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Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella has emerged as close ally the of Trump administration in South America.
China and the United States have agreed to pursue a new military crisis-communication pact following the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, according to Beijing, potentially giving commanders another mechanism for managing dangerous encounters across the Indo-Pacific. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the two militaries had agreed to conclude a memorandum of understanding on “crisis communication and prevention” as soon as possible. The two militaries already have...
The Cuban foreign minister's comments come days after the US told the UN that ‘freedom will be coming’ to the country.
As Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump wrapped up their three-day state visit on Friday, a stark contrast in the two presidential couples’ hand-holding dynamics was on display, body language experts said. The exchanges between Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, and Trump and first lady Melania Trump, were closely followed on the trip, with the couples’ activities together on Friday culminating in an outing at the National Archives Museum in Washington. The couples’ divergent...
Iran says it has given the US a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the choice to accept now up to them
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had offered Washington a plan that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened to maritime navigation within seven days once agreed. Araghchi met with US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff for talks on Tuesday, and previously set out conditions for ending the war and reopening the vital energy shipping channel. “Iran has conveyed to the United States, through Qatar, a concrete seven-day plan. If the necessary conditions are...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, 25 September 2026 The Capitol in Washington. The Senate refused by fifty votes to forty-nine to order the fighting in Iran stopped, with four Republicans crossing and one Democrat… The post USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Friday, September 25, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Domestic US political turmoil and Donald Trump’s feud with the media overshadowed a summit that Beijing hoped would project an image of China on equal footing and help stabilise ties with the United States. Trump rolled out the full red-carpet treatment for Chinese President Xi Jinping as he paid his first state visit to the US in over a decade. In addition to Trump and his wife Melania greeting Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan on the tarmac on arrival, the “many special arrangements” included a...
This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account. Unrivalled Xi-Trump summit analysis: get real-time updates and exclusive boots-on-the-ground reporting from our US and China bureaus. Subscribe now with great savings to stay ahead. This is the final day of Chinese President Xi Jinping and first lady Peng Liyuan’s visit to Washington, following a day in which Xi and US President Donald Trump discussed Taiwan and reached a “new joint arrangement” on...
Parlamentares dos Estados Unidos enviaram uma carta ao secretário de Estado do país, Marco Rubio, afirmando que o governo de Donald Trump não pode interferir nas eleições do Brasil. A carta foi assinada por 31 parlamentares do partido democrata, de oposição a Trump, e encaminhada a Rubio nesta quinta-feira (24). Os democratas falam em um “esforço coordenado do governo [de Donald Trump] para ameaçar nossa aliança estratégica com o Brasil e enfraquecer a segunda maior democracia do Hemisfério Ocidental às vésperas da eleição presidencial de outubro de 2026”. Notícias relacionadas:Redes de TV dos EUA suspendem cobertura de atos da Casa Branca.Na carta, os democratas acusam o governo Trump de tomar uma série de medidas para tentar garantir a vitória de Flávio Bolsonaro, candidato da extrema direita e alinhado politicamente com Trump. Entre essas medidas estariam a imposição de tarifas a produtos brasileiros para evitar a condenação de Jair Bolsonaro, pai de Flávio, por golpe de Estado. O ex-presidente foi condenado a mais de 27 anos de prisão. Atualmente, cumpre prisão domiciliar. Também citaram a indicação de Darren Beattie como assessor sênior para assuntos relativos ao Brasil. Segundo os democratas, Beattie é um “conhecido extremista de direita e supremacista branco”. Ele tentou vir ao Brasil em março para visitar Jair Bolsonaro, mas teve sua entrada no país negada. Os parlamentares compararam o comportamento da gestão Joe Biden diante das eleições brasileiras de 2022, quando houve apoio ao sistema eleitoral e reconhecimento do resultado obtido nas urnas. “Em vez de ajudar a defender a democracia brasileira, os Estados Unidos atuam como agentes de interferência e desestabilização, exercendo pressão diplomática, econômica e política de maneiras que podem enfraquecer as instituições democráticas do país, minar a confiança no processo eleitoral brasileiro e causar danos adicionais à nossa relação com um aliado estratégico e parceiro comercial dos Estados Unidos”, acrescentaram. A carta afirmou que as ações do governo estadunidense “refletem um amplo e profundamente preocupante padrão de interferência da administração Trump nos recentes processos eleitorais na América Latina”. E citaram as recentes eleições na Colômbia e em Honduras, bem como as eleições de meio de mandato na Argentina, governada por Javier Milei. Além disso, os parlamentares pediram explicações em relação a várias medidas do governo dos Estados Unidos em relação ao Brasil. Entre elas: A aplicação da Lei Magnitsky ao ministro do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) Alexandre de Moraes; A classificação das facções criminosas Comando Vermelho e PCC como organizações terroristas e A revogação do visto da embaixadora do Brasil no país, Maria Luiza Viotti. Na carta, eles também pedem que o governo dos EUA se comprometa a respeitar o processo eleitoral do Brasil e reconhecer o resultado das urnas, além de manter “relações diplomáticas normais” com o candidato eleito, seja ele quem for. Lula Em seu discurso na Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas, nesta terça-feira (22), o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defendeu a soberania dos países e citou tentativas de influência estrangeira sobre processos políticos nacionais, sobretudo na América Latina e no Caribe. “Voltamos a presenciar a ingerência externa em processos eleitorais, a divisão do mundo em zonas de influência e investidas neocoloniais com recursos estratégicos constituem gestos anacrônicos”, disse, ao citar contextos recentes registrados na Venezuela, na Nicarágua, no Haiti e em Cuba.
