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Panama marks canal handover anniversary in shadow of Trump threat
The 25th anniversary comes two days after the death of Jimmy Carter, who signed treaties that led to the waterway’s eventual transfer.
1 Jan 2025 - 10:35AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Argentine judge orders arrest of Nicaragua’s Ortega over human rights violations
31 Dec 2024 - 1:52PM
TikTok
Venezuela court fines TikTok US$10 million over viral challenge deaths
31 Dec 2024 - 12:01PM
Diplomacy
US-China relations
Trump’s pick of Rubio as top US diplomat leaves Latin America bracing
Long-time outspoken China critic raises concerns in region he might press governments to choose sides between Washington and Beijing.
31 Dec 2024 - 3:29AM
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Donald Trump and Marco Rubio share the stage at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 4, a day before the former US president won a second term. Photo: AP
Americas
Argentina
Liam Payne’s manager among 5 charged in singer’s death in Argentina
Three face manslaughter charges, while two are accused of supplying the British singer with illegal drugs.
31 Dec 2024 - 3:02PM
Americas
Americas and the Caribbean
Brazil police investigating after 3 die in suspected Christmas cake poisoning
Local media said ex-husband of woman who made cake died ‘of foodborne illness’ in September and police have ordered exhumation of his body.
30 Dec 2024 - 3:28AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
US tourists in Panama dismiss Trump’s canal claims
The tourists believe Trump is only posturing as a business tactic, as he claims American ships are charged ‘unfair’ fees crossing the canal.
29 Dec 2024 - 11:33PM
Tourists watch a cargo ship sailing through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal. Photo: AFP
Americas
Venezuela
Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it ‘prison’
Residence has been without power for more than a month, said Magalli Meda, adviser to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
29 Dec 2024 - 6:48AM
Americas
Americas and the Caribbean
Suriname rules out state funeral for ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse
Bouterse, who evaded justice for 1982 execution of political opponents, died with in-absentia convictions for cocaine trafficking and murder.
29 Dec 2024 - 5:16AM
Europe
Obituaries
Olivia Hussey, star of Oscar-winning 1968 film Romeo & Juliet, dies at 73
Hussey was 15 when she was cast in Shakespeare’s tragedy. Decades later she sued Paramount Pictures alleging sexual abuse over nude scenes.
29 Dec 2024 - 1:28AM
Diplomacy
Trade
China launches investigation into beef imports as local price of the meat falls
Imports have surged, with China representing a hugely important market for countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Australia.
28 Dec 2024 - 3:59AM
A chef cooks beef steaks at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse in Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Americas
Panama
‘Canal is Panamanian’: president rebuffs Trump, denies Chinese interference
President Mulino said the ‘canal is Panamanian and there’s no possibility of opening any kind of conversation around this reality’.
27 Dec 2024 - 11:11AM
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Brazil
Brazil says ‘enslaved’ Chinese workers at BYD site victims of human trafficking
BYD and its contractor Jinjiang have agreed to house the 163 labourers in hotels until a deal to end their contracts is reached.
27 Dec 2024 - 4:48PM
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United States & Canada
Donald Trump
Trump names envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal
Trump says Panama, with whom the US has had diplomatic relations since 1903, is ‘ripping us off on the Panama Canal’.
27 Dec 2024 - 6:45AM
Americas
Americas and the Caribbean
Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead at 79
The former leader was convicted of executing political opponents but refused to turn himself in and lived out his life in hiding.
26 Dec 2024 - 2:12AM
Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse attends a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in November 2019. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy
US-China relations
What fate awaits undocumented Chinese migrants in the US under Trump?
President-elect’s plan unlikely to affect recent wave of border crossers who entered during the Biden administration, at least initially.
25 Dec 2024 - 11:13PM
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Peru
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‘Undercover Grinch’ makes drug bust in Peru
A police officer in Lima dressed as the Christmas character raided the home of suspected drug dealers.
25 Dec 2024 - 1:00PM
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Haiti
207 Haitians killed for practising voodoo were abducted, hacked to death: UN
A gang leader, who accused the victims of poisoning his child, ordered the brutal ‘manhunt’ earlier this month.
24 Dec 2024 - 3:01PM
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A woman cries outside her house after armed gangs set it on fire in the Post Marchand neighbourhood of Haiti’s Port-au-Prince on December 17. Photo: AFP
United States & Canada
Donald Trump
‘It’s hard to tell’: is Trump serious about Greenland, Panama Canal?
Experts say US president-elect’s rhetoric could be a ‘message’ for China, which has increased its influence in Latin America and the Arctic.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:26PM
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China
BYD
Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD site in Brazil
Officials said staff were working excessively long hours while being kept in ‘degrading conditions’ in their accommodation.
24 Dec 2024 - 12:22PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Small plane crashes in Brazil tourist city, killing at least 10
Plane was piloted by Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, a Brazilian businessman who was travelling with his family.
23 Dec 2024 - 11:09AM
Open Questions series
China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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