What are the ‘ghost ships’ Venezuela is using to evade oil sanctions?

Ángel BermúdezBBC News Mundo Reuters The US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on 10 December In a further escalation of tension between the United States and Venezuela, President... Read more »

False spring: The end of Tunisia’s revolutionary hopes? | Arab Spring News

Fifteen years ago, a Tunisian fruit seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, despairing at official corruption and police violence, walked to the centre of his hometown of Sidi Bouzid, set himself on fire, and changed... Read more »

Argentina moves closer to bond market return with peso pivot

Argentina has moved closer to a return to international debt markets by addressing two key issues that have concerned investors: an overvalued peso and a shortage of hard-currency reserves. The nation’s Central... Read more »

India’s new suicide crisis: Poll workers take lives amid voter recount rush | Elections News

Lucknow, India – Harshit Verma believes his 50-year-old father, Vijay Kumar Verma, died because he was handling an “inhuman task”. Vijay, a contractual government teacher in Lucknow, the capital of India’s Uttar... Read more »

GM workers look to fight layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit

As General Motors moves to permanently eliminate 1,140 jobs at its Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center beginning January 5, 2026, workers are seeking a way to organize a fight against the layoffs.... Read more »

Chile shifts right as Pinochet fan Kast wins election run-off by landslide

Chile elected its most right-wing president in 35 years of democracy on Sunday as arch-conservative Jose Antonio Kast scored a thumping victory over his leftist run-off rival. Kast won some 58 percent... Read more »

How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy | Venezuela

Six international airlines had suspended flights to Venezuela over the risk of possible US military strikes when an ultra-long-haul executive jet from São Paulo, Brazil, landed calmly in Caracas. On board that... Read more »

US Muslim group sues Florida’s DeSantis over ‘terrorism’ designation | Islamophobia News

A Muslim American group has sued Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for designating it a “foreign terrorist organisation”, accusing the right-wing politician of violating its free speech rights over its Palestine advocacy. The... Read more »

Chile follows Latin American neighbours in lurching right

Chile has become the latest Latin American country to ditch the left after voters, driven by fears of crime and migration, elected on Sunday their first far-right leader since the end of... Read more »

Rio de Janeiro News Roundup — Culture-First City Brief

Tuesday, December 16, 2025: Today’s clean, culture-first lineup mixes a prestige symphonic night at UERJ (OSB + OSB Jovem) with a headline samba-heavy Terças no Ipanema closeout (Desengaiola). There are also two... Read more »