By Ron Cheong News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Mon. Jan. 12, 2025: For more than 2,500 years, human societies have moved – unevenly but persistently – toward greater democracy. Yet today, that trajectory appears to be reversing. Increasingly, modern political and technological systems echo a long-discredited thesis of the fourth-century BCE Greek philosopher Aristotle, who was […]
U.S. President Donald Trump warned the Cuban government that the flow of money and oil from Venezuela, a key Cuban economic and political ally, would now stop in the wake of the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by American forces. “Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of oil and money from Venezuela […]
After U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Donald Trump framed it as the opening move in a broader war on “narco-terror.” But in Venezuela and across the region, the labels Cartel de los Soles and Tren de Aragua carry politics, fear, and uncertain truths. A Raid In Caracas and A Narrative in Washington The […]
Falklands celebrates Margaret Thatcher Day to honor the Islands’ Liberator Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 18:17 UTC MLAs Lewis Clifton, Dean Dent, Jack Ford, Stacy Bragger and Cheryl Roberts at the Margaret Thatcher Bust in Stanley on the […]
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni given Margaret Thatcher Award by EU Conservatives Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 18:40 UTC The Italian PM addressing the New Direction Foundation when she was awarded the Margaret Thatcher Award “I am a soldier in the service of an idea,” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on receiving the Margaret […]
Delcy Rodríguez wants to travel to Washington Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 09:55 UTC María Corina Machado is also due in the US capital shortly Venezuela’s caretaker President Delcy Rodríguez is reportedly interested in traveling to the United […]
Trump wants Greenland at any cost Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 10:24 UTC If buying Greenland does not work, the military option is still on the table US President Donald Trump insisted on Friday that his administration needed to take effective control of Greenland because otherwise Moscow or Beijing would do it. By […]
Falklands, flags at half-mast to the memory of a much loved former legislator and historian Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 14:22 UTC Mr. John Smith MBE (Pic X) As a mark of respect for the late Mr John […]
Asunción’s Airport cleared to handle US-flagged aircraft Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 10:36 UTC The green light came just in time for the upcoming football World Cup Asunción’s Silvio Pettirossi International Airport has been cleared by the United States government to resume direct commercial flights, marking a significant milestone for Paraguayan aviation. The […]
Bessent praises Argentina on swift repayment of swap Saturday, January 10th 2026 – 10:47 UTC Bessent noted that emergency interventions were giving way to traditional market confidence US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent noted Friday that the Argentine government of President Javier Milei swiftly repaid US$2.5 billion from a recent currency swap […]