News and analysis from North and South America, including policy, economy, and regional developments.
AmericasVenezuela expects to attract nearly $76 billion in oil investment over the next five years under a package of recently signed agreements, acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced on Saturday, in what would be the biggest wave of energy investment the country has seen in years. FAKTA Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Venezuela expects almost $76
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AmericasCanadian Defence Minister David McGuinty has confirmed that a "serious incident" at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta has caused fatalities and injuries, sparking a major fire that spread beyond the base perimeter on Saturday afternoon. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa is working closely with the Alberta government and local authorities as emergency crews
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AmericasThe International Monetary Fund has urged Latin American governments to use still-favourable global conditions to cut public debt and raise productivity, warning that fiscal adjustment has stalled in many countries.
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AmericasThe White House on Tuesday asked United States Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign following a string of reports alleging misconduct, and received her formal resignation later the same day, bringing an abrupt end to her short tenure in Athens. FAKTA The White House asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as US ambassador to Greece
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AmericasBrazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will vote in favor of ending Brazil's six-day workweek, reversing his long-held opposition to a popular labor reform just a day before the Senate was expected to vote on it. The shift, reported by Reuters on October 13, lands in the middle of a tight presidential runoff campaign.
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AmericasHSI agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the Washington, D.C.-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department confirmed, in a dramatic escalation of a probe that administration officials had publicly acknowledged last month. FAKTA What happened: Agents from Homeland Security Investigations
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AmericasERIE, Pennsylvania — A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania — including two children and a pregnant woman — before apparently taking his own life, authorities said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States this year. FAKTA: Erie, Pennsylvania mass shooting What:
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AmericasMANZANILLO, Mexico — Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) as Mexican authorities expanded hurricane warnings along a stretch of coastline dotted with beach resorts and fishing towns. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its 09:00
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AmericasUS President Donald Trump has angrily denounced the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, calling the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award it to South African jurist Navi Pillay "a disgraceful and embarrassing decision" that left "an indelible stain" on Norway. Speaking at a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, hours after the prize was announced in
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AmericasPresident Donald Trump says Russia will immediately supply 300,000 tons of diesel after a phone call with Vladimir Putin — a stunning reversal of US policy before the midterms.
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AmericasHurricane Isaias has made landfall near Destin, Florida, lashing the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama with 105 mph winds as a dangerous Category 2 storm, after briefly reaching major-hurricane strength earlier in the day. The National Hurricane Center confirmed the storm's center crossed the coast at about 8:30 p.m. CDT on Friday, October 9, bringing
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AmericasA Panama 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, shaking buildings across the country and sending thousands of people into the streets. The powerful tremor collapsed buildings in towns near the epicenter and prompted a tsunami warning for much of the Pacific coast of Central America. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at
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