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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump meeting at the ASEAN summit

Lula Asked Trump to Convene the UN Security Council. Brazil Has No Seat on It.

Lula telephoned Donald Trump on Friday and asked him to convene an extraordinary session of a Security Council that Brazil does not sit on and that Lula has spent the year calling

August 22, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

A man rides a bicycle down a darkened street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba

Cuba Calls Washington ‘Executioners’ as US Sanctions Its Construction Ministry

Miguel Diaz-Canel called the United States executioners after the Treasury designated Cuba's construction ministry, nine state enterprises and three officials of the island's friendship institute. The man at the top of the

August 22, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Lula addresses supporters at Vila Euclides Stadium Sao Bernardo do Campo Brazil 2026 election campaign

Brazil Election 2026: Lula on Femicide, Bolsonaro Son Courts Milei at Copacabana

Brazil's 2026 presidential election formally launched on Sunday, with Lula opening in São Paulo on a record femicide crisis while Flávio Bolsonaro hosted Argentina's Javier Milei at Copacabana with his father under

August 17, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella speaks about earthquake reconstruction and US tariff suspension request

Colombia Asks Trump to Suspend Tariffs as Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 294

Colombia's President de la Espriella asked Trump to suspend tariffs as a 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed 294, wounded 3,935, and left a $6.4 billion reconstruction bill. Washington raised tariffs from 10% to 12.5%

August 16, 2026

Business·Economy·Government and Politics·News

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella receives the presidential sash during his inauguration at the Pichincha Battalion in Cali

Colombia’s New President Vows to Crush Narco-Terrorism as US Pledges $1 Billion in Security Aid

De la Espriella was inaugurated as Colombia's new president Thursday, pledging military force over peace talks and vowing to relentlessly defeat narco-terrorism. Washington announced $1 billion in security assistance to his government

August 8, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Havana Cuba streets in darkness during fourth nationwide power grid collapse of 2026

Cuba’s Grid Collapses for the Fourth Time, Plunging 10 Million Into Darkness

Cuba's grid failed Sunday for the fourth time in 2026, plunging 10 million into darkness. The collapse traces to Trump's oil blockade after Venezuela's Maduro was removed, and a government that has

August 6, 2026

Government and Politics·News

TikTok influencer Cesar Gastelum who was shot dead during a livestream in Culiacan Sinaloa Mexico

TikTok Influencer César Gastélum Shot Dead During Culiacán Livestream

César Gastélum, 25, a TikTok creator with 600,000 followers, was shot dead during a livestream in Culiacán by motorcycle gunmen on Tuesday. The killing follows a pattern of attacks on digital creators

August 5, 2026

News

Mexican cartel members block roads and burn vehicles in Michoacán following arrest of Los Reyes leader

Mexico Detains Los Reyes Cartel Leader Sought by US With $5M Reward

Mexican security forces detained Alfonso Fernandez Magallon, identified as the leader of the Los Reyes cartel, in a Sunday operation. The United States had set a $5 million reward for information leading

August 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Crash site of Aerodiana Cessna Grand Caravan that went down near Nazca Lines Peru killing all 13 aboard

Thirteen Killed as Sightseeing Plane Crashes and Burns Near Peru’s Nazca Lines

A Cessna Grand Caravan operated by Aerodiana crashed and caught fire near Peru's Nazca Lines on Friday, killing all thirteen aboard. The sightseeing flight carried eleven tourists and two crew members from

August 2, 2026

News·Travel

Car bomb damage at police checkpoint in Cucuta Colombia August 2026

Colombia Car Bomb Wounds 11 in Cucuta as Presidential Inauguration Looms

A car bomb struck a police checkpoint in Cucuta on Saturday, wounding eight officers and three civilians, six days before incoming President de la Espriella's inauguration. No group claimed the attack, but

August 1, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Lula Asked Trump to Convene the UN Security Council. Brazil Has No Seat on It.

Cuba Calls Washington ‘Executioners’ as US Sanctions Its Construction Ministry

Brazil Election 2026: Lula on Femicide, Bolsonaro Son Courts Milei at Copacabana

Colombia Asks Trump to Suspend Tariffs as Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 294

Colombia’s New President Vows to Crush Narco-Terrorism as US Pledges $1 Billion in Security Aid

Cuba’s Grid Collapses for the Fourth Time, Plunging 10 Million Into Darkness

TikTok Influencer César Gastélum Shot Dead During Culiacán Livestream

Mexico Detains Los Reyes Cartel Leader Sought by US With $5M Reward

Thirteen Killed as Sightseeing Plane Crashes and Burns Near Peru’s Nazca Lines

Colombia Car Bomb Wounds 11 in Cucuta as Presidential Inauguration Looms

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Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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