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Lavrov briefs African leader on Russia-US talks

Lavrov briefs African leader on Russia-US talks

South Africa has resisted pressure from its Western partners to take sides against Moscow ...

US flies Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo to Honduras

US flies Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo to Honduras

The U.S. government flew 177 Venezuelan migrants from Guantanamo Bay to Honduras on Thursday, from where they are set to be transferred...

Jeremy Paul makes two eagles, shares lead at Mexico Open

Jeremy Paul makes two eagles, shares lead at Mexico Open

(Photo credit: Logan Newell/The Coloradoan / USA TODAY NETWORK) Jeremy Paul of Germany carded two eagles on his way to a 7-under-par...

Trump signs order aimed at ending benefits for some immigrants

Trump signs order aimed at ending benefits for some immigrants

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA —  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally,...

Dmitry Trenin: Russias long-term play Is much bigger than Ukraine

Dmitry Trenin: Russias long-term play Is much bigger than Ukraine

Trump could reshape the global order, and Moscow will be hoping he succeeds The reopening of US-Russia dialogue has triggered alarm,...

"Safe and Secure": Indian Embassy in Panama says it has "consular access" to Indians who reached from US

"Safe and Secure": Indian Embassy in Panama says it has "consular access" to Indians who reached from US

Panama City [Panama], February 20 (ANI): India is working closely with authorities in Panama to ensure the well-being of Indians who...

Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region

Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region

PANAMA CITY —  A group of migrants deported from the U.S. to Panama last week were moved on Tuesday night from a hotel in the capital...

Jake Knapp's everywhere at the Mexico Open and eager to repeat

Jake Knapp's everywhere at the Mexico Open and eager to repeat

(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images) Jake Knapp is seeing himself everywhere. The airport. The hotel. Obviously, the golf course....

Ukrainian migrants face increased scrutiny in US media

Ukrainian migrants face increased scrutiny in US  media

The immigration authorities are reportedly investigating beneficiaries of Biden-era programs for potential fraud The US Citizenship...

SCCI strengthens economic, trade partnerships with Guatemala

SCCI strengthens economic, trade partnerships with Guatemala

SHARJAH, 18th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing strategic...

Costa Rica will receive deported migrants from US

Costa Rica will receive deported migrants from US

San Jose, Costa Rica Costa Rica announced Monday it would receive migrants from other countries who were deported by the United States,...

MEXICO-COAHUILA-PIEDRAS NEGRAS-MIGRANT SHELTER

MEXICO-COAHUILA-PIEDRAS NEGRAS-MIGRANT SHELTER

(250217) -- PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Feb. 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Migrants are pictured in a shelter in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, Feb....

Guatemala seeks to boost tourism, trade with UAE: Tourism Minister

Guatemala seeks to boost tourism, trade with UAE: Tourism Minister

DUBAI, 11th February, 2025 (WAM) -- Harris Whitbeck, Minister of Tourism of Guatemala, emphasised that his country is eager to strengthen...

UAE, Costa Rica promote trade, investment opportunities

UAE, Costa Rica promote trade, investment opportunities

DUBAI, 6th February, 2025 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Costa Rica have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding...

Razan Al Mubarak chairs 112th IUCN Council meeting in Guatemala

Razan Al Mubarak chairs 112th IUCN Council meeting in Guatemala

ABU DHABI, 3rd February, 2025 (WAM) -- Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),...

RAK Chamber of Commerce explores investment cooperation with Guatemala

RAK Chamber of Commerce explores investment cooperation with Guatemala

RAS AL KHAIMAH, 16th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce discussed ways to enhance cooperation with the Republic...

President of Guatemala confers Grand Officer of Order of Antonio Jose de Irisarri on Ambassador Al Menhali

President of Guatemala confers Grand Officer of Order of Antonio Jose de Irisarri on Ambassador Al Menhali

ABU DHABI, 9th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Bernardo Arevalo, President of the Republic of Guatemala, awarded the Grand Officer of the Order...

El Salvador shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake

El Salvador shaken by 6.1 magnitude quake

SAN SALVADOR, 5th January, 2025 (WAM)-- A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattled areas off the coast of El Salvador, causing widespread...

Trump Administration Inherits SOUTHCOM's Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean

Trump Administration Inherits SOUTHCOM's Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean

During her tenure as Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) from October 2021 to her retirement in November 2024, General...

Guatemala: Failed Response to Sexual Violence Against Girls

Guatemala: Failed Response to Sexual Violence Against Girls

(Guatemala City) - Successive governments in Guatemala have failed to meet their obligations toward girls facing early and forced pregnancies...

Migrantising Diplomacy

Migrantising Diplomacy

Hlne Thiollet Download PDF Feb 21 2025 1 viewsDavid Peinado Romero/Shutterstock Since the 2000s, migration and asylum seem to...

US Deports 177 Venezuelan Migrants from Guantanamo Bay

US Deports 177 Venezuelan Migrants from Guantanamo Bay

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United States has sent 177 deported Venezuelan migrants from the Washington-controlled military base in Guantanamo...

Athletic Club Bilbao legend Oscar de Marcos to retire at the end of the season

MADRID, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Athletic Club Bilbao's veteran defender, Oscar de Marcos announced on Wednesday that he will retire at...

UN launches humanitarian response plans for three Central American countries

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations and its partners in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras have launched this year's...

Win-win cooperation key word in China-Latin America relations: spokesperson

BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China-Latin America cooperation has won wide support from the Latin American people and win-win cooperation...

Honduras reaches deal with U.S. to continue extradition treaty

TEGUCIGALPA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced on Tuesday that her government reached an agreement with...

Australian researchers call for action to reduce burning of plastic in developing nations

SYDNEY, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have called for action to reduce the burning of plastic for heating and cooking...

Chinese FM calls for further cooperation with Brazil

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday expressed China's willingness to promote more achievements...

At least 55 die in Guatemala after bus plunged into gorge

GUATEMALA CITY, 11th February, 2025 (WAM) -- At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed under a bridge...

US sends migrants from Guantanamo to Venezuela

The United States deported 177 migrants from its military base in Guantanamo, Cuba to their homeland in Venezuela Thursday, the latest...

US transfers 177 migrants held in Guantanamo to Venezuela

Marking another boost to the renewed partnership between the US and Venezuela, 177 migrants were transferred from the notorious Guantanamo...

Trump administration labels 8 Latin American cartels as 'foreign terrorist organizations'

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is formally designating eight Latin American crime organizations as foreign terrorist organizations, upping...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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