French government calls for Christmas truce in farmer protests
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The French government on Friday called for a Christmas truce with protesting farmers,…
Exclusive: US seizes vessel off Venezuelan coast, officials say
US seizes vessel amid military build-up near VenezuelaVenezuelan crude exports fall sharply after US tanker seizureMaduro claims US…
Explainer: Venezuela’s billions in distressed debt: who is in line to collect
Investors speculate on recovery values amid political and economic instabilityU.S. sanctions, lack of IMF involvement, among restructuring obstaclesVenezuela’s…
How Brazil’s deadliest police raid turned into a bloodbath
A drone view shows mourners gathering around bodies, the day after a deadly police operation against drug trafficking…
Surging barrels at sea spook oil markets more than Russia or Venezuela
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to…
Brazil threatens to abandon Mercosur-EU deal as Italy, France seek delay
SAO PAULO, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that if…
EU races to win over Italy on Mercosur trade deal, says EU lawmaker
Italy, France and Poland object to pact with S American blocNegotiations for unprecedented deal began 25 years agoSupporters…
Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
Oil prices rise over 1% following blockade announcementTrump labels Venezuelan “regime” a foreign terrorist organizationVenezuela rejects Trump’s “grotesque…
Exclusive: France and Italy aligned on need to delay final Mercosur vote, say sources
PARIS/ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on…
South Africa boosts coal exports to Israel after Colombia ban
South Africa September-November coal exports to Israel doubledColombia stopped shipments in August after ban over Gaza deathsSouth Africa…
Chile votes in presidential race expected to lurch country to the right
Right-wing candidate Jose Antonio Kast faces leftist Jeannette JaraKast is seen as most likely to triumphCrime concerns have…
Bolivia judge rules ex-President Arce be held in pre-trial detention for five months
Dec 12 (Reuters) – A Bolivian judge on Friday said ex-President Luis Arce will be held in pre-trial…