Brazil 2025 eggs exports soar on strong US demand
SAO PAULO – Brazilian egg exports, including fresh and processed, hit a record 40,894 metric tons in 2025 on strong U.S. demand, according to data compiled by the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) on Thursday. The figure represents a…
Hilton drops Minneapolis hotel over cancelled ICE bookings
NEW YORK – Hilton Worldwide Holdings has removed from its system a Minneapolis hotel that has refused to accept the bookings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the hotel operator said on Tuesday. A Hampton Inn hotel, a Hilton brand,…
Tensions in Minneapolis rise over ICE fatal shooting of woman
MINNEAPOLIS – Tensions between Minnesota and federal officials deepened on Thursday over a U.S. Immigration agent’s fatal shooting of a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis, an incident that drew condemnation from local officials and sparked widespread protests in the…
Trump withdrawal from bedrock UN climate treaty raises legal questions
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts who say that Congress…
US exit of key UN climate treaty criticized as self-sabotage
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – The United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations’ key climate treaty is a “colossal own goal” that will harm the U.S. economy, jobs and living standards, United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said…
Venezuela orders police to find, arrest anyone involved in supporting U.S. attack-decree
Jan 5 – The state of emergency put in place by the Venezuelan government since the U.S. attack that ousted President Nicolas Maduro orders police to “immediately begin the national search and capture of everyone involved in the promotion or…
Maduro opponent Machado vows to return to Venezuela
WASHINGTON- Venezuela’s main opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to return home quickly, praising U.S. President Donald Trump for toppling her enemy Nicolas Maduro and declaring her movement ready to win a free election. “I’m planning to go back…
Why is Somaliland strategically important?
NAIROBI- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met the president of Somaliland on Tuesday, 10 days after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the breakaway region in the Horn of Africa as an independent and sovereign state. A Somaliland…
US House Democrats holding January 6 riot forum on Trump election ‘threats’
WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will mark the fifth anniversary of a deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump with an unofficial hearing that will probe “ongoing threats” to elections and…
Tariffs may lower inflation, SF Fed research suggests
The sharp increase in tariffs imposed last year by the Trump administration may reduce inflation rather than increase it, according to research published Monday by the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, suggesting that interest-rate cuts may be the proper policy…
Spain says US wants to grab Venezuela resources, sets dangerous precedent
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Tuesday the United States had set a “terrible and very dangerous precedent” in Venezuela with its raid to capture President Nicolas Maduro, adding that Washington’s sole objective appeared to be the change of…
Venezuela under Maduro shipped gold worth $5.2 billion to Switzerland
ZURICH, Jan 6 – Venezuela transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data shows. The South American country sent 113 metric tons…
Key quotes from Paris meeting on Ukraine security guarantees
PARIS, Jan 6 – The United States and European nations on Tuesday closed in on a set of legally binding security guarantees for Ukraine designed to shield it from further Russian aggression once an eventual peace deal is brokered. Here…
Trump discussing how to acquire Greenland; US military always an option
By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 6 – U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and the use of the U.S. military in furtherance of the goal is “always an…
Yen gains as traders await clarity on US tariffs
NEW YORK -The safe-haven Japanese yen rose on Monday, but was slightly softer against the dollar as uncertainty around U.S. tariffs kept traders mostly on the sidelines waiting for clarity on President Donald Trump’s trade policies. The yen has been…
Trump commutes Ozy Media founder Watson’s nearly 10-year sentence
U.S. President Donald Trump has commuted Ozy Media founder Carlos Watson’s nearly 10-year prison sentence for defrauding investors in his now-defunct startup, the White House said on Friday. Watson, a former cable news anchor and investment banker, was found guilty…
Bodies of Palestinian medics recovered from grave in Gaza, UN officials say
The bodies of eight Red Crescent medics and other Palestinian rescue workers who came under fire more than a week ago have been recovered from a grave in the sand in the south of the Gaza Strip, U.N. officials said….
Exclusive-Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls ruling against Le Pen ‘judicial activism’
RIO DE JANEIRO -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told Reuters on Monday that a court ruling that banned French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from seeking public office for five years was “left-wing judicial activism.” Le Pen on Monday was…
Tariff-hit firms may need business turnaround financing, Japan’s bank lobby chair says
TOKYO – Japanese banks may need to offer business turnaround support to companies hit by tariffs imposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the head of the country’s banking lobby said. Many large Japanese firms, including major exporters…
Exclusive-Brookfield nears $9 billion-plus deal for Colonial Pipeline, sources say
Brookfield Asset Management is putting the final touches on a deal to acquire Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel transportation system, for more than $9 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The New York-based asset…