Namibia and Venezuela reaffirm peace commitment in Latin America

Namibia and Venezuela have reinforced their commitment to preserving Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace, calling for an end to military aggression in the region. During talks at State House, Venezuela's Ambassador to Namibia, Dr....

US Revokes Colombian President’s Visa: The Volatile Relationship Between North and South America

In September, Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivered two controversial speeches at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly in New York. The first was his speech at the podium to a crowd of international leaders, where he called for the...

What is Donald Trump planning in Latin America?

Since Donald Trump began his second term, he has put increasing pressure on multiple Latin American nations – including US allies. And the seemingly haphazard nature of his attacks is raising questions about his motives. The US president has...

Brazil government approves oil drilling near the Amazon River

Brazil's government approved on Monday exploratory drilling by state-run oil-giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River. The decision comes only weeks before the United Nations climate conference in Belem, COP30, where efforts to reduce...

Argentina’s $20 Billion Bailout: Financial Oxygen or Geopolitical Mortgage?

The currency swap agreement for 20 billion dollars between the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) and the US Department of the Treasury was announced by President Javier Milei as a “historic rescue” that provides breathing room for...

Brazil’s Lula To Meet U.S. President Trump In Malaysia on Sunday To Repair Trade Ties

Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump are expected to sit down on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of the ASEAN leaders’ meetings. It is an unusual stage for a U.S.–Brazil reset, but that is the point: both governments want...

Brazil and ASEAN: Together for a prosperous and peaceful future

October 23, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The partnership between Brazil and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) exemplifies how a future of peace, stability and sustainable growth can be built. With complementary and dynamic...

Gas Exporting Countries Forum Extraordinary Executive Board meets in Doha

The meeting brought together high-level representatives from GECF Member Countries — Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela — as well as...

Oil and Gas Firms, Governments Silent on Methane Leaks, UN Says

Almost 90% of methane leaks detected by satellites around Earth that were flagged to governments and oil and gas companies are not being acknowledged, the UN said on Wednesday. The International Methane Emissions Observatory, which integrates over...

Brazil greenlights oil drilling near mouth of Amazon River

The government of Brazil approved exploratory drilling by state-run oil giant Petrobras near the mouth of the Amazon River on Monday. The decision comes only weeks before the United Nations climate conference in Belem, COP30, where efforts to...

A lithium bust leaves Latin American towns in the dust

Tolar Grande, a windswept settlement perched at 11,500 feet above sea level in northern Argentina, once received little more than a trickle of visitors. Then, in the late 2010s, hostels in the lithium-rich town began filling up with workers at...

Flotilla Led by Indigenous Activists Heading to Brazil for COP30

Indigenous leaders from across Latin America have embarked on a flotilla from the banks of the Napo River in Coca, Ecuador, as they sail to Belém, Brazil, for the U.N. climate summit set to begin next month. Members of the Yaku Mama Amazon...

Trump’s Milei election warning fuels backlash and ‘colonialism’ accusations in Argentina

By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump last week conditioned a hefty financial bailout of Argentina on President Javier Milei triumphing in upcoming midterm elections, he handed the country’s opposition a new...

How a ‘Dark Fleet’ of Tankers Helped a Mexican Cartel Build a Fuel-Smuggling Empire

Oct 22, (Reuters) – On the afternoon of March 8, a petroleum tanker named Torm Agnes entered the Port of Ensenada on Mexico’s Pacific coast carrying almost 120,000 barrels of diesel. Such a vessel was a rare sight in that port, which mainly hosts...

Palm oil use wildly overestimated: are alternatives still a priority?

Is palm oil really in half of supermarket products? Summary Study finds only 8% of products list palm oil directly Palm oil ranks seventh behind maize, rapeseed, soya and sunflower Vegetable oil derivatives suggest palm oil in up to 33% of items...

Senator Rounds discusses Argentinian beef imports with President Trump & Secretary Rollins

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) issued a statement following his discussions with President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins regarding Argentinian beef imports: “I spoke with...

India diversifies exports to counter US tariff impact, finds new markets across Europe, Africa and Latin America

India is countering the impact of the recent US tariff hike by expanding its exports across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Data from the Commerce Ministry, reported by IANS, shows that this diversification has helped sustain...

BRICS+ Series: India, Russia and the Energy Equation

As the geopolitical spotlight turns to India’s oil diplomacy, a deeper story emerges, one that reveals not dependence, but strategic design. The question is no longer whether India can do without Russian oil, but rather how its energy pragmatism...

Russian Senate Ratifies Strategic Partnership Treaty With Venezuela

October 22, 2025 Hour: 8:36 am On Wednesday, the Russian Senate approved the ratification of the treaty on strategic partnership and cooperation between Russia and Venezuela, signed on May 7, 2025. RELATED: Russia reiterates its support for...

Rounds on Trump Argentina Beef Proposal: We Should Make It Easier for American Producers

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) reacted to President Donald Trump proposing importing beef from Argentina by saying that we need to make it easier for American producers to make a profit and “allow them to be...