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Brazilian former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva participates in an academic event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 16, 2019. | Photo: EFE

'Leave Venezuela Alone': Brazil's Lula Tells Trump in Interview

In an interview aired Tuesday from the Federal Prison in Curitiba, Brazil, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva commented on the behaviour of right-wing governments and recommended to the United States President Donald Trump that he takes care of his own country and leave Venezuela in peace.

May 22, 2019
Published in Latin America

A view of the U.S. and Cuban flags prior to the signing of agreements between the Port of Cleveland and the Cuban Maritime authorities in Havana, Cuba, Oct. 6, 2017. | Photo: Reuters

CUBA | US Marks Bay of Pigs Anniversary by Imposing New Sanctions Against Cuba

WASHINGTON DC, April 17, 2019 - The Trump administration today marked the US defeat at The Bay of Pigs, by imposing fresh sanctions against Cuba with the re-imposition of limits on the amount of money Cuban Americans can send to relatives on the island and ordering new restrictions on U.S. citizen, non-family travel to Cuba.

April 17, 2019
Published in Latin America

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called the U.S. decision to sanction US$7 billion in assets from the country's oil sector a "robbery." | Photo: Presidencia

Maduro Denounces Citgo Takeover as 'Robbery'

CARACAS, Jan. 29, 2019 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he plans to take legal action against the United States in defiance of a move on Monday by that country to expropriate seven billion dollars in assets from Citgo Oil Company owned by the Venezuelan state.

January 29, 2019
Published in Latin America

G20 Summit: BRICS Pushes For 'Democratic International Order'

High-level representatives of the world's 20 most industrialized countries gathered Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in an attempt to rescue the global economy from its worst crisis in seven decades. Following an informal side-meeting, the heads of state from BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) issued a joint statement calling for the strengthening of multilateral institutions and rules.

December 1, 2018
Published in World Economy

U.S. to impose sanctions on Iran. | Photo: Reuters FILE

US to Impose New Sanctions on Iran, 'Will Unite Iranian Nation'

The United States will impose new sanctions against Iran next week, and, according to the Trump administration these would be the toughest ones ever placed on Iran.

November 3, 2018
Published in World News

Information packs are distributed by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services following a citizenship ceremony. | Photo: Reuters

UNITED STATES | Trump to Push Executive Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

WASHINGTON DC, October 30, 2018 - United States President Donald Trump says he intends to sign an executive order to end the right to citizenship to children born in the United States to non-citizens and immigrants in the country illegally.

October 30, 2018
Published in World News

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned against U.S. deceit in the region. | Photo: EFE

Venezuela Rebukes Pompeo on Chinese Investment in Caribbean, Latin America

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned Friday the comments made by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who urged Latin America and Caribbean country's to be wary of Chinese investments in the region.

October 23, 2018
Published in Latin America

Mamie Till Mobley and her son, Emmett Till, whose lynching in 1955 became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. | Photo: Mamie Till Mobley Family

US Reopens 1955 Case on Black Teen Emmett Till's Murder

The U.S. government has reopened an investigation into the 1955 killing of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi, saying it had discovered new information in the case, which helped spark the nation's civil rights movement.

July 12, 2018
Published in Justice

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