Lula facing Flavio Bolsonaro: kickoff of the presidential campaign in Brazil
Left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro launched their campaign for the October presidential election on Sunday. At 80, Lula gave a meeting in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the state of Sao Paulo…
Donald Trump called for scaling back military exercises with South Korea to preserve ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
South Korean demonstrators protest in front of the United States Embassy in Seoul, against the upcoming joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, August 4, 2026. AHN YOUNG-JOON/AP The declaration is as late as it is surprising.…
Presidential election in Brazil: Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro neck and neck
The Brazilian presidential election in October promises to be a new duel between the camps of Lula and Bolsonaro. Outgoing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth term, while Flávio Bolsonaro takes over from his father Jair Bolsonaro,…
Trump administration withdraws visa from son of former president “AMLO” and polarizes Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, son of former president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at the Congress in Mexico City, October 5, 2024. CARLOS SANTIAGO/EYEPIX GROUP/SIPA USA/SIPA By getting angry at a decision “politician and propagandist” of “Hitler…
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…