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News from Oct 26, 2026 (UTC)

El Salvador isCalm

A little better than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 13Oct 26

Why

  1. El Salvador's planned release of some prisoners falls short for many families.

    7 eventswlrn.orgSource

  2. Bukele rejected reports that missing Salvadoran soldiers were found dead in Haiti.

    14 eventsnews.azSource

  3. The El Salvador campaign opened for the 28 Feb vote.

    14 eventsriotimesonline.comSource

What happened

  • Statements17%
  • Cooperation45%
  • Criticism21%
  • Protests1%
  • Pressure10%
  • Fighting7%

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