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Trump: Growth and prosperity for Iran, but no nukes
Following executive orders aimed at imposing “maximum economic pressure” on longtime US foe Iran, US President Donald Trump...
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Amnesty slams US for hosting Netanyahu despite ICC warrant
Amnesty International criticized the US on Tuesday for hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with his army's genocidal war in Gaza. “The Biden administration...
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El Salvador Reportedly Revokes Bitcoin’s Status, But Continues Buying BTC
El Salvador made headlines in September 2021 when it became the first country in the world to make the virtual currency Bitcoin legal tender. However, on 29 January 2025, the Bitcoin Act was amended and Bitcoin will no longer be legal tender in El Salvador. According to the Reuters report, “El...
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Colombia Goes to Antarctica to Advance Climate Change Research
Colombia is making progress in its XI Colombian Antarctic Expedition and the VII Antarctic Air Campaign, an expedition that seeks to investigate the effects of climate change on the so-called “white continent.” The research trip, conducted as part of an international delegation, has been underway...
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What are sanctuary cities, and how are they being targeted by Trump?
Trump has promised to fix the immigration system in the US by...
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‘The last drops of our water’: how a mine left some of Peru’s poorest high and dry
Antamina, in the Andes, makes billions thanks to the green tech boom. But locals say they are being poisoned by arsenic, losing their water and sinking further into poverty...
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Guyana approves next step for gas-to-energy plant
The President of Guyana has confirmed that $51.2bn will be used to help with the new plant's development. Guyana’s Office of The President has confirmed the approval of a $141.45bn budget allocation that includes an investment of $51.2bn to bolster gas-to-energy projects in the South American...
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Germany’s Scholz criticizes Trump's Ukraine minerals-for-aid plan
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has criticized US President Donald Trump's proposal to exchange military aid for Ukraine's rare earth minerals, calling such an approach “selfish” and “self-centered.” Speaking at a news conference in Brussels late Monday, at the end of a EU...
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El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal
El Salvador’s president has proposed jailing convicts from the United States in his country, an “unprecedented” offer praised by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Nayib Bukele made the offer while hosting Rubio at his Lake Coatepeque residence, outside San Salvador, on Monday. Bukele said El...
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Mexican president says US tariffs are put on hold for one month
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Monday that the 25% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Feb. 1 will be put on hold for a month. In a statement on her X account, Sheinbaum said she had a call with Trump, during which both leaders reached agreements on their shared border and...
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