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Mexico Slams Trump Threat Of 30% Tariffs As 'Unfair Deal'
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Mexico slammed US President Donald Trump's latest threat of 30 per cent tariffs Saturday as an "unfair deal," according to a government statement. Mexico was informed of the new duties - which Trump said would come into...
ExclusiveGaza 'Freedom Flotilla' activist rallies support for one-state vision
The National News
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In a sea of political grey suits, Rima Hassan, a 33-year old migration lawyer and firebrand member of the European Parliament, has come to embody France's pro-Palestinian movement. Establishment views on her rise have mostly been sharply critical....
Murder, mysteries, and martinis: Virgin Voyages launches true crime cruise
The Independent
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July 22, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
16 & 17 Year Olds In The UK Will Be Able To Vote In The Next General Election - New Zealand Needs To Catch Up
Scoop
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Friday, 18 July 2025, 8:47 am Press Release: Make It 16 The UK Government has just announced that 16 and 17 year olds throughout the UK will be able to vote by the next general election. This follows 16 and 17 year olds being given the right to...
Brazilians and Americans lead in Tax-Free Shopping
The Portugal News
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Brazilian, American, and Angolan tourists lead the way, representing, along with China, more than half of the certified invoices. "In 2024, more than 889,000 invoices were certified," states the 2024 Report on Combating Tax and Customs Fraud and...
Argentina's F-16s said to have limited capacities due to UK concerns
MercoPress
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Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC Countries can veto sales based on political agreements or security concerns According to an Argentine high-ranking military official quoted by Buenos Aires' La Política Online but left unnamed, the recent...
What part did Druze leader al-Hijri play in recent violence?
Deutsche Welle
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July 22, 2025
Over the last ten days or so, as deadly violence broke out in the southern Syrian province of Sweida, there was one name that kept coming up: Hikmat al-Hijri. The 60-year-old spiritual leader of Syria's Druze community played a major role in...
Argentina Wins Brief Reprieve in $16 Billion YPF Legal Battle
Oil Price
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July 14, 2025
A U.S. judge has temporarily delayed Argentina’s court-ordered transfer of its 51% controlling stake in state-run oil giant YPF, granting the cash-strapped country three extra days—until July 17—to pursue emergency relief from a $16.1 billion...
Skechers Secures Legal Win to Move Forward on Acquisition
Yahoo Finance
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Score one for Skechers Inc. A California federal district court judge in Los Angeles has ruled against a pension plan investor’s bid for a preliminary injunction to delay the closing of the planned acquisition of Skechers by 3G Capital. More from...
Mexican president urges U.S. to do more to curb drug, arms trafficking amid tariff tensions
Xinhua News Agency
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MEXICO CITY, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday called on the United States to do more to curb drug and arms trafficking across the border as Washington threatens tariff hikes on Mexico. U.S. President Donald Trump...
Portugal parliament approves tighter migration rules amid broader crackdown
JURIST
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July 17, 2025
Portugal’s parliament voted in favor of sweeping new restrictions on immigration, marking the latest step in a series of measures aimed at tightening the country’s borders and curbing irregular migration, InfoMigrants reported on Thursday. The...
Brazil tariffs add new dimension to Trump’s global economic war
World Socialist Web Site
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July 14, 2025
US President Trump’s threat to impose a 50 percent tariff on Brazil, to come into effect on August 1, was an extraordinary act of imperialist intervention which adds a new dimension to the economic war against the world being waged by his...
El Chapo's son flips. Could he topple cartel bosses and top Mexican leaders?
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
Ovidio Guzman Lopez stood in a Chicago courtroom last week and pledged to take a plea deal from federal prosecutors, promising to tell all that he knows about the illicit drug trade, its trappings and its corrupt connections in return for the...
Brazil’s Top Judge Defends Brazil’s Courts Amid U.S. Tariff Dispute
The Rio Times
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July 14, 2025
Brazil’s highest judge, Luís Roberto Barroso, has firmly rejected former US President Donald Trump’s claim that Brazil is persecuting ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. Trump used this accusation to justify a new 50% tariff on Brazilian goods, a move...
Mexico slams Trump’s 30pc tariff threat as ‘unfair deal’, vows to seek alternative before August 1
Malay Mail
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July 13, 2025
MEXICO CITY, July 13 — Mexico slammed US President Donald Trump’s latest threat of 30 percent tariffs yesterday as an “unfair deal,” according to a government statement. Mexico was informed of the new duties — which Trump said would come into...
Post-Catholic Brazil 101
Truthdig
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July 17, 2025
“Apocalypse in the Tropics” is streaming on Netflix. Petra Costa’s new documentary tackles the politics of Brazilian evangelicalism with tools redolent of a true crime story. But for all of its forensic analysis — interviews, archival footage, a...
After Tariff Threats, Brazil, Like Canada, Unites In Giving Trump The Finger
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
Protesters in São Paulo burn an effigy of Donald Trump last week. The sign says ‘Hate Brasil / [heart emoji] Bolsonaro.’ Inside Edition on YouTube Last week, Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50 percent tariff on products from Brazil because he...
Caribbean countries launch landmark platform to scale up climate investment
Ethical Marketing News
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July 15, 2025
The creation of a platform to accelerate the mobilisation of finance for the boosting of resilience across the Caribbean region was announced today. The landmark Regional Platform for catalyzing Resilience and Climate Action in the Caribbean aims...
Brazil still waiting for US reply to May trade proposal, vice president says
Yahoo News
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil has yet to hear a response from Washington about an offer it made in trade talks two months ago, Vice President Geraldo Alckmin said on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump slapped much higher tariffs on Brazil last...
India can secure oil from other sources if Russian imports are sanctioned: Oil Minister Puri
The Hindu Business Line
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July 17, 2025
Hardeep Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Photo Credit: Ravi Choudhary Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Puri, on Thursday expressed strong confidence that India can meet its energy requirements from...