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El Salvador's Bukele makes a political gamble with a Haiti gang offensive ahead of an election

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has sought to present himself as the savior to Haiti’s gang crisis

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Militants ambush police vehicles in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 10 officers

Police say militants have ambushed vehicles carrying police officers in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a gunbattle that killed at least 10 officers

Ukraine captures first Indonesian prisoner of war amid surge in Russian recruitment

Capture of man from Java follows reports that hundreds are being recruited from the south-east Asian country as Moscow seeks to boost its war effortUkraine says it has captured its first Indonesian prisoner of war, amid what it says is a spike in recruitment by Russia from the south-east Asian nation.The 49-year-old man from Java was taken to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region to take part in a Russian assault, but managed to reach Ukrainian-held territory after the group came under drone attack, according to Ukraine’s state-run I Want to Live project. He was then captured by the Ukrainians. Continue reading...

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China and ASEAN make progress on South China Sea pact but can't finish talks this year

Regional diplomats say China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress on a South China Sea pact but won’t be able to conclude negotiations this year as agreed

Analysts weigh how Democrats’ midterm wins could shift Trump’s Latin America policy

Analysts are examining how recent Democratic wins in the U.S. midterm elections might impact Latin America during President Donald Trump's final two years