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US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks as prisoners look out from a cell. Photo: Reuters
United States

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

Kristi Noem’s trip to CECOT comes as the Trump administration seeks to show it is deporting the ‘worst of the worst’.

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

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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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Canada has launched a dispute against China at the World Trade Organization over extra tariffs on agricultural and fishery products. Photo: AFP
Canada has launched a dispute against China at the World Trade Organization over extra tariffs on agricultural and fishery products. Photo: AFP
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.

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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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Brazil’s Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira chairs the Brics Energy Working Group in Brasília this week
Brazil’s Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira chairs the Brics Energy Working Group in Brasília this week
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
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.

Holding tents for detained migrants at the United States’ Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
Holding tents for detained migrants at the United States’ Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
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.

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
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.

A vintage car passes near powerboats docked at Havana’s bay during a national electrical grid collapse. Photo: Reuters
A vintage car passes near powerboats docked at Havana’s bay during a national electrical grid collapse. Photo: Reuters
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.

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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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The European Southern Observatory, comprising 16 member states, conducts astronomical research from the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Photo: ESO
The European Southern Observatory, comprising 16 member states, conducts astronomical research from the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Photo: ESO
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’.

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
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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Panama President Jose Raul Mulino speaks during a press conference in Panama City on February 2. Photo: AFP
Panama President Jose Raul Mulino speaks during a press conference in Panama City on February 2. Photo: AFP
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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Americas and the Caribbean

At least 31 killed in Bolivia after truck rams into bus

The crash occurred just days after more than three dozen people were killed in the same region after two buses collided.

First responders at the site of the latest bus crash. Photo: Bolivia’s Attorney General via Reuters
Open Questions series

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

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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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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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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

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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