United States

• 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.”

• Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

  Trump unveils “FIFA Pass” to expedite football World Cup visas

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Monday an expedited visa processing system for international spectators planning to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

• Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  US drops tariffs on hundreds of Peruvian agricultural products

  

  The United States has granted a major expansion of Peruvian tariff-free products to enter its market, Foreign Trade and Tourism Teresa Mera confirmed on Monday in Lima.

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Maybe Argentina-US deal is ”an advantage,” says Orsi

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi pointed out that the recently announced Reciprocal Trade and Investment Framework between Argentina and the United States placed his country in a position where it is “best to be attentive, maybe it's an advantage.”

• 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.

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

  New US strike leaves 3 suspected drug traffickers dead

  

  Three suspected drug traffickers were killed in a new attack by United States forces in the Eastern Pacific in international waters, it was announced in Washington. The three individuals were described as “narco-terrorists,” and the mission was said to have been carried out under Operation Southern Spear, the US Southern Command (Southcom) confirmed.

• 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.