Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs after deadly earthquake
The new president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, asked Donald Trump on Saturday August 15 for a suspension of customs duties to help reconstruction, a task which promises to be considerable after the earthquake which left nearly 300 dead.…
ICE, the US immigration police, equips its agents with electric gloves, raising concerns about possible abuse
A glove delivering electric shocks, in Bardstown (Kentucky, United States), August 13, 2026. DYLAN LOVAN/AP PHOTO The plan to equip American immigration police with electrically pulsed gloves has sparked a wave of concern in recent days about the…
“The nightmare is over”: in Venezuela, more than 130 political prisoners released
Responding to a request from the opposition which has just initiated talks with the government, Venezuela announced on Friday August 14 the release of more than 130 political prisoners, including a woman accused of a drone attack against former President…
Donald Trump makes Tehran react by declaring that he wants to proclaim the Strait of Hormuz “territory of the United States” after the war
Donald Trump, in Garden City (New York State), August 14, 2026. JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON/AP Simple joke or not, Donald Trump provoked an immediate response from Tehran after declaring that he wanted to put the Strait of Hormuz under American control at…
Karoline Leavitt, White House spokesperson and convinced Trumpist, leaves her post
She was one of the faces of Donald Trump’s return to power: Karoline Leavitt, spokesperson for the White House and a loyal supporter of the American president, will leave her position at the end of the month to devote herself to her family. The…
Donald Trump wants to reactivate steam catapults on aircraft carriers
The steam catapult runway of the aircraft carrier “George-H.-W.-Bush”, in the Atlantic Ocean, May 12, 2018. ERIC BARADAT/AFP Donald Trump affirmed, Thursday, August 13, that future aircraft carriers of the American army would once again use old models of…
“Forgotten territory of the State”: after the earthquake in Colombia, Choco faces its old wounds
In San José del Palmar, near the epicenter of the earthquake that hit Colombia, a road blocked by a landslide is enough to measure the extent of the isolation. A hospital collapsed, infrastructure was damaged and dozens of injured people had to be…
The Trump administration’s secret war against Iran, between withholding information, fluctuating objectives and the art of concealment
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, deployed as part of Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran, from an undisclosed location, March 3, 2026. US NAVY/VIA REUTERS The lives of American soldiers deployed in the Middle East for many months have been placed…
In Cuba, Raul Castro reappears in public during a tribute to his brother Fidel
Former Cuban President Raul Castro, indicted in May by American justice and who had not been seen in public for several months, reappeared Thursday August 13 in Havana on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of his late brother Fidel Castro. Raul…
Donald Trump imposes 100% customs duties on certain drones to counter Chinese imports
The Mavic Pro 2 drone, in a DJI store, in Shanghai (China), May 22, 2019. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP Donald Trump signed, Thursday, August 13, a “proclamation” presidential election announcing customs duties of up to 100% on imports of drones and drone…