In the early 2000s, a group of Afro-Colombians went to Washington to pressure their president, who was negotiating a free trade agreement. They wanted to ensure that Black people would be appointed to the Colombian government. Now, Black women’s collectives are paving the way for political inclusion in Latin America
The Fed expects to continue cutting rates in January amid pressure from the White House
The ‘Wall Street Journal’ claims the opposition leader left by sea for Curaçao with US support
The US president held his first political rally with voters outside Washington in months to try to calm citizens’ concerns about inflation
Among the Democrats, the primaries will pit James Talarico against Jasmine Crockett, while on the Republican side there are several contenders seeking to unseat John Cornyn, who has held the position since 2002
Kyiv’s troops hold 10% of the city of Pokrovsk, are losing ground in other sectors of the Donetsk and Kharkiv provinces, and are retreating alarmingly in Zaporizhzhia
In recent months, the opposition leader has joined the Republican’s efforts to pressure Maduro to relinquish power
The Venezuelan opposition leader has been organizing internal resistance and persuading Washington to toughen its stance against Nicolás Maduro
The United States has launched a cultural and ideological war against liberal Europe
Washington’s offensive revives the specter of Nicolás Maduro’s downfall, an expectation that continues to shape the course of Chavismo’s rivals
The Democrat, who is the favorite to win the runoff election for mayor of Miami on December 9, is turning the contest into a referendum against Donald Trump’s immigration agenda
The director of the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics criticizes the EU’s appeasement policy towards Trump
Kevin Hassett, the US president’s chief economic adviser, is the most likely candidate. Fund managers fear political interference at the Fed
The Treasury Department is urging money transfer companies to increase their oversight of international transfers, while the Mexican government denies they are a channel for illicit activity
Trump’s new National Security Strategy places the main geopolitical focus on the Americas and calls on the region to help curb immigration, drug trafficking, and China’s influence
While the world is adapting to progress in gender equality and diversity, Trump advocates a return to a traditional model that emphasizes physical strength and the preeminence of the straight white male
Sheinbaum visited Washington for the first time for the World Cup draw gala. The US president is being friendly with his North American partners after months of threats and insults
The Defense Secretary is already under scrutiny for his role in a possible war crime in the Caribbean, where survivors of a US military attack on a boat were killed in a follow-up strike
Chavismo had been withholding any information about this call for days, giving rise to endless speculation. Experts say it could be a first step toward continuing dialogue within a context of heightened tension
The updated schedule with the stadium and time for each game will be published on December 6
The Colombian president responded with belligerence to the US leader’s threat to attack the South American country over drug trafficking
The president has confirmed he spoke to Nicolás Maduro by phone on November 21. According to Reuters, during that call the Chavista leader received a deadline to step down by last Friday. The Venezuelan leader is allegedly seeking a second phone conversation
The White House envoy, with no background in diplomacy, plans to meet with Putin next week after audio recordings were leaked in which he advised the Kremlin on how to win over the US president
The phone conversation took place amid the military escalation and, according to the newspaper, opens the door to a diplomatic path that contrasts with the drug trafficking accusations
Faced with Trump’s order to remove encampments in the city and the growing presence of the National Guard, they are the only public space where people can take stay during the day without being forced out
President Trump has ordered stricter immigration policies and deployed 500 more soldiers to Washington
Rahmanullah Lakanwal entered the United States four years ago following the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Kabul