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Earthquakes, Diplomacy, and Human Rights Allegations

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km north of Rivas on Thursday, Oct 29, per VolcanoDiscovery.

The North Pacific Ocean also saw two weak quakes near Managua within 24 hours, according to the same source.

UN experts allege Nicaragua's leaders run a 'full dictatorship' and have committed crimes against humanity, NYPost reports.

Meanwhile, Moscow and Managua are deepening pharmaceutical partnerships at a congress in Nicaragua, GXPNews notes.

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01volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 29 OctMinor mag. 1.9 earthquake - 17 km north of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, at 09:49 am (GMT -6) 02volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 29 OctWeak mag. 2.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 231 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, at 12:49 am (GMT -6) 03gxpnewsgxpnews.net · 29 OctMoscow and Managua deepen pharmaceutical partnership at congress in Nicaragua 04volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 29 OctWeak mag. 2.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 251 km west of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 11:05 pm (GMT -6) 05nypostnypost.com · 29 OctNicaragua’s leaders run a ‘full dictatorship,’ have committed crimes against humanity, UN experts allege 06volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery.com · 28 OctWeak mag. 2.9 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 90 km south of Managua, Departamento de Managua, Nicaragua, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, at 05:12 pm (Costa_Rica time) 07transfermarkttransfermarkt.com · 28 OctClub Sport Sébaco - Managua FC, 28/10/2026 - Liga Primera de Nicaragua Apertura - Match sheet 08thechurchnewsthechurchnews.com · 28 OctElder Rasband to missionaries in Nicaragua: ‘We love you, we thank you and we need you’

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