El Salvador's students now face daily checks for short haircuts and neat uniforms — as well as weekly "Civic Monday" drills.

A teacher greets students arriving for class at a public school, as she checks that their hair and uniforms adhere to the ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Principals this week in El Salvador began greeting students individually at school gates, not ...

The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region.

The Catholic hierarchy in El Salvador has opposed the recent reform that allows current President Nayib Bukele and his successors unlimited presidential terms.

The Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia over human rights, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing drafts of the State Department's ...

The Trump administration has defended El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, saying that its ally should not be compared to other leaders the United States has dubbed dictators.

In 2015, there were 6,656 murders in the small Central American country, which has a population of just 6.4 million. But in 2024, there were only 114 killings.

The US State Department has voiced rare support for El Salvador’s decision to abolish presidential term limits, paving the way for President Nayib Bukele to seek indefinite reelection. Critics ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration said El Salvador President Nayib Bukele should not be lumped together with leaders in other countries it considers dictatorships after his party and ...