An old conflict has flared between yarn producers and clothing manufacturers in Colombia. The government of Gustavo Petro will eliminate a 10% tariff on raw materials to benefit those who turn them into apparel. “If Colombian garment manufacturers can reduce financial, energy, and input costs, they could become one of Colombia’s major exporters,” the president…
As his coziness with dictators around the globe suggests, Trump likes and admires fellow autocrats, from Orbán to Netanyahu to Putin. But not just any autocrats. In Argentina, Javier Milei, with his pro-Trump sycophancy, his MAGA imitation, and his war on the poor, is Trump’s kind of despot. Not so Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Trump, with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend. The State Department said a week ago that it had “credible reports” Hamas…
Colombia‘s president, Gustavo Petro, has accused the U.S. of “murder” after the U.S. military struck a vessel last month. Petro accused Washington of violating the South American country’s sovereignty and of killing a Colombian fisherman, named by the president as Alejandro Carranza. Colombian media reported Carranza was aboard a boat targeted by U.S. forces on…