SAN SALVADOR (AP) – Chile’s far-right President-elect José Antonio Kast visited El Salvador’s mega-prison for accused gang members on Friday ahead of a meeting with President Nayib Bukele to discuss organized crime.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market sank after a mixed day of trading. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.4%. Nvidia, Microsoft and other influential Big Tech stocks weighed on the market. So did software companies and others seen as potential losers to competitors powered by artificial intelligence.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath. U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves — sometimes discarding old differences to do so – to diversify their economies away from the US.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.
NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian lawmakers from the ruling coalition praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for striking a deal with the U.S. that seeks to reduce tariffs on Indian goods, while the opposition raised questions on the impact on sensitive sectors such as agriculture. President Trump on Monday announced plans to reduce import tariffs on India.
PANAMA CITY (AP) – Latin American leaders, who gathered for a development forum Wednesday, called for regional unity in the face of increasing political polarization and the recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said Thursday he has informed acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez that he’s going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit.
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