global (IOG), revealed in a newly published interview that his company passed on a potential deal with the government of El Salvador due to serious legal and geopolitical...
Growth Holdings and El Salvador Officials Discuss Future of Digital Assets and Tourism.
El Salvador in English
·
July 8, 2025
El Salvador’s Vice President, Félix Ulloa Jr., visited Las Vegas to meet with hospitality leaders, including Philippe Ziade, CEO of Growth Holdings, and Steve Escalante, President of International Business Development. The meeting took place at...
Riding the Wave: Why UK Tourism Investors Should Look to El Salvador’s Coastal Property
Business Matters
·
July 7, 2025
A confluence of drastically improved security, strategic government initiatives, and an increasingly vibrant cultural scene is drawing significant attention from international investors, especially from the UK and Europe. The country’s...
Nayib Bukele’s Economic Plan Marks One Year with Major Investments in Ports and Technology.
El Salvador in English
·
July 9, 2025
President Nayib Bukele’s Economic Plan for 2024–2029 has completed its first year, with three of six phases already in progress. With over $3 billion in public and private investment, the government is shifting focus from security to economic...
El Salvador’s environmentalists lament reversal on mining ban, as companies circle
Dialogo Chino
·
July 7, 2025
In December 2024, El Salvador’s congress reversed an historic ruling on metal mining to reauthorise the activity in the country, seven years after it became the first nation in the world to explicitly ban it. Gold mining has a particularly long...
El Salvador Arrests Bitcoin Developer Over Neighbour Altercation
MENAFN
·
July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Bitcoin Core developer Jon Atack was briefly arrested in El Salvador this weekend after his neighbour lodged a complaint stemming from a heated dispute over property boundaries. Police detained Atack under a statute...