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Brazil’s Proposed Crypto Tax: Winners, Losers, and the End of an Era for Retail Investors

Brazil’s Proposed Crypto Tax: Winners, Losers, and the End of an Era for Retail Investors

Brazil’s Congress is currently debating a provisional measure that could potentially transform crypto taxation in the country—and not necessarily for the better. If passed, the reform would place a flat 17.5% tax on all crypto gains, however large...

Venezuela says US seized a fishing boat, as tension over warships rises

Venezuela says US seized a fishing boat, as tension over warships rises

Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the US military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. The vessel carrying nine fishermen was...

Mexico’s week in review: Market confidence, China tariff hikes and military scandal

The week of September 8-12, 2025, showcased Mexico’s complex economic position as the Sheinbaum administration unveiled a 10 trillion-peso budget for 2026 while defending controversial tariff increases that put her government squarely between...

Brazil Condemns Ex-President to 27 Years, Defies the U.S., and Enters the History Books

Brazil Condemns Ex-President to 27 Years, Defies the U.S., and Enters the History Books

Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting a military coup after losing the 2022 election to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has been...

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Rules Meta Violated Free Expression by Arbitrarily Shutting Down Porn Actress Esperanza Gomez’s Instagram Account, Orders Company to Amend Policies

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Rules Meta Violated Free Expression by Arbitrarily Shutting Down Porn Actress Esperanza Gomez’s Instagram Account, Orders Company to Amend Policies

Bogota, September 13: Colombia’s Constitutional Court has delivered a landmark ruling against Meta, finding that the company violated the right to freedom of expression of porn actress and adult entertainer Esperanza Gomez when it shut down her...

Venezuela Denounces Violation of Sovereignty in the Caribbean by the U.S.

Venezuela Denounces Violation of Sovereignty in the Caribbean by the U.S.

September 13, 2025 Hour: 2:39 pm Venezuelan government has made headlines following a significant incident involving a U.S. warship that reportedly violated Venezuela’s maritime jurisdiction in the Caribbean Sea. This event has reignited...

Venezuela accuses U.S. of seizing fishing boat in Caribbean amid standoff

Venezuela accuses U.S. of seizing fishing boat in Caribbean amid standoff

Updated on: September 13, 2025 / 4:22 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Where U.S.-Venezuela relations stand Where U.S.-Venezuela relations stand after strike on alleged drug boat 04:21 Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a...

Venezuela says the U.S. intercepted and boarded a Venezuelan tuna vessel in a "hostile" manner

Venezuela says the U.S. intercepted and boarded a Venezuelan tuna vessel in a "hostile" manner

(Reuters) -The Venezuelan government announced on Saturday that a U.S. destroyer intercepted, boarded and occupied a Venezuelan tuna fishing vessel for eight hours in the waters of the South American country's Special Economic Zone on Friday. In a...

Mexico has positioned itself as Switzerland’s leading trading partner in Latin America

Mexico has positioned itself as Switzerland’s leading trading partner in Latin America

7 During the reception for Swiss Day 2025, the Swiss ambassador to Mexico, Pietro Piffaretti, emphasized that the bilateral relationship is going through a key moment in a global context marked by geopolitical and technological upheavals. “We are...

Political Jobber Oscar Keana Threatens To “Get Rid” Of Sowore For Calling Tinubu Criminal, Asks Seyi Tinubu To Leave “Dirty Job” To Him

A video circulating online has shown a political miscreant, Oscar Keana, issuing a string of threats against human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, after Sowore called President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” for lying to Nigerians. In the clip, Keana...

Mexico stocks close at record high

Mexico stocks close at record high

Mexico’s stock market finished higher on Friday, with the main index touching a fresh all-time high. The S&P/BMV IPC climbed 0.40%, helped by strong gains in industrials, consumer goods, and consumer staples. Among the top performers, Becle SA,...

Mexico celebrates independence with message of unity

Mexico celebrates independence with message of unity

Features Grevic Alvarado 3 Hrs Ago Dancers from Mariachi Tapatío de Álvaro PaulinoTapatío showcas a slice of Mexican tradition with a performance on September 9 at Queen's Hall, Port of Spain. - Photos by Grevic Alvarado GREVIC ALVARADO The...

Māori Rangatahi Delegation Heads To COP30 In Brazil – Te Kahu Pokere

Te Kāhu Pōkere – Rangatahi Māori soar to COP30 Ten rangatahi Māori, known as Te Kāhu Pōkere, will represent Aotearoa at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil this November. This is the first iwi-mandated Māori youth...

Cuban VP Checks Industrial Center in Cen…

Cuban VP Checks Industrial Center in Cen…

The completion of the Labiofam business group's industrial complex in Villa Clara, now more than 95 percent complete, was reviewed by Salvador Valdés Mesa, a member of the Party's Political Bureau and Vice President of the Republic. Santa Clara,...

Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America

Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Earlier this month, the Trump administration bombed a civilian boat in the Caribbean, after sending warships to the region. “Instead...

World CBS News Venezuela accuses U.S. of seizing fishing boat in Caribbean amid standoff

World CBS News Venezuela accuses U.S. of seizing fishing boat in Caribbean amid standoff

Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the U.S. military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. The vessel carrying nine fishermen was...

IndyCar will Not Race in Mexico in 2026

IndyCar will Not Race in Mexico in 2026

Two weeks after the conclusion of the IndyCar season at Nashville Superspeedway, fans still await a full schedule release for the 2026 season. While the series is not yet ready to release the full schedule, Penske Entertainment Corp. President...

Festival Latino brings music, culture and community to Cedar Rapids

Festival Latino brings music, culture and community to Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Downtown Cedar Rapids came alive with the sights and sounds of Latin American culture on Saturday as the 2025 Cedar Rapids Festival Latino filled the McGrath Amphitheatre with music, dancing and community spirit. The free,...

PAN’s delegation works with Political Directorate of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

PAN’s delegation works with Political Directorate of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces

Welcoming the delegation, Major General Marcelo Perez, Deputy Chief of the Political Directorate of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, underlined that the loyal friendship and long-standing solidarity between Cuba and Vietnam, nurtured by the...

What to expect from trade talks between Mexico and Canada next week

What to expect from trade talks between Mexico and Canada next week

International trade lawyer John Boscariol on what key issues are likely to dominate the upcoming Canada-Mexico trade conversations. Three key issues will likely dominate trade talks between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Mexican President Claudia...

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