Tag: Donald Trump

• Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 07:47 UTC

  Boric rebukes Trump's instructions to single out countries endorsing progressive agendas

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font strongly rebuked US President Donald Trump's instructions to American embassies to “take note” of countries whose authorities promote or finance diversity, abortion, and euthanasia policies. “Chile accepts no form of tutelage. Our sovereignty is not negotiable,” the South American leftwing leader wrote on social media on Friday.

• Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Trump removes 40% tariffs from 212 Brazilian items

  

  US President Donald Trump has removed a 40% tariff on more than 200 Brazilian agricultural and livestock products, including beef, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, and some ammonia-based fertilizers. The decision follows negotiations with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

• Friday, November 21st 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  New US Ambassador to Chile addresses Washington's environmental approach

  

  The United States' new Ambassador to Chile, Brandon Judd, gave his first press conference on Thursday in Santiago, during which he addressed President Gabriel Boric Font's criticism of the Donald Trump administration's approach to environmental issues. “If President Boric doesn't like what President Trump is doing, then he has a problem with the American people,” the former Border Patrol agent pointed out.

• Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Trump signs bill mandating release of Epstein files

  

  US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly release all files related to the case of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The move formally concludes a push by Congress for transparency that had put political pressure on the White House.

• Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:23 UTC

  BBC can survive President Trump’s libel suit, but it is a blow to its trust reputation

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - I have spent thousands of hours sitting alongside video editors working on productions quite similar to the Panorama documentary that has landed the British Broadcasting Corporation with the threat of a billion-dollar libel suit by Donald Trump. I think I know what happened.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

  US Senate passes bill to release Epstein files

  

  The US Senate on Tuesday approved a bill mandating the release of documents from the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, immediately sending the measure to President Donald Trump for enactment.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Maduro dares Trump to “face-to-face” conversation

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro responded on Monday to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of talks, insisting that any future dialogue must be conducted “face to face.”

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Trump: Talks with Maduro possible

  

  US President Donald Trump admitted late Sunday that he might be open to talks with Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, signaling a possible diplomatic path alongside growing military pressure in the Caribbean. “We may have talks with Maduro, and we will see what the outcome is,” Trump said. “They want to talk,” he added.

• Saturday, November 15th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Argentina-US deal shakes up Uruguay

  

  The recent announcement by Washington and Buenos Aires of a joint trade agreement has generated controversy in Montevideo, where it is perceived as a violation of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) rules, so the government of President Yamandú Orsi will monitor the case closely.

• Friday, November 14th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  US launches “Operation Southern Spear” against narco-terrorists

  

  US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the formal launch of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday, a major military offensive led by the Southern Command (Southcom) aimed at “eliminating narco-terrorists from our hemisphere.”