The European Commission fines Google 890 million, at the risk of provoking the wrath of Trump
Headquarters of the European Commission, in Brussels, before the announcement of the Google fine, July 23, 2026. VIRGINIA MAYO/AP PHOTO While not a week goes by without, in one way or another, Donald Trump looming the threat of a new increase in customs…
Saudi Arabia joins forces with the United States to develop a civil nuclear program
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright in Washington, July 17, 2026. ROD LAMKEY/AP PHOTO Saudi civil nuclear power could well become a reality after the announcement by the United States, Wednesday July 22, of an agreement with Riyadh paving the way for the…
Earthquakes in Venezuela: more than 5,000 dead, IMF releases funds
At least 5,069 people died during the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes which struck northern Venezuela, and particularly the state of La Guaira, on June 24, 39 seconds apart, according to a new report published Friday July 17 by the President of…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani admits he does not have the “necessary legal authority” to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a video message about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, filmed at an unknown location on July 21, 2026. NEW YORK MAYOR’S OFFICE/YOUTUBE VIA REUTERS New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday July 21 that…
New York Can’t Arrest Netanyahu But Feds Should, Mamdani Says
Benjamin Netanyahu in the sights of the mayor of New York. Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday (July 21) that his administration did not have the legal capacity to arrest the Israeli prime minister as it envisaged, and called on US federal authorities to act.…
Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega cancels the next elections, Washington denounces an authoritarian drift
A photograph made available by El 19 Digital, the official government media outlet, shows Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega during an event celebrating the 47th anniversary of the Nicaraguan revolution, in Managua, July 19, 2026. CESAR PEREZ/EL 19…
Midterms 2026: “Trump is ready to do anything to take control of the electoral process”
“We can never again witness another stolen election.” In a 25-minute speech addressed “to the Nation” on Thursday July 16, Donald Trump once again reiterated his accusations of electoral fraud during the 2020 presidential election, which he…
Faced with the United States, Iran is betting on a war of attrition
A bridge destroyed by a US strike in Bandar-e Abbas, southern Iran, on July 17. MORTEZA AKHOONDI/MEIMAGES/MAXPPP Tuesday July 21, for the tenth consecutive night, American airstrikes against several sites on the southern coast of Iran continued, while…
Shipwreck in Guyana leaves at least 27 dead, 83 missing
The ferry MV Barima sank in the northwest of Guyana on the night of Saturday July 18 to Sunday July 19. “At this stage of operations, the number of people rescued now stands at 69, said Prime Minister Mark Phillips. A total of 27 bodies have been…
Donald Trump imposes new 50% customs duties on several products on Canada
At the border between Canada and the United States, between Detroit (Michigan) and Windsor (Ontario), April 1, 2025. BILL PUGLIANO/GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP American President Donald Trump reopened a front in his trade war with Canada by signing, on Monday…