Faced with El Niño and reduced precipitation, the Panama Canal is forced to reduce traffic
The number of ships authorized to use the Panama Canal will be reduced from September due to the drop in precipitation caused by the El Niño phenomenon, announced the autonomous public body which operates this route linking the Atlantic to the Pacific.…
A new American aircraft carrier, the USS “George Washington”, has arrived in the Middle East
The US aircraft carrier USS “George Washington” in the Strait of Malacca, August 13, 2026. US NAVY VIA REUTERS The American army formalized, Thursday August 20, the arrival of a new aircraft carrier in the Middle East, replacing…
Who is “special assistant” Natalie Harp, still in Donald Trump’s shadow?
Her devotion to the American president was already well known and widely commented on in political-media circles in Washington, but a small sentence from a Democratic senator – Jon Ossoff – propelled Natalie Harp, Donald Trump’s omnipresent aide,…
Trump plan for Gaza: Jared Kushner tries to break the deadlock, but without obtaining guarantees in Israel
Jared Kushner (second from left), during his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi (center), in El-Alamein (Egypt), August 16, 2026. EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY VIA REUTERS Jared Kushner spent an hour and a half with Hamas officials in Egypt on…
Donald Trump announces he will meet Kim Jong-un in 2026
Not long ago, Donald Trump praised his good relationship with the North Korean leader. He announced on Wednesday that he would meet Kim Jong-un this year. This meeting could, according to some experts, take place in November on the sidelines of the Apec…
Ecuadorian intelligence chief, close to President Noboa, dies in helicopter crash in Kenya
Michele Sensi-Contugi, in Quito, June 18, 2024. RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP Ecuador’s intelligence chief, Michele Sensi-Contugi, died on Wednesday August 19 in a helicopter accident in Kenya. A total of seven people died when the plane carrying them on an…
Meta trial in California: the social media giant accused of having “baited” children
Did Meta “bait” children on Instagram and Facebook by “hiding the truth”, or task its teams with identifying and resolving excessive usage problems? The first federal trial against the social media giant opened Tuesday in Oakland, near San Francisco,…
US to deport up to 1,200 people to Liberia within a year
ICE agents, the immigration police, during a check of deported people, before their boarding, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 24, 2026. STEPHEN MATUREN/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Liberia announced in a statement on Tuesday, August 18, that it would welcome…
US sanctions against the ICC “undermine the rule of law”, warns the Court
Faced with new American sanctions, the ICC reacts. The International Criminal Court said in a statement released Tuesday (August 18) that Washington’s sanctions against senior officials “undermine the rule of law.” “When pressure is put…
Meta: at the opening of its trial in California, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram accused of having “baited” children
Olivia Konar holds a banner bearing the names of young people who, according to advocates, died because of social media, in front of the federal courthouse in Oakland, California, on August 18, 2026. NOAH BERGER/AP Does Meta have “baited” children on…