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Hegseth defends killing boat survivors, likens drug gangs to al-Qaeda
Washington’s policy of sinking boats and killing alleged drug-runners has led to serious debate in Congress.
7 Dec 2025 - 2:54PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela’s Machado defies warning, vows to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
6 Dec 2025 - 11:40PM
China-Latin America relations
Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America
6 Dec 2025 - 7:37AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order in Caribbean boat strike
Admiral Frank Bradley briefs US lawmakers on the September 2 Caribbean attack that did not initially kill all on an alleged drug boat.
5 Dec 2025 - 10:23AM
US Navy Admiral Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley at Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Reuters
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump favourite edges ahead in Honduras vote as opponent calls foul
Salvador Nasralla claimed ‘an algorithm changed the data’ after losing a lead held since Tuesday.
5 Dec 2025 - 10:18AM
China exports
Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom
Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.
5 Dec 2025 - 8:27AM
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China says it is working ‘with all parties’ to prevent escalation in Venezuela
Beijing’s outreach comes amid a US naval build-up and a rare phone call between Trump and Maduro.
5 Dec 2025 - 5:12AM
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Washington has deployed the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and around 12,000 sailors and Marines to the Caribbean region. Photo: Reuters
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Trump and Sheinbaum to meet for first time at Fifa World Cup draw in Washington
The Mexican president, along with Canada’s PM Mark Carney, is expected to discuss trade tariffs with Trump at the football tournament draw.
5 Dec 2025 - 2:14AM
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South Korea
‘Relive the magic’? K-drama dating service probed for sex crimes in Brazil
The KDramaDate platform offers curated outings with Korean men, including one of an ‘intimate experience’ at a motel or client’s home.
4 Dec 2025 - 5:05PM
Americas and the Caribbean
With US warships near, Venezuela’s Maduro describes call with Trump
Phone call occurred amid a massive US military build-up in the region and deadly strikes on alleged drug vessels.
4 Dec 2025 - 3:13PM
TikTok
TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre
China is Brazil’s top trading partner and is seeking to expand economic and political ties across the region amid tensions with the US.
4 Dec 2025 - 10:45AM
TikTok’s offices in Culver City, California. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
Americas and the Caribbean
Honduras TV host widens lead over Trump-backed rival for president
Donald Trump, who has backed Nasry Asfura, has alleged election fraud without evidence.
4 Dec 2025 - 12:29PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Cuba starts restoring power to Havana, as millions suffer blackouts
A failed transmission line connecting Havana to Cuba’s largest power plant in Matanzas triggered the morning blackout.
3 Dec 2025 - 11:36PM
China-Latin America relations
Trump seizes on China ‘ban’ in Brazil soy trade, but data shows US gains small
China halted imports of soybeans from five Brazil-based exporters after pesticide-treated wheat was found mixed into cargo bound for Beijing.
3 Dec 2025 - 7:34AM
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Trump says any country trafficking drugs into US could be attacked
In response to the threat, Colombia’s Petro says his nation destroys drug labs ‘without missiles’ and warns Trump not to ‘awake the Jaguar’.
3 Dec 2025 - 9:36AM
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Packages of seized cocaine lined up in Panama City, Panama in November. A tugboat carrying 13,508kg of cocaine, was intercepted in Panamanian Pacific waters as it sailed to North America from Colombia, according to Panamanian authorities. Photo: EPA
China manufacturing
Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions
With many of their clients moving or building sites abroad, China’s factory owners are following suit, seizing a ‘last chance’ for new revenues.
3 Dec 2025 - 12:58PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Pope Leo urges Trump not to attempt military ousting of Venezuela’s Maduro
The first US pontiff spent long years as a cleric in Peru and is familiar with Latin America.
3 Dec 2025 - 2:02AM
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Ex-Honduran president freed from US prison after Trump pardon for drug crimes
While in prison, Hernandez wrote to Trump calling him ‘Your Excellency’ and referring to their ‘shared values’.
3 Dec 2025 - 5:18PM
Juan Orlando Hernandez being escorted by Honduran police officers in 2022. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean
White House defends ‘double-tap’ US attack on alleged drug boat as lawful
US military operation on September 2 killed 11 people, including those who survived the initial strike, raising accusations of a possible war crime.
3 Dec 2025 - 8:45AM
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Brazil
Teen mauled to death after climbing into lion enclosure at Brazil zoo
Authorities say 19-year-old Gerson de Melo Machado, who had mental health struggles, scaled a six-metre wall to enter the enclosure.
2 Dec 2025 - 1:47PM
Honduras
Rivals in Honduras presidential race locked in a ‘technical tie’
Trump-backed Nasry Asfura leads Salvador Nasralla by a razor-thin margin as the election council begins a manual vote count.
2 Dec 2025 - 2:28PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil’s central bank chief says China’s low-cost imports have eased inflation
Gabriel Galipolo confirms imports from China have grown while their prices have fallen, easing inflation in Brazil in the short term.
2 Dec 2025 - 4:50AM
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Central bank president Gabriel Galipolo says that cheaper goods from China have helped to reduce inflation and keep interest rates stable in Brazil. Photo: Pedro Franca/Agência Senado
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump confirms call with Venezuela’s Maduro as US military piles pressure
The revelation of the phone call comes as the Trump administration weighs its next steps in the Caribbean.
1 Dec 2025 - 2:49PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Trump interference in Honduran election stokes division, voters say
Trump endorsed the conservative candidate and then announced the pardon of an ex-president sentenced to 45 years in a US prison for cocaine smuggling.
30 Nov 2025 - 7:49PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Venezuela airspace should be considered ‘closed in its entirety’, Trump says
The South American nation slammed the US president’s ‘colonialist threat’, and said his comments were incompatible with international law.
30 Nov 2025 - 1:57PM
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