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  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 02:16 UTC

    Minneapolis shooting during federal immigration raid triggers U.S. nationwide backlash

    The case of the 37-year-old nurse murdered by ICE agents threatens to become a new test for the boundaries between federal authority, state autonomy, and public trust

    Protesters returned to the streets of Minneapolis demanding accountability after Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse and U.S. citizen, was shot dead during a federal immigration enforcement operation. Multiple videos of the incident are now central to official reviews, as the episode triggers a fresh political clash between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the Trump administration—set against a broader national fight over “sanctuary” policies and how far local authorities should cooperate with federal immigration agencies.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 23:01 UTC

    Milei takes over Ushuaia port as Tierra del Fuego warns of “overreach” and geopolitical motives

    The Tierra del Fuego government denied wrongdoing and said it will challenge the measure in court

    Argentina’s government under President Javier Milei has intervened in the port of Ushuaia—the country’s southernmost port and a major gateway to Antarctica—taking control of operations for one year in a move that has reignited tensions with the Tierra del Fuego provincial administration and opened a wider dispute over federal authority.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 14:13 UTC

    Brazil courted by U.S., EU over critical minerals amid geopolitical competition

    International analysts note that Brazil could emerge as a major supplier outside the traditional dominance of China

    Brazil has positioned itself as a strategic player in the global competition for critical minerals such as graphite, nickel, and niobium, which are essential for clean energy technologies, batteries, and defense systems. Both the United States and the European Union have stepped up diplomatic and commercial engagement with Brasília to secure supply deals and cooperation in value chains considered vital for the energy transition and industrial security.

  • Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 02:32 UTC

    Lula says Trump wants to “create a new UN” as he attacks proposed Gaza Peace Council

    Lula spoke at the closing session of the 14th National Meeting of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) in Salvador, Bahia

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday that global politics is entering a critical phase in which “multilateralism is being thrown out by unilateralism,” and argued that US President Donald Trump is effectively proposing “to create a new UN in which he alone is the owner,” referring to Washington’s plan to set up a Peace Council tied to the administration of Gaza.

  • Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 19:29 UTC

    Chavismo pushes oil-law reform to open Venezuela’s upstream to private firms

    According to the text, the reform would allow privately owned companies domiciled in Venezuela to take part in “upstream” activity through contracts with the state

    Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved, in a first reading, a reform to the country’s Hydrocarbons Law that would expand private participation in crude production and marketing—an important shift from the long-running “mixed-company” model in which the state held majority stakes. The bill still requires a second reading before it can become law, EFE reported.

  • Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 21:51 UTC

    US appoints career diplomat Laura Dogu as new mission chief for Venezuela amid thaw signals

    Dogu is a career diplomat with more than 30 years of service, including stints as US ambassador to Honduras and Nicaragua

    The United States has named veteran Foreign Service officer Laura Dogu as its new mission chief for Venezuela, a step that aligns with broader signs of a tentative diplomatic reset — including discussions about reopening embassies and plans for Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez to travel to Washington, though no dates or agenda have been disclosed.

  • Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 09:38 UTC

    Trump says “framework” deal with NATO on Greenland is taking shape and drops tariff threat

    Trump did not clarify whether the “framework” includes any form of US ownership, but told US media the concept could involve mineral-related rights and broader defense priorities

    US President Donald Trump said his administration has agreed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on a “framework” for a potential understanding covering Greenland and the wider Arctic region, and announced he would pull back a tariff threat aimed at several European allies. Trump offered no operational detail, but framed the talks as a solution that would benefit the United States and NATO as a whole.

  • Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 00:24 UTC

    Trump is buying eleven icebreakers from Finland for Arctic Ocean patrolling

    In Helsinki is an ice testing center at the Aker Arctic Technology's with a scale model of an icebreaker floating in a 70-meter-long simulation tank.

    “We are buying the best icebreakers in the world, and Finland is known for producing them,” US president Donald Trump said, as part of his campaign to take over Greenland and his concern as the Arctic Ocean becomes more navigable and with more trade routes.

  • Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 00:01 UTC

    Why Trump is obsessed with Greenland and why Canada's staying out of it

    “We didn’t manage to change the American position,” said Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

    By Gwynne Dyer - After the Danish and Greenland foreign ministers came out of a meeting in Washington on last week convinced that Donald Trump really intended to seize Greenland, things moved very fast.

  • Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 19:22 UTC

    White House confirms upcoming Washington visit by Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez

    Rodríguez has tried to pair practical coordination with a sovereignty-forward message. Photo: REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

    Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez is expected to travel to Washington “soon,” a White House official told EFE on Wednesday, without providing dates or an agenda. The planned trip comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump seeks to entrench a transition framework in Caracas following the US operation that captured and removed Nicolás Maduro in early January.