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Trump to impose tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China
US neighbors hit with 25% tariff and China with 10% as Trudeau pledges ‘forceful but reasonable’ response
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Trump is starting a trade war. If he wants to absorb Canada, what comes next will be worse
Experts say annexing by 'economic force' involves more than just tariffs
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Mexico president says U.S. tariffs on her country delayed for 1 month
Mexico will reinforce the border with 10,000 soldiers as part of deal
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Bolsonaro indictment leaves Brazil’s tropical Trump staring at prospect of jail
The ex-president faces charges of a murderous conspiracy while his US counterpart has surged back to power
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US adds Mexican cartels to list of foreign terrorist organisations
Six cartels added to list as part of Trump’s plan to ‘wage war’ on drug trafficking groups to address fentanyl crisis in US
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Trump cancels Chevron's Venezuela oil licence, citing lack of electoral reforms
US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was "reversing the concessions" given to oil and gas multinational Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden, accusing President Nicolas Maduro of not making progress on electoral reforms and migrant returns.
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On Mexico’s Once-Packed Border, Few Migrants Remain
There has been a dramatic drop in the number of people gathering at the U.S. border and trying to cross. Can it help Mexico stave off President Trump’s threatened tariffs?
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How Mexico’s president became the world’s leading Trump whisperer
Claudia Sheinbaum has twice persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs. The low-key scientist’s success is helping her step out of her predecessor’s shadow.
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Humiliation as Propaganda: Videos of Shackled Detainees Have History in El Salvador
A video showing rough treatment of deportees over the weekend was an extraordinary depiction by U.S. standards, but not by El Salvador’s.
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Brazil sack boss Dorival after Argentina defeat
Brazil sack manager Dorival Junior after losing 4-1 to arch-rivals Argentina in World Cup qualifying.
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Panama opposition party accuses US of ‘camouflaged invasion’
Discontent with government handling of diplomatic crisis rises as Pete Hegseth says US troops moved to country
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Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking as prisoners caught in row between authoritarians
Nayib Bukele offered to exchange 252 Venezuelan migrants deported to El Salvador for 252 prisoners in Venezuela
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Venezuela elects representatives for Guyana-administered Essequibo
El Dorado (Venezuela) (AFP) – Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of a centuries-old dispute.
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Chinese Companies Set Their Sights on Brazil
Confronted with tariffs and scrutiny in the United States and Europe, Chinese consumer brands are betting that they can become household names in Latin America’s biggest economy.
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