White House announces South American trade deals to try to lower some food prices

They could bring down prices on products like coffee, bananas and beef. The White House on Thursday during a background call with reporters announced framework deals with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Ecuador that it hopes will bring down the … Read More

Trump deploys aircraft carrier strike group to South America amid Venezuela tensions

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deployed a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and its complement of guided missile destroyers to the South American coast Friday, according to his top spokesperson. Sean Parnell, who is Hegseth’s assistant defense secretary for public affairs, announced … Read More

Earthquake of 7.5 Magnitude Hits Drake Passage: What We Know

7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage off the coasts of Argentina, Chile and Antarctica Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and Chile began moving people away from beaches. The quake struck around 02:16:19 (UTC) with a … Read More

China Maneuvers for Leadership of Anti-Western ‘Global South’ at BRICS Summit

The 2023 BRICS summit is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday this week, bringing together the five member nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to lay the groundwork for a world of post-American “inclusive multilateralism.” Judging by the … Read More

Scholz bid to rally Ukraine support in South America falls flat

SANTIAGO/BRASILIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s bid this week to rally support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion during his first South American tour fell flat, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterating … Read More

Significant magnitude 5.4 quake hits 81 km southeast of Antofagasta, Chile early morning

An intermediate magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported early morning near Antofagasta, Chile. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Thursday, June 9th, 2022, at 4:32 am local time at an intermediate depth of 79 … Read More

Hunger returns to Brazil

With several food programmes dismantled during the pandemic, the food crisis in Brazil has taken a turn for the worse. In the 21st century, Brazil had surprised the world with a robust political agenda to confront one of the worst … Read More

Are Iranian Navy Vessels Headed to Venezuela?

A year ago Iran sent multiple fuel tankers to Venezuela to aid its Western Hemisphere ally during the latter nation’s fuel crisis. Now a pair of Iranian Navy ships, including a frigate, has rounded the Cape of Good Hope and is … Read More

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