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Trump says it would be “a great honor” to “take Cuba” as Washington presses Havana in talks
U.S. President Donald Trump sharply escalated his rhetoric toward Cuba on Monday, saying it would be “a great honor” for him to “take Cuba in some form” and that he can “do anything” he wants with the island. The comments came as Cuba was en...
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Rafael Correa in Uruguay: controversy over visit by convicted Ecuadorean ex-president
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Argentina opposition seeks prosecutor’s removal in $LIBRA case and warns of possible cover-up
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Politics
- Protest in Morón turns into attack on Communist Party office amid Cuba blackouts
- Experts say BR privatization weakened Brazil’s ability to contain fuel prices
- U.S. again backs Argentina in YPF case, urging halt to “intrusive” discovery
- Bolsonaro moved to intensive care with bronchopneumonia as family renews house arrest plea
Economy
- Global volatility hits Argentine assets as country risk edges back toward 600 points
- Argentina: Fuel price rises complicate March inflation and tighten the government’s peso strategy
- Uruguayans see security as top national concern, cost of living as main personal problem
- UK warns of higher inflation and backs oil reserve release amid Middle East war
Energy & Oil
- Oil tops US$100 a barrel as Middle East war and Hormuz disruption rattle markets
- Experts say BR privatization weakened Brazil’s ability to contain fuel prices
- U.S. again backs Argentina in YPF case, urging halt to “intrusive” discovery
- Global volatility hits Argentine assets as country risk edges back toward 600 points
Environment
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- Ecuador’s rainy season: 21,089 affected as regional emergency remains in force across eight provinces
- Uruguay approves offshore 3D seismic survey for oil exploration, sets marine safeguards
- Heavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais
Entertainment
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- Trump welcomes Messi during White House tribute to Inter Miami
- Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este
- One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago
Health & Science
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- Argentine court declares “king of beef” bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este
- Under Antarctic ice, Earth’s deepest gravity “low” points to a 70-million-year story
- US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026
