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US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, walk down the steps after a visit to the National Archives in Washington, DC on Saturday. Photo: AFP
2026 Xi-Trump summits

What Trump and Xi revealed in the body language with their wives

Outing at National Archives Museum at end of three-day state visit showed stark contrast in hand-holding dynamics, experts say.

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China-Latin America relations

Exclusive | China set to decide if Costa Rican or Guyanese becomes first woman UN chief

Americas and the Caribbean

Costa Rica’s foreign minister fired for attending Trump meeting

United Nations

Milei renews Argentina’s Falklands claim, rails against ‘useless’ UN

Firebrand Argentine leader calls world body a ‘useless organisation’ filled with ‘arrogant parasites’.

British Army personnel patrol near Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Photo: EPA
British Army personnel patrol near Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. Photo: EPA
Americas and the Caribbean

At UN, Venezuela’s acting president promises elections without setting date

Delcy Rodriguez vows ‘democratic transformation’ before the General Assembly while key rival remains exiled.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

US restricts visas for birth tourism ahead of Xi’s summit with Trump

China has been a central focus of Washington’s efforts to crack down on the practice, with large-scale operations targeted.

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Trump built a US$5 million White House helipad. Don’t expect Xi Jinping to use it

US president might aim to impress during Xi’s state visit, but Chinese protocol discourages its leaders from using helicopters.

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US President Donald Trump walks on a new helipad to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: AP
US President Donald Trump walks on a new helipad to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

Paraguay’s president urges UN to let Taiwan in, calls island’s exclusion ‘a stain’

South American leader backs Taiwan’s UN participation and warns of global fallout from a strait conflict.

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Venezuela

Exiled opposition leader tries to enter Venezuela as Rodriguez meets Trump in US

Maria Corina Machado blocked from returning as New York talks mark first encounter since Nicolas Maduro’s capture.

China-Latin America relations

Lula backs China peace push at UN, tells US that Brazil is ‘no one’s backyard’

Brazilian leader criticises tariffs and military pressure while demanding domestic benefits from foreign access to critical minerals.

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Nicaragua govt responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018: UN

Experts also documented the disappearance of at least 161 people since 2018, when a crackdown on dissent began after mass protests.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. File photo: AFP
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. File photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Brazilian serial killer suspect nicknamed ‘Mosquito’ dressed as a woman

Investigator reveals new details on suspect caught in a dress and wig carrying an unrelated baby after evading police for years.

United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

As we face ‘three existential threats,’ says the UN chief, ‘international cooperation is more necessary than ever’.

Americas and the Caribbean

18 suspects in 2021 Haiti president’s killing sent to US for trial

Suspects flown to Florida as US prosecutors expand case over mercenary plot against Jovenel Moise.

Suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise being escorted to a court hearing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in May. Photo: AP
Animals

New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century

The Tilcayo is part of a group of South American tiger cats and was found in the lush Yungas cloud forest.

A Tilcayo walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, on September 1. Photo: National Geographic via Reuters
A Tilcayo walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, on September 1. Photo: National Geographic via Reuters
US-China relations

J.D. Vance group courted Brazil opposition candidate for anti-China deal: report

Senator’s logo appears on a plan to trade rare earths and position against Beijing in exchange for support on his presidential bid.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro under investigation over alleged corruption

The probe stems from questions over an investment Bolsonaro allegedly solicited from Daniel Vorcaro, owner of failed lender Banco Master.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Maduro’s wife seeks release from US jail, citing worsening heart condition

Lawyers request home confinement in New York for former Venezuelan first lady Cilia Flores ahead of June trial.

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Cilia Flores and Nicolas Maduro being escorted by US law enforcement in New York City on January 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Cilia Flores and Nicolas Maduro being escorted by US law enforcement in New York City on January 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters
China-Latin America relations

China rebuts US’ Marco Rubio over ‘Communist Party-backed projects’ in Peru

Embassy in Lima defends US$30 billion investment stock and takes aim at visa curbs as Fujimori joins Trump’s Shield of the Americas.

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Drugs

Rubio defends US strikes on boats, warns of drug cartel ‘cancer’

US Secretary of State pledges continued military operations against suspected drug traffickers in Latin American waters.

China-Latin America relations

Brazil scraps tax on small parcels as Chinese platforms lose US and EU access

Congress cleared the measure days before it expired, handing Shein, Shopee and AliExpress a tariff-free lane into Latin America’s largest economy.

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Brazil has seen a surge in low-value overseas purchases since scrapping a federal tax on small international parcels. Photo: Shutterstock
Americas and the Caribbean

Young Argentines’ mounting debt struggles test support for Milei

Nearly half of Argentina’s 45 million people owe money, and more than 5 million are behind on payments, according to a non-profit group.

Demonstrators hold a banner with a message that reads in Spanish: “Galperin loan shark, Milei an accomplice” outside the economy ministry to demand government action over a household debt crisis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 20. Photo: AP
Demonstrators hold a banner with a message that reads in Spanish: “Galperin loan shark, Milei an accomplice” outside the economy ministry to demand government action over a household debt crisis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on August 20. Photo: AP
China-Latin America relations

Nicaragua hands gold concession to sister firm of US-sanctioned Chinese miner

Three months after Washington blacklisted Xinxin Linze Mineria, the Nicaraguan government granted its executives a gold concession.

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Americas and the Caribbean

Thousands of Ecuadorians flee their homes as gang violence worsens

Ecuador recorded 9,216 violent deaths last year, a homicide rate of 51 per 100,000 inhabitants.

European Union

Nicaragua accuses Germany of ‘multiple violations’ of law in Gaza genocide case

Nicaragua says Germany has breached the 1948 UN Genocide Convention with its support, notably arms shipments, for Israel.

The Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the International Court of Justice, on Monday on the opening day of public hearings in the case of Nicaragua v. Germany. Photo: AP
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