Expelled from the ruling leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and thwarted in trying to create his own party, Nayib Bukele forged his own path to victory as an outsider in El Salvador's presidential election. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BkvtpY
Major European nations joined the United States on Monday in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate head of state, while members of a separate regional bloc kept up the pressure on socialist President Nicolas Maduro. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SrOCAe
Mexican officials on Monday presented a new plan to search for the tens of thousands of people who have disappeared during the country's drug war, creating a new forensic institute and working more closely with international groups and families. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RBLk96
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday offered a way to break the deadlock over the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, calling for a "creative" compromise to allay concerns over the future of Irish border arrangements. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Tx2iaC
The process of Britain leaving the European Union will not be delayed via an extension of the Article 50 exit negotiation period, British Transport Secretary Chris Grayling told the Telegraph newspaper in an interview published late Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BlStFo
Salvadorans voiced hope for a changed country on Monday after political outsider Nayib Bukele won a sweeping victory in the presidential election with a pledge to tackle the corruption and violence plaguing the Central American nation. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BmeHqH
A Norwegian intelligence assessment that China posed a threat to the Nordic country's security by seeking to steal its secrets was "ridiculous", the Chinese Embassy said on Monday as Norway mulled the future status of China's Huawei Technologies. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2S7MjD4
Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar visited Washington two weeks ago to meet with top U.S. diplomats and lawmakers thanks to a temporary suspension of a travel ban linked to decade-old bribery scandals, according to people familiar with the matter. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RyWbRj