President Trump’s tariff agenda is nearing a moment of truth with an Aug. 1 deadline just a few hours away and set to establish a new baseline rate of at least 15%... Read more »
Last December, the US—and its regional allies—celebrated the rout of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime at the hands of al-Qaeda offshoot and US-designated foreign terrorist organisation Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Its jihadist... Read more »
Javier Milei and his sister Karina have presented their sworn statements to the Anti-Corruption Office. The President informed a total fortune of 206,046,375 pesos and the presidential chief-of-staff 11,401,021.93 pesos. In comparison with... Read more »
US officials said on Wednesday that they will sanction Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of authorising “arbitrary pre-trial detentions” and suppressing “freedom of expression”. Judge Moraes has been... Read more »
Japan reports one death during coastal evacuation but cancels warning across the country by Thursday afternoon. Japan’s weather office has lifted a tsunami advisory imposed a day earlier, becoming one of the... Read more »
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres (12 feet) high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii... Read more »
CBS’ recent cancellation of the popular The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is yet another case of heavy‑handed political and corporate meddling in the role of media in the US. It occurred... Read more »
Treasury Sanctions Venezuelan Cartel Headed by Maduro WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Cartel de los Soles (a.k.a. Cartel of the Suns) as a Specially Designated... Read more »
In a context of dollar shortage, the permanent reduction of farm export duties announced by President Javier Milei priorities the flow of hard currency in the foreign exchange markets over the fiscal accounts.... Read more »
Allies of Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have accused Donald Trump of launching “a direct attack on Brazilian democracy” after the US treasury slapped sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes, the... Read more »