Democrat Mandela Barnes joins the race for Wisconsin governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Mandela Barnes, who served four years as Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor and narrowly lost a 2022 U.S. Senate bid, jumped into the battleground state’s open race for governor... Read more »

US immigration authorities reviewing status of 3.3 million “green card” holders

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is pausing indefinitely all decisions on asylum applications, while launching systematic reviews that threaten the legal status of two large groups of immigrants—the 3.3 million... Read more »

Milei challenges Argentina’s longstanding human rights policies

The decision by President Javier Milei to name the head of Argentina’s Army, Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto Presti, as the nation’s new defence minister, replacing Luis Petri, was disclosed in the same... Read more »

Neoenergia And Honda Unveil Brazil’s First Commercial Station In Brasilia – Hydrogen Fuel News

Neoenergia and Honda have shook hands on a partnership to roll out Brazil’s very first commercial green hydrogen service station in Brasilia. Backed by Brazil’s National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) via its... Read more »

El Chapo’s son pleads guilty in US drug case, cuts deal with prosecutors | Crime News

Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has pleaded guilty in a Chicago court to two counts of drug trafficking and organised crime for his role... Read more »

Fernández de Kirchner was ‘main recipient’ of bribes, allege prosecutors

Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was the “main recipient” of alleged bribes from business leaders to politicians in Argentina between 2003 and 2015, prosecutors claimed in court Thursday. The remarks were... Read more »

Companies join forces to accelerate Brazil’s critical minerals sector

The newly created Critical Minerals Association (AMC) aims to coordinate companies in Brazil’s sector to address obstacles such as financing and permitting. At the same time, the association —made up of companies... Read more »

UK Labour government to massively restrict right to trial by jury

Keir Starmer’s Labour government’s preparation for an assault on the historic right of trial by jury in Britain was exposed last week in a leaked Ministry of Justice internal briefing from Justice... Read more »

On-field excitement and off-field silliness in Argentina’s top flight

With the Liga Profesional de Fútbol’s Clausura play-offs up and running and already gifting us a couple of memorable games, not to mention the latest heroic triumph from an Argentine team over... Read more »

Senate moves forward with approval of Mozambique debt restructuring – Mozambique

File photo: Folha de Maputo The Brazilian Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved the authorisation of a debt restructuring agreement between Mozambique and Brazil for US$143 million (€123.3 million). This is... Read more »