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Trump 2.0 on Venezuela: The Maximum Pressure Has Been Against Migrants
Venezuelanalysis
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July 10, 2025
The VA columnist highlights the newly fabricated narrative that portrays Venezuela as a military target. In a geopolitical landscape marked by the US’s aggressive and desperate efforts to uphold its global dominance, Venezuela remains a key...
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Your coffee just got expensive as Trump launched tariff war on Brazil over Bolsonaro ‘witch hunt’
Firstpost
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July 10, 2025
Coffee futures climbed sharply on Thursday (July 10) after former US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Brazilian imports, raising concerns about global supply and the prospect of higher prices for American...
Brazil summons US envoy over criticism of Bolso…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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Brazil said Wednesday it had summoned the US charge d'affaires in a diplomatic row following President Donald Trump's criticism of the coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro. The foreign ministry in Brasilia told AFP that...
Mexico to seek exemption from Trump’s 50% copper tariff
Mexico News Daily
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on copper imports would affect Mexican exports worth around US $1 billion per year. However, President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday raised the possibility that the tariff won’t apply to...
Brazil, Trump up the ante in row over Bolsonaro…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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"They have done nothing but come after him, day after day, night after night, month after month, year after year!" the US president wrote. Lula, who narrowly beat Bolsonaro in a divisive election in 2022, hit back at Trump's "interference,"...
Political interference has undermined institutions beyond repair, says Deepak Nayyar
The Indian Express
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July 9, 2025
Deepak Nayyar, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, said on Wednesday that India’s higher education system is in crisis because of political interference, underfunding and lack of autonomy.Speaking at the BG Deshmukh...
Trump ‘mixing in politics’ in announced tariffs on Brazil by criticizing investigation of Bolsonaro
NBC News
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July 10, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. GOP Rep. Bacon explains why he’s leaving the ‘dysfunctional environment’ of the House 10:22 Sen. Josh Hawley says he’ll make sure Medicaid cuts in Trump bill he...
What’s behind Trump’s 50 percent tariff for Brazil despite trade surplus?
Al Jazeera
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July 10, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has threatened Brazil with a 50 percent tariff, citing the criminal charges against its former president and his political ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a coup. In a letter to Luiz Inacio Lula...
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Brazil over Bolsonaro Trial
OCCRP
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump called on Brazil to end the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, claiming the proceedings were politically motivated and amounted to a “witch hunt.” In a letter posted to his social media platform, Truth...
End of equality and the century of political correctness
The Interpreter
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July 10, 2025
Author Ivan Veljanoski has said, “equality is an illusion”. Since the First World War, until the meteoric rise of China, the world believed that it was politically correct to make pious proclamations about equality, of individuals and of nations....
AOA 2025: Optometry and visual impairment in Latin America
Optometry Times
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July 8, 2025
Amid a vision crisis, Latin America is in a position that warrants a serious commitment to a call to action for standardizing and improving eye care across the region, according to Carlos Chacon, MSc OD, FIACLE. In his Optometry’s Meeting 2025...
Lion on the Pampas: India and Argentina forge a strategic bond
Firstpost
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July 10, 2025
In Buenos Aires, a hand-etched silver lion on a fuchsite stone gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to President Javier Milei symbolises the rare and resolute convergence of two distant powers. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Argentine...
Senator Whitehouse delivers 300th “Time to Wake Up” climate speech, calls for fight against “shadow government”
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse delivered his 300th “Time to Wake Up” speech on the Senate floor last night, marking more than a decade of urging Congress to address climate change while issuing his strongest warning yet about what he called a...
Haiti: Setback for LGBT+ rights in the Caribbean
Erasing 76 Crimes
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July 10, 2025
New penal code allows anti-LGBT+ discrimination without penalty Haiti has adopted a new penal code that strips LGBT+ people of protections against discrimination that they would have enjoyed under the previous draft of the law. Adoption of the new...
Ricardo Martinelli: “This is an Achievement of this Government, which Cared about the Country’s Image, unlike the Previous One.”
Newsroom Panama
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July 10, 2025
Panama regains “international trust” after being removed from the European Union (EU) money laundering list. Former President Ricardo Martinelli, above right, attributed Panama’s removal from the European Union’s list of high-risk jurisdictions to...
Venezuela's attorney general denounces Salvadoran president as the top leader of the Maras
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 9, 2025
Saab indicated that while Bukele is negotiating with the Maras, 252 Venezuelans are being held hostage in the Salvadoran CECOT prison. Photo: EFE Tarek William Saab denounced Bukele's double standards, calling him "a leader turned regional tyrant"...
Caribbean leaders pledge to join forces to fight gang violence and support Haiti
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Leaders in the Caribbean have pledged to join forces to tackle crime and violence as they reaffirmed their support for Haiti, which the UN says continues to be “paralysed”by gangs. Taking the reins as chair of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a...
Trump pledges 50% tariff on goods from Brazil
FreightWaves
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump said he is considering 50% tariffs on imports from Brazil over the country’s prosecution of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro Trump accused the Brazilian government of conducting a “witch-hunt” against Bolsonaro, who is...
Dollar Edges Lower As Forex Traders Watch Trump’s Tariff Moves, Brazilian Real Dips To 1-Month Low
Asianet Newsable
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July 10, 2025
The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which closed Wednesday’s session marginally lower, fell slightly early Thursday as President Donald Trump kept up the pressure on the country’s major trading partners. The DXY measures the performance of the greenback...
Tourism Minister hails Vincy Mas 2025 a huge success
NBC SVG
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July 9, 2025
Minister of Tourism and Culture, Carlos James has described Vincy Mas 2025 a huge success as activities for the festival continue to wind down. He made this statement during today’s Face to Face programme on NBC Radio. Minister James said...