CARACAS, Venezuela — Oswaldo Pinto is accustomed to disappointments during shopping excursions to buy food for his family. But he was especially demoralized the other day after scouring for bargains at the sprawling Coche Market, which serves a mostly working-class clientele on the southern fringes of this chaotic capital. “This month I could only buy half of…
Gold notched another record high on Friday, while silver and platinum also extended gains to hit all-time peaks, driven by reduced confidence in U.S. assets. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Gold climbed to a fresh all-time high, crossing $5,100 an ounce on Monday and extending its record-breaking run as investors seek the safety of…
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has sent an additional 37 suspected cartel operatives to the United States to face justice, the country’s top law enforcement official said Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest bid to discourage President Trump from ordering a U.S. military strike against drug-trafficking targets in Mexico. The 37 suspects were dispatched in seven…
“The old world is dying, the new world struggles to be born and now is the time for monsters.” This quote by Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci is frequently repeated in the political-policy world today. It is not off the mark. The year 2026 has brought more turmoil and disruption to the existing world order. Speaking…
During his first term, President Trump was both praised and condemned for being wildly unpredictable, pushing boundaries and disregarding long-standing norms in Washington. During the 2024 presidential campaign, then-Vice President Kamala Harris — Trump’s opponent — spoke directly to his volatile leadership style in her final pitch to voters, saying their choice would determine “whether…
MEXICO CITY — Hugo Chávez called the United States “the empire,” and President George W. Bush “the devil.” Denouncing capitalism as “the road to hell,” he pushed an alternative economic model that nationalized key industries and redistributed wealth. During his 14-year presidency of Venezuela, Chávez warned of a CIA plot to kill him and steal his country’s…
In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela’s oil more than conventional foreign policy objectives, such as combating drug trafficking or bolstering democracy and regional stability. During his first news conference after the operation,…
WASHINGTON — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a private meeting at the White House, but he has not changed his view that she does not have the support to lead her country. Machado, who won the prize last year for her work…
President Trump seemed angry after the Senate voted last Thursday to pass a war powers resolution to the next stage, where lawmakers could approve the measure and seek to curb the president’s ability to wage war in Venezuela without congressional authorization. Trump said that day that five Republican senators who supported bringing the measure to…
SALEN, Sweden, Jan 12 (Reuters) – It would be the end of NATO if the U.S. took Greenland by force and European Union member states are under obligation to come to Denmark’s assistance if it was faced with military aggression, the European Commissioner for Defence and Space said on Monday. “I agree with the Danish…