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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump’s Venezuela ‘blockade’ raises legal questions as US masses forces
With an unusually large US military presence near Venezuela, observers warn of tactics that stretch the bounds of international law.
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Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s Lula vows to veto bill slashing Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison term
19 Dec 2025 - 2:09AM
Americas and the Caribbean
US forces strike another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 4
18 Dec 2025 - 10:44AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence
If successful, the legislation could see Brazil’s former president serve a little over two years in prison for coup plot.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:55PM
The bill provoked protests in cities across Brazil on Sunday. Photo: AFP
China-Latin America relations
BYD plans giant Brazil factory to scale electric bus and truck production
The new plant would dwarf BYD’s current Brazil operation, lifting output from about 600 units over a decade to up to 7,000 a year.
18 Dec 2025 - 5:14AM
China food security
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What does future hold for Brazil, US in China’s soybean balancing act?
The two countries remain top suppliers, but efforts to promote self-sufficiency are set to reduce reliance on imports.
18 Dec 2025 - 1:12AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela
Venezuelan government condemns blockade as ‘irrational’ after the US president demands it ‘return’ oil, land and assets to the US.
17 Dec 2025 - 4:27PM
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The crude oil tanker Skipper, which was seized by the US military off the coast of Venezuela last week. Photo Vantor via AP
Americas and the Caribbean
US military boat strikes kill 8, adding to drug war death toll
The US military said it targeted ‘designated terrorist organisations’, and posted video of an operation in the eastern Pacific.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:42PM
China-Latin America relations
Mexico stands by its decision for 50 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods
Government defends tariff package as vital to supporting domestic workers and producers, and not aimed at curbing imports from China.
16 Dec 2025 - 2:27AM
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Commodities
Chinese mining giant CMOC buys four Brazilian gold mines to expand
CMOC will own the Aurizona, RDM, Fazenda and Santa Luz mines, with 8 tons of combined annual gold output.
15 Dec 2025 - 12:55PM
Chile
Chile takes hard-right turn as Kast scores landslide election victory
Jose Antonio Kast declares Chile ‘wanted change’ as the South American nation chooses its most right-wing president in decades.
15 Dec 2025 - 3:33PM
Jose Antonio Kast after winning the presidential run-off election. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean
How Mexico’s Sheinbaum weaves generations of tradition into her signature style
The colourful embroidered dresses and blouses have become a wardrobe staple for Mexico’s ‘most stylish’ president.
13 Dec 2025 - 1:46PM
United States
US judge blocks ICE from re-detaining Abrego Garcia
The order comes less than a day after Kilmar Abrego Garcia, previously wrongfully deported to El Salvador, was released from immigration detention.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:29PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Tensions rise as US prepares to seize more tankers with Venezuelan oil
Seizure off Venezuela signals a crackdown on a shadow fleet of tankers and financially squeezing the Maduro government.
12 Dec 2025 - 4:14PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Tanker seized off Venezuela to be taken to US port, as threat of war grows
White House justifies targeting ‘black-market oil’ as Russia expresses support for its ally, Nicolas Maduro.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:12AM
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The tanker as it was being seized by US forces off the coast of Venezuela this week. Photo: US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s X account via Reuters
China-Latin America relations
Mexico slaps tariffs of up to 50% on Chinese goods as US trade pact review looms
Beijing criticises the duties as damaging to its interests, as Mexico defends them as vital to support domestic producers.
12 Dec 2025 - 6:02AM
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US-China trade war
‘Maximum pressure’: why China is taking Mexico’s tariff move ‘very seriously’
Beijing sees Mexico’s move as driven by a wider US pressure campaign – and could take retaliatory measures, analysts say.
11 Dec 2025 - 10:55PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
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US-Venezuela tensions: how far will Trump go?
As tensions escalate in the Caribbean, the world waits for Washington’s next move.
11 Dec 2025 - 2:06PM
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US Marines wade ashore from a landing craft during amphibious operations in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean
Fugitive Nobel laureate Machado details secret US help to reach Norway
Nobel laureate breaks silence on months in hiding, detailing essential US support for her clandestine exit to Oslo to receive Peace Prize.
11 Dec 2025 - 10:03PM
Americas and the Caribbean
‘We keep it’: Trump says US seized oil tanker off Venezuela coast
Venezuela accuses the US of ‘blatant theft’ and ‘international piracy’ after US forces stormed a sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean.
11 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Mexico lawmakers approve tariff increase on Chinese and other Asian imports
The move, which still requires Senate approval, would affect goods like cars, clothes and steel from China, India, South Korea and elsewhere.
11 Dec 2025 - 2:42AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Honduras president alleges ‘electoral coup’ amid chaotic vote count
Fraud allegations, claims of US interference and disputed tally sheets mar vote count following Honduras’ November 30 presidential election.
10 Dec 2025 - 3:47PM
Security personnel stand guard outside facilities where electoral kits are stored, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Photo: Reuters
China-Latin America relations
US senators warn of China-cartel links forming a global ‘Silk Road of crime’
At a Senate hearing, officials described Chinese money brokers as key to laundering cartel funds and fuelling the illicit fentanyl trade.
10 Dec 2025 - 7:28AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela’s Machado will not receive Nobel Peace Prize in person
The Venezuelan opposition figure, who has been in hiding for over a year, will have her daughter accept the award in Norway.
10 Dec 2025 - 4:03PM
Brazil
Bolsonaro’s son says he could drop his Brazil presidency bid ‘for a price’
Flavio Bolsonaro’s announcement comes as his allies push for amnesty for his father, the jailed former president.
8 Dec 2025 - 11:02AM
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