Trump orders federal police mobilization in Washington DC

Elevenlabs AudioNative Player President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. [AP Photo/John McDonnell] In another step towards the establishment of an authoritarian regime in America, with... Read more »

Deadlines or lifelines? | Buenos Aires Times

A midweek press time made it impossible to have a complete overview of the alliances for the October 26 national midterms in today’s column (the deadline was the midnight of the day before... Read more »

Brazil to join defiant India in team Global South?- The Week

In a story that seems straight out of comic books… like how the Earth’s mightiest banded together against Loki in Avengers #1 (1963) or the Justice League of America came to being... Read more »

How RFK Jr’s vaccine funding cuts fit with Trump’s vision | Donald Trump News

United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced that the US is to cut funding for mRNA vaccine development – a move that health experts say is... Read more »

Stories that caught our eye: August 1 to 8

  CONFLICT OF POWERS More back and forth between the Javier Milei administration and Congress last week. Over the weekend, President Milei signed a total executive branch veto of the three bills... Read more »

Under Trump scrutiny, Pix has saved Brazil R$107bn | Economy

Since its launch in 2020, Brazil’s instant payment system Pix has saved consumers and businesses a total of R$106.7 billion by replacing more expensive payment methods such as TED bank transfers and... Read more »

Trump imposes 50 percent tariff on India, demands radical downgrading of its ties to Russia

Relations between New Delhi and Washington are rapidly deteriorating, with US President Donald Trump threatening to single India out for exemplary reprisals unless it radically downgrades it economic and military-security ties with... Read more »

Javier Milei to travel to the US

Javier Milei and Donald Trump “are friends.” This was the claim by Peter Lamelas, future ambassador to the United States in Argentina, when describing the link between both presidents during his recent... Read more »

U.S. Tariffs on Brazil: Potential Implications for Agricultural Trade and Consumers

The 50 percent tariffs imposed by President Trump on Brazilian imports—effective August 6—are expected to bring some implications for agricultural trade between the two countries. While the measure was softened by hundreds... Read more »

‘I will never leave’: Palestinians spurn Israel’s plan to occupy Gaza City | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinians in Gaza City are facing the prospect of further displacement with a mixture of fear and defiance after Israel announced plans for a military takeover of the largest city in the... Read more »