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  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 09:27 UTC

    Colombian President says CIA wants to oust him

    Petro claimed that those seeking to overthrow him supported Pinochet and Videla back in the day

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday accused the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of plotting to destabilize his government.

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  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 19:36 UTC

    Uruguay's Economy Minister hopeful about EU-Mercosur FTA deal

    Oddone also hoped peace would prevail in the conflict escalating in Venezuela

    Uruguay’s Economy Minister Gabriel Oddone said Tuesday in Madrid that he was strongly confident that the long-delayed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) will be signed shortly. Additionally, he voiced his concerns over the escalating military tensions in the Caribbean.

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  • Tuesday, November 25th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    US B-52 approaches Venezuelan coast as tension mounts

    There was no military response from Caracas to the US B-52's mission

    Just hours after designating the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization of which Nicolás Maduro would be its leader, the United States forces conducted one of its closest flyovers of Venezuelan territory since the start of its military deployment in the southern Caribbean.

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  • Monday, November 24th 2025 - 16:34 UTC

    US labels Maduro a terrorist as Venezuela slams ‘fabricated pretext’ for intervention

    Four senior US officials said the operation’s “second phase” — including covert missions and possible ground actions — could begin within days

    The United States escalated its confrontation with Caracas on Monday, officially designating Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and senior members of his government as part of an international terrorist organization. The move places the so-called Cartel of the Suns on the US State Department’s list of foreign terrorist groups — alongside Al-Qaeda and ISIS — and provides “new tools” for Washington’s expanding military campaign in the Caribbean.

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  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Argentina and US sign strategic customs agreement

    Pazo signed the document on behalf of Argentina

    Argentina's Customs Revenue and Control Agency (ARCA) and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed an agreement in Washington on Friday to deepen bilateral cooperation, improve border security, and streamline trade through smart controls and 100% digital processes involving automation and digitization of passenger and cargo traffic.

  • Saturday, November 22nd 2025 - 10:04 UTC

    Trump and Mamdani agree to cooperate for the sake of New York

    Both leaders pledged to work together

    US President Donald Trump met with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday, putting aside weeks of fierce public antagonism to promise cooperation on an agenda focused on affordability and public safety for the city.

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

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

    Boric's government classified Ambassador Judd's comments as “inappropriate and unfortunate”

    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

    Trump and Lula have smoothed over relations

    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 current US-Chile Free Trade Agreement remains valid but is under negotiation, Judd noted

    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

    The measure “affects” members of the Democratic Party “much more than the Republican Party,” Trump argued

    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.