Article URL: https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/us/2026/01/europe-has-a-lot-to-learn-from-mark-carney Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46705402 Points: 5 # Com...
America for Americans: That was James Monroe's message to European colonial powers in 1823, to respect the independence of new nations of the Americas. Trump is reinterpreting this doctrine....
Article URL: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-sundowning-in-america Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46692815 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
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There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un publicly dismissed a cabinet vice premier over a factory project. He also blasted officials for "defeatism" and "irresponsibility."...
The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact....
The Syrian army continues to push against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), reportedly capturing major oil and gas fields in eastern Syria....
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The warnings come as Trump has suggested possible military strikes against drug cartel targets in Mexico. However, Mexican authorities said the US advisory has no operational implications for Mexico....
The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the United States in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II....
Bloc will sign trade agreement on Saturday after 25 years of talks...
If Tokyo can’t count on Washington, forging pragmatic new alliances with former foes increasingly makes sense...
North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday. “Even now, nuclear materials sufficient to produce 10 to 20 nucle...
One year ago today, Donald Trump was inaugurated president of the United States for a second time. In the months prior, one of his campaign promises had been to "make America affordable again". But fr...
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets...
No ideological code can fully capture Trump’s actions...
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The US State Department hailed Venezuela's interim government for releasing American prisoners, calling it a "step in the right direction."...