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Thursday, 10 September 2026
ECUADOR: Rubio shores up ties with Noboa
On 9 September US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation of Ecuadorean criminal gang, Los Tiguerones, as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) after meeting with Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa in Quito.
Thursday, 10 September 2026
EL SALVADOR: TPS to remain in place, for now
On 9 September the US government led by President Donald Trump announced that for the time being, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) benefit, which was due to expire that day, would remain in place for El Salvador.
Thursday, 10 September 2026
MEXICO: Manzo murder case moves forward despite misgivings
On 9 September Mexico’s Public Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced another arrest in relation to the murder of Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Uruapan municipality in Michoacán state, in November 2025.
Thursday, 10 September 2026
ARGENTINA: Major arms trafficker extradited to Brazil
On 9 September Argentina’s national security ministry announced that Diego Hernán Dirisio, a businessman accused of leading an international arms trafficking and money laundering network, had been extradited to Brazil.
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