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Venezuelan migrants deported from the US look out from an aircraft as they arrive in Maiquetia, Venezuela. Photo: Reuters
Venezuela

Venezuela received first high-level criminal among US deportees

Venezuela confirms a gang leader was among the latest batch of migrants deported from the US.

United States

US homeland security chief warns migrants in visit to El Salvador mega-jail

Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Bolsonaro ordered to stand trial for attempted coup

US-China trade war

What does US hope to gain with Venezuela tariffs? An edge over China, some say

Beijing may have to choose between giving up on its closest ally in the Americas or being hit with additional US tariffs, analysts said.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 13, 2023. Photo: Venezuelan Presidency / AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 13, 2023. Photo: Venezuelan Presidency / AFP
China-Canada relations

Canada files WTO trade action against Chinese agriculture, fishery import duties

Tariffs place a 100 per cent surcharge on rapeseed oil, peas and oil cakes for animal feed. Aquatic products will face a 25 per cent levy.

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Donald Trump

Trump to impose 25% tariffs on countries that buy Venezuela’s oil

Trump’s latest tariffs threat suggests the US will take bolder moves against China, the biggest consumer of Venezuelan oil.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Venezuela to resume US deportation flights after citizens sent to El Salvador

Caracas is seeking the return of its ‘kidnapped’ citizens, who were moved to a Salvadorean high-security facility by Trump’s administration.

Venezuelan migrants deported from the US deplane at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, in February. Photo: AP
Venezuelan migrants deported from the US deplane at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, in February. Photo: AP
Brics

Brazil criticises developed countries for ‘no interest’ in helping others

Energy minister makes comments in the run-up to a meeting of Brics energy ministers in Brazil’s capital.

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Mexico

Mexico’s top prosecutor denounces state probe into cartel’s ‘ranch of horror’

Bones, clothing and underground ovens were found at the suspected drug cartel training ground.

Brics

‘De-dollar’ diplomacy: Brics focus on alternative currency stirs Trump’s ire

What Trump threats against challenging the US dollar’s global primacy could mean for the future of Brics and its member nations.

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Animals

Mexico City bans violent bullfighting, sparking outrage and celebration

Mexico City, home to the world’s biggest bullring, prohibits the killing of bulls and the use of sharp objects that could injure animals.

A young bullfighter performs a pass in front of a line of riot police in Mexico City. Photo: AFP
A young bullfighter performs a pass in front of a line of riot police in Mexico City. Photo: AFP
Mexico

Mexico seeks to prevent US from deporting Mexicans to Guantanamo Bay

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexicans should be sent only to Mexico as US ramps up deportations.

Americas and the Caribbean

13 die in Honduras plane crash off Caribbean coast

Jetstream plane crashed minutes after take-off from Roatan Island on Monday. Transport minister said authorities suspect mechanical failure.

Americas and the Caribbean

Peru declares state of emergency in capital after murder of popular singer

Soldiers deployed in Lima to help police crack down after a wave of killings linked to extortion.

Peru on Monday declared a month-long state of emergency in the capital Lima. File photo: Shutterstock
Venezuela

Men deported to El Salvador by US denied due process, says Venezuelan lawmaker

The Trump administration used the Alien Enemies Act’s wartime powers to rapidly deport more than 200 alleged gang members.

An alleged Venezuelan gang member who was deported to El Salvador by the US. Photo: Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia via Reuters
An alleged Venezuelan gang member who was deported to El Salvador by the US. Photo: Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia via Reuters
US-Cuba relations

Cuba reconnects electrical grid, restores power in Havana after outage

Cuba blames the country’s mounting energy crisis on a Cold War-era US trade embargo.

United States

Trump uses 18th century law to deport over 200 alleged gang members

Although a US judge has since granted a temporary suspension of the order, many prisoners were already on their way out of the country.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Peruvian farmer’s climate fight reaches German court

A farmer and mountain guide is suing German energy firm RWE, due to the company’s share of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions.

River waters run through the Nueva Florida neighborhood, which risks flooding because of glacial melt, in Huaraz, Peru, on March 2. Photo: Reuters
River waters run through the Nueva Florida neighborhood, which risks flooding because of glacial melt, in Huaraz, Peru, on March 2. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

China’s observatory in Chile in doubt as US raises military concerns

Washington’s unease over ‘low-orbit satellites’ deployment could scuttle US$80 million project for Beijing’s astronomical research institute.

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Mexico

Mexican cartel mystery: hundreds of shoes, charred bones at possible killing site

Gruesome images from a ranch apparently used as a drug cartel training camp show hundreds of discarded items and skeletal remains.

Volcanoes

Eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire deemed over after forcing many to flee

The volcano spewed gas and ash far into the sky on Monday, putting 30,000 people potentially ‘at risk’.

The volcano spewed gas and ash far into the sky Monday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico to review its tariffs with China, amid US pressure

The country imports ‘many products from China’ that have hit Mexican industries, President Sheinbaum said.

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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Panama president says Trump ‘lying’ about reclaiming canal

Trump was referring to a deal for US firm BlackRock to buy a controlling stake in a port operator currently held by Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison.

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US-China trade war

Stock markets tumble globally as new Trump tariffs hit China, Canada and Mexico

How long the latest levies stay in place depends on the US president’s core motivation, which can be hard to discern, analysts say.

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US-China relations

CK Hutchison to sell unit operating near Panama Canal amid Trump pressure

Decision by Hong Kong-based conglomerate comes as US president pushes for greater control of critical trade route over concerns about China.

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Containers at the Balboa Port operated by Panama Ports Company at the Panama Canal in Panama City, Panama, on February 1. Photo: Reuters
Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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