World News by Wild Rose

The anxiety gripping Seoul is palpable. Under US pressure, South Korea signed a US$350 billion investment deal last November for a 10-percentage-point tariff reduction, billing it as a strategic alliance. Barely a year on, the facade has crumbled. Last month, US President Donald Trump announced a US$200 billion tranche of the deal with no South Korean official present. Blindsided, Seoul restated its “commercial viability” clause. Trump’s response was blunt. “If they don’t want to do it, that’s...

Washington has raised pressure on Havana after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Trump told a Florida rally that US ships returning from Iran could stop 50 yards off Cuba; Havana rejected the threat ahead of the UN embargo vote. The post Trump Floats Ships Off Cuba, Havana Rejects appeared first on The Rio Times.

China’s access to artificial intelligence computing power will double next year, but US-designed chips will account for about 65 per cent of that capacity, an indication of its continued reliance on foreign hardware, according to new research. Total compute available to Chinese entities was expected to expand in 2027 from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million “H100-equivalents” – a metric benchmarked against Nvidia’s data-centre graphics processing units, according to a report by the Washington-based...

Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society and a former Australian prime minister, described US-China strategic competition as full-on and multidimensional at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics event on Friday. “There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and technology, in foreign policy, in ideology,” said Rudd, a noted China scholar. “It’s across the world,...

A further escalation would 'create nothing but losers', the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting .

US consumer sentiment edged down to 48 in October, beating the 46.3 forecast, while inflation expectations held at 4.7% before the Fed meets. The post US Consumer Sentiment Edges Down to 48 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States are planned to resume in November in the United Arab Emirates, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

Mainland Chinese shipyards delivered more than twice as much naval tonnage as their US counterparts in 2024 and 2025, according to a new survey, exposing a growing production gap that analysts say could weigh heavily in a prolonged conflict over Taiwan. Tonnage alone is an imperfect measure of naval power, specialists cautioned, pointing to ongoing US advantages in submarine technology, aircraft carriers and operational experience. They also highlighted China’s ability to draw on commercial...

The positions of Washington and Tehran have changed dramatically since US-Israeli strikes began the war, analysts say.

Reza Sayah, our correspondent in Tehran Iran, has more.

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine's access to the Starshield satellite system had been restored after Kyiv reported limitations in its access. Trump administration officials and their allies have blamed each other for the system restrictions which a European official said were still not over in Ukraine as of Thursday.

Chile's government may decline to sign the US-led Americas Counter Cartel Coalition at a 27 October meeting, local media report; no decision is announced. The post Chile May Reject US Cartel Pact on 27 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.

US visa sanctions Bolivia judicial list why it matters: 15 Bolivians named on 22 October, two Santa Cruz judges, one resigned. The post US Visa Sanctions on Bolivia Judges Explained appeared first on The Rio Times.

Aarti Angara, APAC Head of Global Product Solutions at BlackRock, discusses the asset manager's recent ETF investor survey findings and ETF product offerings. She speaks on "Bloomberg: ETF IQ Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

A second US aid plane landed in Matanzas, Cuba, on 22 October with 700 food and hygiene kits, handed out by the Catholic Church, not the state. The post Second US Aid Flight Lands in Matanzas, Cuba appeared first on The Rio Times.

A federal judge in Florida ordered a Honduran woman to pay US$668,390 for staying after a deportation order, a case Cuban migrants with an I-220A are watching. The post Cubans Eye US$668,390 US Deportation Fine appeared first on The Rio Times.

The US has pushed back on the IRGC's claims, dismissing them as an attempt to increase oil prices ahead of US elections.

Reports claim that the US and Israel have ramped up military drills and planned new strikes in Iran, potentially targeting energy sites, drone facilities and missile arsenals. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.

A plain guide to Rwanda politics in October 2026: who rules, how parliament and the army fit in, and what US readers should know. The post Rwanda Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

US orders diplomatic staff out of Saudi Arabia amid escalating conflict and reports of potential US strikes on Iran.

The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) has urged Beijing and Washington to push more negotiations down to working-level officials, saying businesses need greater long-term stability in bilateral ties than leader-level diplomacy alone can provide. Michael Hart, president of the chamber, said American businesses were encouraged by the unprecedented frequency of meetings between the presidents of China and the US, but warned that working-level officials had less...

Tom Barrack says Washington's relationship with the Middle East needs to change from one of control to one of support.

Dominican mango exports to the US should resume with the 2027 harvest in mid February, the agriculture minister says, if US inspectors approve. The post Dominican Mangoes Eye US Return in February appeared first on The Rio Times.

Washington cites Canadian tariffs, political meetings and anti-Trump ads as evidence of attempted election interference.

Curaçao's government is exploring US border preclearance at its main airport, a step that would let travellers clear American checks before departure. The post Curaçao Explores US Border Checks at Airport appeared first on The Rio Times.

Moscow dispatches its inaugural diesel shipment to the US, aiming to ease fuel shortages as midterm elections loom.

Just two weeks before the US midterm elections, Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said he did not believe America would maintain its lead over China in frontier AI indefinitely, describing restrictions on advanced chips as Washington’s key leverage. “I don’t believe for one second that we’re going to maintain a lead over Chinese frontier models forever. But we should for as long as we can,” said Himes at a Brookings event in Washington. “And the one real lever we...

The US State Department issued an ordered departure for non-emergency personnel and their families from Saudi Arabia because of the growing threat from Houthi militants in neighboring Yemen.