When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the sixth part of a series, Khushboo Razdan looks at how a presidential appeal to America’s heartland is playing out. Of the countless preparations being made for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s highly anticipated American trip, arguably the first came in the form of a personal...
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva renewed his backing on Tuesday for a peace initiative he launched with China to end the war in Ukraine, using his opening speech at the UN General Assembly to take thinly veiled aim at the United States over tariffs, military pressure and access to critical minerals. Speaking in New York just days before Brazilians vote in a tight presidential race, Lula described the war between Russia and Ukraine as a five-year humanitarian drama that “continues to...
President Xi Jinping has expressed hope that the younger generation will advance Sino-US cooperation, foster mutual understanding and ensure steady, long-term development of bilateral ties, according to mainland Chinese official news agency Xinhua. Xinhua reported on Monday that Xi’s remarks came in his reply to a letter from students at 10 US universities who shared their thoughts and experiences after attending a youth exchange programme in China earlier this month. “Young people from China...
The U.S. State Department announced a further package of sanctions against the Cuban government on Thursday, with various Cuban companies associated with the military and nickel mining targeted. On the same day, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the EU to suspend its Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) with Cuba and sanction […] The post International pressure on Cuban regime mounts amidst new U.S. measures, growing threat of EU sanctions appeared first on Latin America Reports.
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When the presidents of the United States and China meet in Washington, the world will be watching to see whether their two countries can make good on their agreement to work towards “constructive strategic stability”. In the first part of a series, Mark Magnier looks at expectations in the US for the summit. Chinese planners have been frustrated for months at the slow speed of decision-making and limited engagement by a distracted US administration as the days tick down to next week’s...
"There was thunderous applause for Mark Carney, a standing ovation, the centrist MEPs all loved him, the far-left MEPs also really liked it. But guess who didn't like this speech today? The far-right. Far-Right MEPs were grumbling about Mark Carney's presence and even when he started his speech one, a far-right MEP started chanting U-S-A! U-S-A!" FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports on Mark Carney's speech at the EU Parliament.
It is clear that US President Donald Trump is pushing hard for a fresh summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the coming months. To achieve that, he appears prepared to downgrade and jeopardise the US-South Korea alliance, as seen in his recent move to scale back joint military exercises. For Trump, this will be a purely bilateral exercise, with both Seoul and Beijing totally sidelined, let alone Moscow and Tokyo. Equally, there is now a general acceptance that the issue of...
Myanmar deported American businessman Adam Castillo on Wednesday evening, ending a three-month detention for breach of trust in a move the authorities said was aimed at preserving diplomatic relations with the US.
With just a week to go until Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to Washington for his first state visit in more than a decade, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun opted for the diplomatic path in his address to China’s premier security conference on Wednesday. Speaking at the annual Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Dong took veiled swipes at Washington and its allies but – unlike last year – appeared to pull his punches, skipping mentions of contentious issues such as Taiwan and the South China Sea. He...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026 Parliament Hill, Ottawa. Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday 13 September that Canada wants a “unique alliance” with the European Union, and not membership of… The post USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
President Donald Trump’s claim that the new White House ballroom will top China’s Great Hall of the People has thrust the Beijing landmark back into the spotlight just as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for his US visit later this month. Speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas last week, Trump described the Great Hall of the People – China’s most prestigious venue for legislative and ceremonial events – as “a serious hall”. “This is a very large hall, but we’re going to top...
Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all espionage activities” targeting Chinese companies, warning that it had “firm resolve and abundant means” to retaliate after a senior CIA official defended spying on China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and chip sectors. The call from China’s Ministry of Commerce comes just two weeks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, where AI and advanced technologies – the new battleground in the US-China rivalry – are expected to be...
The Rubio Colombia trip runs 8 to 10 September and takes in Ecuador and Peru. It is his first visit to Colombia and Peru as US secretary of state. The post Rubio Colombia Trip Set for Next Week, With Ecuador and Peru appeared first on The Rio Times.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur