Politics

Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 21:01 UTC
Lula leaving on Asian tour - meeting with Trump possible

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was headed for Indonesia and Malaysia to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 20:31 UTC
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy turns himself in at Paris prison

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy turned himself in at the La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for illegally financing his 2007 presidential campaign with money from the regime of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC
Argentina signs cooperation deals with FBI

Argentina's Security Ministry announced Monday the signing of two strategic cooperation agreements with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to combat organized crime and terrorism.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Bolivia's future president to resume diplomatic ties with Washington

Bolivia's president-elect, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, announced on Monday his intention to reestablish diplomatic relations with the United States after a 17-year hiatus under the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) governments.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Lula replaces Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that Federal Congressman Guilherme Boulos will be the new Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, replacing Márcio Macêdo. The appointment is expected to be published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette) on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Former Presidents Abdo and Uribe review Latin American issues

Like-minded former Presidents Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay (2013-2018) and Álvaro Uribe of Colombia (2002-2010) met Monday at the latter's home in the department of Antioquia to exchange views on the situation in their respective countries and in Latin America.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:41 UTC
Construction of White House's ballroom underway

The White House has begun the demolition of a portion of the East Wing to make way for President Donald Trump's planned US$250 million ballroom. First built in 1902, the East Wing has been renovated multiple times, with a second floor added in 1942.
Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:23 UTC
Mexico shipping oil to energy starved Cuba

So far this year, Mexico has shipped more than US$ 3 billion worth of subsidized fuel to Cuba through Gasolinas Bienestar, a subsidiary of Pemex, according to an investigation by Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (MCCI), as reported by OilPrice.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 23:24 UTC
Trump says Argentines are “fighting for their life”

US President Donald Trump replied to farmers from his country by defending his support for Argentina's Javier Milei through substantial financial aid. Argentina is “fighting for its life,” people are “dying,” and the South American nation needs help “to survive in a free world,” insisted the Republican leader.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 21:45 UTC
Argentina and US finalize currency swap deal

The United States and Argentina formalized a US$20 billion currency swap agreement just days before Argentina's national legislative elections next Sunday.