Category: Americas

US Embassy in Mexico Issues ‘Security’ Warning Over Potential Violence

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a “security alert” to Americans about potential cartel violence after the arrest of a top drug lord in Jalisco state, coming months after a similar warning was issued amid a wave of cartel-related violence across the country. “The State of Jalisco has issued a state-wide Security Alert and increased…


Australian Public Broadcaster Found to Have ‘Materially Misled’ Audiences on Fox News, Trump Report

Australia’s media watchdog says the taxpayer-funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) misled audiences and inaccurately reported on Fox News and its relationship with former U.S. President Donald Trump. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) issued a statement on Dec. 21, saying that the ABC left out critical information “in a way that materially misled the…


Peru’s Defense Minister Named Prime Minister in Cabinet Shuffle After Protests

LIMA/MEXICO CITY—Peru’s President Dina Boluarte promoted the country’s defense chief to the prime minister’s job as part of a shuffle of her 11-day-old Cabinet on Wednesday, a move that followed protests this month that have left roughly two dozen people dead. Alberto Otarola, a lawyer who had been the Andean nation’s defense minister, was named…


World Cup Celebrations in Buenos Aires Cut Short as Fans Clash With Riot Police

A parade in Buenos Aires that was organized to celebrate the Argentina national soccer team’s FIFA World Cup victory in Qatar ended in chaos after fans clashed with police. On Tuesday, President Alberto Fernández declared a national holiday to give the country a chance to celebrate the nation’s first World Cup trophy since 1986, which…


LIVE NOW: FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Leaves Bahamas Court

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a Bahamas court after signing papers paving the way for his extradition to the United States to face fraud charges over the collapse of his crypto exchange. …


Messi’s World Cup Post Beats Egg to Become Most-Liked on Instagram

Lionel Messi set yet another record on Tuesday after his Instagram post celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win became the most-liked on the platform, breaking a nearly four-year-old record held by a photo of an egg. Having led Argentina to their first World Cup in 36 years with victory over France on Sunday, Messi proceeded to…


Millions Flood Buenos Aires as Argentina Soccer Team Airlifted in Choppers

BUENOS AIRES—Millions of ecstatic Argentines flooded onto the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to cheer the country’s World Cup-winning soccer squad led by Lionel Messi, with the heaving crowd bringing the open-top bus parade to a standstill. The players were unable to reach the central Obelisco monument as planned due to security concerns because…


Argentina’s World Cup Winners Arrive Home to Hero’s Welcome

BUENOS AIRES—Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina’s football squad a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning team mates touched down at Ezeiza airport. The Argentine capital has been in party mode since their dramatic victory over France in…


Judicial Tyranny in Brazil

Commentary Indigenous people have special protection under Brazilian law. This was so at least until Dec. 12, when an indigenous leader was arrested by order of Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court of Brazil. Cacique Serere (“Chief Tserere”) of the Xavante Tribe dared to criticise the behaviour of top electoral judges during the…


CNY Mainly ‘Internationalized’ in Offshore Hong Kong

Commentary Recently, Xi Jinping of mainland China visited Saudi Arabia, arousing speculation of some new deals to be done. Specifically, some nationalists expect a substantial portion of Saudi oil exported to China to be settled in the Chinese Yuan (CNY) rather than the U.S. dollar. Such wishful thinking is obviously self-defeating by looking at the…