United States

​Moscow, Mar 19 (EFE).– The United States will lift sanctions imposed on the Belarusian Ministry of Finance and two banks, US envoy John Cole announced Thursday, following the release of 250 political prisoners by Minsk. Cole stated in Minsk, following a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, that the US...

Tel Aviv (EFE).- The Haifa oil refinery, the most important city in northern Israel, was attacked on Thursday after the latest missile strike launched from Iran, according to several local media outlets, including Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. «15 firefighting and rescue teams from the Coastal District are currently operating at...

Washington (EFE).- The United States Senate is scheduled to begin debating an electoral bill that President Donald Trump has considered his «number one priority,» seeking to change the way citizens vote in federal elections by requiring official documentation to go to the polls. The «SAVE America» act requires proof of...

​Paris, Mar 16 (EFE).– Top officials from the United States and China met in Paris on Wednesday for a new round of talks before the expected summit in Beijing between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. ​At the end of the two-day negotiations, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the...

By Ana Milena Varón Los Angeles, US, (EFE).- The family of Alberto Gutiérrez Reyes, who died in California while in immigration custody, demanded answers from the US Government, alleging that the Mexican migrant had requested medical attention but did not receive it in time. This situation mirrors others in the...

Mexico City (EFE).- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Tuesday that her government will seek to eliminate tariffs on steel, aluminum, and vehicles as part of the agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA), considering that these tariffs hinder trade within the region. «We want the reduction or,...

Washington, (EFE).- The United States President Donald Trump insisted on Monday on the possibility of his country opting for a «friendly takeover» of Cuba, at a time marked by the island’s woes due to the crude oil blockade imposed by Washington. Trump stated at a press conference in Miami that...

Istanbul, Mar 9 (EFE).- The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reiterated his warnings on Monday to Iran not to extend the conflict, hours after NATO intercepted an Iranian missile in Turkish airspace, the second such interception since Mar. 4. «Despite our sincere warnings, extremely wrong and provocative steps continue to...

​By Eduard Ribas i Admetlla ​Miami, US, Mar 7 (EFE).– United States President Donald Trump formalized a military coalition with right-wing Latin American presidents on Saturday to defeat drug cartels, in the absence of Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. ​The US president presented the so-called «Shield of the Americas» during a...

New York, (EFE).- Former United States presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill Clinton, along with former vice president and the most recent Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, paid their respects on Friday to the iconic American activist Jesse Jackson at a public wake in Chicago, highlighting that he inspired people...

Miami, US, Mar 5 (EFE).- The White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security advisor, Stephen Miller, urged Latin American governments on Thursday to fight drug cartels as if they were terrorist groups like «ISIS (the Islamic State) or Al-Qaeda.» «The cartels that operate in this hemisphere...

New York, (EFE).- A report published on Wednesday by the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office, United States, revealed that, between 1950 and 2011, 75 clergy members sexually abused more than 300 children, and the Diocese of Providence concealed the cases by transferring the priests, providing «treatment,» and promising confidentiality. During...