https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-seizes-venezuela-linked-tanker-ahead-trump-machado-meeting-officials-say-2026-01-15 The article explains that the United States seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela just before a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. U.S. forces intercepted the tanker called Veronica, a Guyana-flagged Aframax tanker, in the Caribbean without incident, according to officials. This is the sixth tanker the U.S. has seized recently… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/eu-mercosur-sign-trade-deal-after-25-years-negotiations-2026-01-17 The article tells us that the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur officially signed a long-awaited free trade agreement on January 17, 2026, in Paraguay after 25 years of negotiations. The deal aims to cut tariffs and expand trade between the two regions, creating one of the largest free-trade areas in the world covering about 700… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-brushes-off-hysteria-over-greenland-2026-01-20/ The article reports that the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to growing global concerns about the U.S. government’s plan to take over Greenland, a autonomous part of Denmark. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Scott Bessent downplayed fears of a trade war or major conflict, calling much of the reaction “hysteria.” He was responding to tariffs… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/south-korea-signs-deal-supply-tanks-armored-vehicles-peru-2025-12-09 The article says that South Korea signed a deal with Peru to supply military equipment for the Peruvian Army, including 54 K2 battle tanks and 141 armored wheeled vehicles. This agreement was announced by the South Korean presidential office and marks the largest military export from South Korea to Latin America so far. Although the exact value of the… Read more »
link: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-threatens-abandon-mercosur-eu-deal-italy-france-seek-delay-2025-12-17 The article explains that Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned he might abandon the long-awaited trade agreement between the South American trade block Mercosur and the European Union if it isn’t finalized this month. Brazil has been negotiating the deal for decades, but Italy and France say they’re not ready to approve it yet, slowing down… Read more »
link: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-orders-blockade-sanctioned-oil-tankers-leaving-entering-venezuela-2025-12-16 The article explains that the U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a blockade on oil tankers that are sanctioned and traveling in or out of Venezuela. This decision is meant to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by cutting off the country’s main source of income, which is oil exports. Trump announced the move publicly, and it followed… Read more »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/16/pentagon-military-drug-boat-strike The article reports that on November 16, 2025, the U.S. military carried out yet another strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing three people aboard. According to the announcement by U.S. Southern Command, intelligence had determined that the vessel was involved in smuggling narcotics along a known trafficking route. This strike is part of a… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-talks-grind-into-overtime-eu-objects-proposed-deal-2025-11-22 The article talks about the final hours of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, where climate negotiations went over their time limits because the European Union pushed back against a proposed deal. In the end, countries agreed to a compromise: wealthy nations would triple adaptation funding for developing countries by 2035, giving vulnerable regions more resources to deal with rising climate… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-warns-airlines-potential-hazards-when-flying-over-venezuela-2025-11-21/ This article explains that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned airlines about “potential hazards” when flying over Venezuela due to rising security risks and increased military activity in the country. The FAA said aircraft at any altitude could face danger, especially since there have been repeated disruptions to satellite-navigation signals in the region. The agency didn’t ban U.S. airlines… Read more »
