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Thursday, December 5th 2024 - 09:32 UTC
Western military pressure has been unable to stop Houthis attacks along the Red Sea, IISS report

The Houthis are growing in strength and trade through the Red Sea is declining despite ongoing international military pressure on the rebel group, a study has warned. The report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said missions such as Operation Prosperity Guardian, Operation Poseidon Archer and EUNAVFOR Aspides had made little impact.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 10:12 UTC
Milei pushes for trade flexibility at Mercosur Summit, eyes U.S. agreement

Argentine President Javier Milei will attend the Mercosur summit in Montevideo on December 5-6, advocating for the bloc’s members to gain the freedom to sign independent trade agreements. This marks a departure from Mercosur’s traditional collective bargaining stance but stops short of proposing an exit from the bloc.
Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:42 UTC
Biden pardons son on arm and tax evasion charges

Backtracking on his own words, US President Joseph Biden Sunday announced he had pardoned his son Hunter on two criminal charges, claiming they were politically motivated.
Friday, November 29th 2024 - 08:22 UTC
US CDC calls for more testing of dairy workers given the spread of avian flu

United States health officials have called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a new study showed that some dairy workers had signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick.
Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:48 UTC
Lula avoids the dragon’s, Belt and Road Initiative and agrees with China’s Xi on a neutral ‘shared future’

President-elect Donald Trump’s impressive victory has had an impact worldwide given his promises, many of them with a strong dye of populism and protectionism, Making America Great Again.
Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:11 UTC
Petro wants Biden to pardon high-profile FARC leader

Colombian President Gustavo Petro would like his US colleague Joseph Biden to pardon convicted Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera, alias Simón Trinidad, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for kidnapping in a federal facility in the State of Colorado.
Monday, November 25th 2024 - 06:10 UTC
“The Magellan Strait belongs to Chile“, underlines US Ambassador

“The United States has been very clear that the Magellan Strait belongs to Chile, and I can assure you there is no intention of holding naval exercises with Argentina along the Magellan Strait,” US ambassador in Chile Bernadette Meehan said point blank during a visit to Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, following on rumors published in the neighboring country media.
Thursday, November 21st 2024 - 10:01 UTC
US Petroleum lobby presents Trump a policy roadmap to ensure US leadership in global energy

A five point policy roadmap with the purpose of ensuring United States leadership in energy, protecting consumers and reducing inflation, elaborated by the American Petroleum Institute, API, has been addressed to incoming president Donald Trump and the next Congress.
Wednesday, November 20th 2024 - 18:52 UTC
Blinken recognizes González Urrutia as Venezuelan President-elect

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that his country was recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the winner of the July 28 elections in Venezuela despite announcements -albeit with little credibility- by authorities in Caracas that the incumbent Nicolás Maduro had prevailed. González Urrutia, who ran on behalf of the Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD) given María Corina Machado's disenfranchisement, sought asylum in September in Spain after the Chavista regime issued an arrest warrant against him.
Tuesday, November 19th 2024 - 09:47 UTC
US to release aid package for Brazilian Amazon

The United States offered an aid package for environmental actions in the Brazilian Amazon to address climate change, it was announced Monday during President Joseph Biden's visit to Manaus as part of his journey to the country for the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Agencia Brasil reported. The first trip by a sitting US president to the region marked celebrations of 200 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.