Flooded by cheap Chinese goods, Latin America is fighting back to protect its industries

Flooded by cheap Chinese goods, Latin America is fighting back to protect its industries

HONG KONG (AP) — China has been flooding Latin American markets with low-cost exports, especially cars and e-commerce goods, as its exporters adjust to tariffs and the geopolitical moves of U.S. President Donald Trump. The world’s second-largest economy has become a key trading partner for many Latin American nations, which are seeking access to their … Read more

If the Net Worth of the Richest 1% Were Distributed Equally, What Would That Mean for the Average American?

If the Net Worth of the Richest 1% Were Distributed Equally, What Would That Mean for the Average American?

According to data from the Federal Reserve, the top 1% of US households controlled $51.85 trillion dollars in assets as of 2025. This amounts to 31% of all US household wealth. Such large sums of money are difficult to understand unless they are distributed. One way to do this is to conduct a thought experiment: … Read more

Putin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it could be worth $1 billion

Putin says who owns Greenland is of no concern to Russia, says it could be worth  billion

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Jan 21 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that ownership of Greenland was not Russia’s concern and that the United States and Denmark – whose historic treatment of the island has been criticized – should resolve the issue between them. Moscow watched with joy as US President Donald Trump’s … Read more

Inspection claims Ukraine conducted ‘sting operation’ that provided fake intelligence to US which was then leaked to Russia

Inspection claims Ukraine conducted ‘sting operation’ that provided fake intelligence to US which was then leaked to Russia

After French President Emmanuel Macron said that France was now providing two-thirds of all intelligence to Ukraine on January 15, 2026, a rumor gained traction that this was because Ukraine had given false intelligence to the United States, which the United States then leaked to Russia, revealing the United States as an unreliable intelligence partner … Read more

Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela

Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela

Isfahan Refinery, one of the largest refineries in Iran. – Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu/Getty Images The United States is considering whether to strike Iran as turmoil intensifies the country’s authoritarian regime. The Iranian government is at its weakest point in years, destabilizing another OPEC nation less than two weeks after the United States toppled the Venezuelan government. … Read more

Stephen Miller’s arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad

Stephen Miller’s arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year before a US military operation ousted Nicolás Maduro, a senior aide to President Donald Trump argued that the Venezuelan leader was sending gang members to the United States. “If you’re a dictator of a poor country with a high crime rate, wouldn’t you send your criminals into our … Read more

Americans urged to leave Iran as US withdraws personnel from Qatar base

Americans urged to leave Iran as US withdraws personnel from Qatar base

The Trump administration is urging American citizens to leave Iran immediately as the president escalates his threats to use military action against the Middle Eastern nation amid a violent government crackdown on protesters. The US military is also withdrawing some personnel from its largest airbase in the Middle East in Qatar on January 14, according … Read more

Iran says communications open with US, Trump weighs response to crackdown on protests

Iran says communications open with US, Trump weighs response to crackdown on protests

By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it was keeping communications open with the United States as President Donald Trump weighed responses to a violent crackdown on protests that have posed one of the biggest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Trump … Read more

US-Venezuela oil deal angers China, pushes prices down

US-Venezuela oil deal angers China, pushes prices down

My Marina Wide HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Global oil prices fell on Wednesday as China denounced the United States as a bully after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion of embargoed crude. The deal was in line with Trump’s stated … Read more

After Maduro’s capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of US imperialism

After Maduro’s capture, Trump’s tough talk evokes a return to the days of US imperialism

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been tight-lipped about the larger message he is trying to send to the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and prompt the Venezuelan leader and his wife to be extradited to the United States to face federal drug-trafficking charges. “American dominance in the Western … Read more