U.S. Announces 25% Tariffs on Brazilian Imports Amid Trade Dispute
Today, President Trump directed USTR to impose a 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports. Let there be no confusion about why: President Lula and his government have not negotiated with…
Mexico, Panama Deepen Strategic Partnership During Presidential Talks
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and President José Raúl Mulino strengthen the strategic partnership between both countries The President of the United Mexican States, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, received the President of…
Europe’s Strategic Awakening to China’s Challenge
For decades, the European Union anchored its foreign policy in the comfortable assumption that economic interdependence would naturally cultivate geopolitical stability. That illusion has now been completely shattered. In an…
US approves arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
The US State Department says it has “made a determination approving a possible” $1.96bn weapons sale to Saudi Arabia and a separate $484m aircraft sustainment package for Kuwait. – In…
Morocco Joins International Stabilization Force for Gaza Mission
Morocco today formally signed its Participating Country Agreement with the International Stabilization Force. Moroccan forces will support humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza and help train the Palestinian Police Force. The…
Serbia pledges aid to Ukraine but ducks call for more pressure on Russia
Serbia will send Ukraine more humanitarian aid but did not sign up to a regional call for continued security support for the country and more pressure on Russia, President Aleksandar…
Senior Chinese and North Korean officials hold talks in Pyongyang, KCNA reports
China’s fourth-highest-ranked official, Wang Huning, held talks in Pyongyang with a top official of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday. –…
Trump says Iran has allowed detained US citizen to leave country
US President Donald Trump says Iran has allowed an American citizen detained in December 2024 to leave the country. – In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the woman…
Zelenskyy backs state energy company chief Koretskyi for new Ukraine PM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Sergii Koretskyi, the head of Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz, is the best candidate to serve as the next prime minister as the country undergoes its…
IAEA Warns of Persistent Nuclear Safety Risks at Zaporizhzhya Plant
Update 358 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine Repeated off-site power outages at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), together with reports of recent military activity in…