Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazil, citing a ‘witch-hunt’ against Bolsonaro | Trump tariffs

Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on products sent to the US, tying the move to what he called the “witch-hunt” trial against... Read more »

Inside the dramatic turnaround that made Colombia’s second city a model for water management.

Reading Time: 10 minutes MEDELLÍN— For much of the 20th century, the Medellín River was an open sewer, collecting the untreated human and industrial waste of the Aburrá Valley. Stretching through the valley’s... Read more »
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BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects — MercoPress

BRICS Summit insists on two-state solution for Middle East crisis; Iran objects Monday, July 7th 2025 – 09:36 UTC “The fear of a nuclear catastrophe has returned to everyday life,”... Read more »

How Decades of Power-Drunk Elites Are Boomeranging on Brazil

(Op-Ed Analysis) On July 9, 2025, a thunderbolt struck Brazil’s already faltering political establishment: U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a decisive 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports. It was the strongest assertion... Read more »

Rush of farm dollars fails to lift peso ahead of vote

Peso traders were expecting the Argentine currency to strengthen as soybean exporters exchanged record amounts of dollars after selling their harvest. Instead, the opposite happened: the peso, which has been weakening against... Read more »

Caught between the Senedd and Westminster, Welsh Labour risks collapsing loyalty | Welsh politics

Playing Tom Jones and Catatonia at the decks and later taking to the dancefloor wrapped in a Welsh flag, Eluned Morgan, at least, was having a good time at the Welsh Labour... Read more »

Jewish groups back Jillian Segal report, while critics warn of curbs on free speech

“Jillian Segal’s office does some really good work for the community on the whole,” he said. Barrister Greg Barns, SC, spokesman for the Australian Lawyers Alliance, said the recommendations represented a threat... Read more »

FEMA data on Texas flood risks; U.S. Measles cases : NPR

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top... Read more »

Fight on Frontier Airlines plane caught on camera

Check out this breaking news video titled Fight on Frontier Airlines plane caught on camera below. Video Duration: 00:01:38 You can download this Fight on Frontier Airlines plane caught on camera Youtube... Read more »

Day 1,231: U.S. sending more defensive weapons to Ukraine, Pentagon says

The U.S. is sending more defensive weapons to Ukraine, the Pentagon says. Trump promised to immediately send 10 Patriot missiles to Ukraine after speaking to Zelenskyi on Friday, Axios said. Ukrainian troops... Read more »