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Montevideo, August 27th 2026 - 01:01 UTC

Tag: Donald Trump

  • Tuesday, July 28th 2026 - 20:57 UTC

    Trump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as contacts to negotiate with Iran advance

    Netanyahu described the meeting as one of the best he has had with Trump, and an Israeli source cited by specialist outlets said the two agreed that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon

    US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for about 90 minutes at the White House, in their first encounter since the joint offensive against Iran began in February. The meeting was held behind closed doors, with no appearance before the press, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations with Tehran.

  • Monday, July 27th 2026 - 22:26 UTC

    Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his mail-voting restrictions before the midterms

    Trump has repeatedly maintained that mail-in voting facilitates electoral fraud

    The US government on Monday filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking authorization to implement President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, which lower courts have blocked. The request comes 99 days before November's midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.

  • Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 12:39 UTC

    Brazilian industry estimates nearly half its US exports will face additional tariffs

    The study, released on Thursday, details that the new 12.5% rate reaches 4,060 Brazilian products

    Some 48.7% of Brazilian exports bound for the United States will be subject to some form of additional tariff following the entry into force of the new forced-labor levy, according to a study by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the country's main industrial employers' body.

  • Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 09:14 UTC

    New US tariff scheme expands Argentine zero-duty lines to 2,212

    Argentina was also placed in the lowest band of the new regime, with an additional 10% tariff, the same rate that previously applied

    The new US tariff scheme that took effect on Friday raised to 2,212 the number of Argentine tariff lines that can enter the US market at a 0% rate. To the 1,675 lines already covered by the Reciprocal Trade and Investment Agreement (ARTI), signed on February 5 in Washington, another 537 were added following a review by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR).

  • Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 09:06 UTC

    Trump jokes about a third term at correspondents' dinner, three months after the attack

    The evening was a repeat of the April 25 event, which was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through a security checkpoint and fired near the ballroom

    US President Donald Trump joked about the possibility of seeking a third term during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, held on Friday in Washington. Toward the end of his roughly hour-long remarks, he put on a hat reading “Trump 2028.” The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution bars a president from serving more than two terms.

  • Friday, July 24th 2026 - 07:05 UTC

    Uruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff as its foreign ministry weighs the implications

    Sources at the Foreign Ministry confirmed the decision and said its implications are being analyzed, while noting that the outcome “was within expectations”

    Uruguay was placed in the highest band of the new US tariff scheme, with an additional 12.5% levy on its exports to the United States, for not having an explicit ban on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measure, which took effect on Friday, raises the rate that had applied to the country since February, of 10%.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 22:33 UTC

    US rebuilds its tariff wall with forced-labor levies on 60 economies

    The levies are applied under Section 301 of the 1974 trade law, which allows a response to unfair trade practices following an investigation

    The United States imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, which together account for about 99% of its imports, over what the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) described as their failure to adopt and effectively enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measures, announced on Thursday, took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, at the same moment the 10% universal tariff in place since February expired.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 01:57 UTC

    Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, no friend of “Trumpism”, White House

    Miliband’s political positions have frequently put him at odds with the White House: he led opposition within the National Security Council to the use of UK bases for US bombers

    Reports from the United States indicate the White House has raised concerns about UK Premier Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint Ed Miliband as foreign secretary, amid warnings from the Donald Trump administration that he could create tensions in the UK-US relationship, according to reports Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 22:26 UTC

    Report says Trump is pushing Infantino to lead the UN

    According to those sources, Trump believes the football official, 56, who holds dual Swiss and Italian nationality, is “respected by everyone around the world”

    US President Donald Trump is promoting FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a candidate to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, according to the New York Post, which cited anonymous sources close to the White House. The information has not been officially confirmed by the US government or FIFA, and Infantino himself has not commented publicly.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 07:18 UTC

    US readies tariffs on some 60 economies over forced labor, with Argentina among them

    The proposal, put forward by Greer's office in June following an investigation launched in March, contemplates two tiers

    US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said his government will announce new tariffs on some 60 economies in the coming days for failing to enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor. “The US has laws to prohibit trading goods with forced labor. Other countries, most of them, don't have a law, and those that do really don't enforce it,” he said on Tuesday in an interview with CNBC.