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Trump returns to Twitter, now X, with police mugshot post

25-08-2023 10:20 Trump posts on Twitter, now X, for first time since 2021, sharing his police mugshot after being arrested at a Georgia jail on racketeering and conspiracy charges.

As I see it

Prospects for demagogues look bright

17-06-2023 06:58 When people come to the conclusion that they simply cannot trust run-of-the-mill democratic politicians to do anything that might make their lives easier because they are in cahoots with the rich, they will turn to populists who at least appear to share their way of thinking.

by James Neilson

UNITED STATES

Trump denies mishandling US secrets in historic court appearance

14-06-2023 14:26 Donald Trump pleads not guilty to dozens of criminal counts of mishandling some of the US government's most sensitive secrets and scheming to prevent their return, in a historic first court appearance as a federal defendant.

UNITED STATES

Trump found liable for sexually abusing writer

09-05-2023 18:18 A New York jury found Donald Trump liable Tuesday for sexually abusing and defaming an American former magazine columnist and ordered the ex-president to pay her $5 million in damages.

CHILEAN CONSTITUTION

Far-right wins most seats on Chile's constitution rewrite body

08-05-2023 10:58 Chile's far-right Republican Party finished in first place Sunday in a nationwide vote to choose the 50 members of a committee that will draft a replacement to the country's dictatorship-era constitution.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

US envoy sees common ground with Brazil in racism fight

04-05-2023 13:38 The United States and Brazil pledged Wednesday to do more together to combat racism, citing common cause after the exit of leaders who championed white grievances.

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro testifies on January 8 riots

26-04-2023 11:35 Former Brazilian far-right president Jair Bolsonaro appears before federal police on to testify on anti-government riots by his supporters on January 8.

US ELECTIONS 2024

Joe Biden: racing against time to 'heal' a broken nation

25-04-2023 12:20 Biden, despite making strides towards economic recovery post-Covid and a strong Ukraine-Russia war response, has not yet fulfilled his pledge to "heal" the divided nation.

US ELECTIONS 2024

White House 2024: the hopefuls aiming to take on Biden

25-04-2023 12:03 US President Joe Biden up against a number of hopeful candidates including former adversary Donald Trump, rising star Governor Ron DeSantis, and former vice president Mike Pence.

US ELECTIONS 2024

Biden makes it official: he’s running again in 2024

25-04-2023 11:45 President Joe Biden formally announced that he would seek reelection in 2024, readying a historic campaign against a Republican field dominated by his predecessor, Donald Trump.

BRAZILIAN POLITICS

Jair Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots

17-04-2023 09:02 Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8.

UNITED STATES

Trump pleads not guilty after historic arrest

04-04-2023 16:42 Donald Trump pleaded not guilty this afternoon, after becoming the first United States president to be arrested on criminal charges.

UNITED STATES

Donald Trump indicted, first US president to face criminal charges

31-03-2023 12:25 New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump on Thursday over hush-money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign.

FOREIGN RELATIONS & DIPLOMACY

US, Brazil to seek reset with Biden-Lula meeting

08-02-2023 17:18 The US and Brazil will seek to reset ties this week when President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva travels to Washington to meet Joe Biden, both keen to turn the page on the Jair Bolsonaro years.

Terror Trial

Uzbek man found guilty of New York bike path terror attack

26-01-2023 21:47 An Uzbek man who drove a truck down a New York bike path five years ago killing eight people – five of whom were visiting from Argentina – was found guilty Thursday of a raft of murder and terrorism charges.

US Politics

Trump officially launches 2024 White House bid

15-11-2022 23:59 "America's comeback starts right now," declares 76-year-old former US president before hundreds of supporters gathered in an ornate, flag-draped ballroom at his palatial Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

US ELECTIONS 2022

Republicans make gains in US midterms but no 'red wave'

09-11-2022 17:11 Disappointing night for Donald Trump, who was counting on a powerful Republican showing to boost his expected 2024 run to return to White House.

US MIDTERM ELECTIONS

US votes with Biden agenda at stake – and Trump in the wings

08-11-2022 11:50 At stake are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate and a slew of state and local positions. Five states are holding referendums on abortion – California, Vermont, Kentucky, Montana and Michigan.

Inter-American Development Bank

IDB board recommends removing Trump-picked chief Claver-Carone

22-09-2022 23:39 Executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank unanimously recommend ousting chief Mauricio Claver-Carone after a probe into an alleged romantic relationship with a top aide found he probably violated ethics rules.

Brazil Elections 2022

Brazil's Bolsonaro a 'cheap copy of Trump': Lula

23-08-2022 12:12 President Jair Bolsonaro’s rival for Brazil’s 2022 election, Lula, has dubbed him a “cheap copy” of Donald Trump, due to Bolsonaro’s repeated allegations that the Brazilian election system is liable for fraud.

As I see it

The Donald and Cristina show

12-08-2022 11:12 While Trump could well benefit from that FBI “raid” on his garish residential complex in Florida, for Cristina the outlook is rather less promising.

by James Neilson

UNITED STATES

FBI raid on Trump's home ignites political firestorm

10-08-2022 22:45 Leading Republicans rally around the former president after an extraordinary FBI raid on his palatial Florida residence.

Bloomberg

Key Argentina creditor hints at withholding new funding

26-07-2022 13:42 Argentina faces further potential isolation after one of its last-standing creditors suggested it won’t give new funding until the government organises itself better.

OBITUARY

Shinzo Abe, Japan’s long-Serving prime minister, dies at 67

08-07-2022 13:51 Shinzo Abe, the 67-year old former prime minister fatally shot on Friday, built a legacy during a record-breaking tenure as a foreign policy hawk, but will likely be most remembered for an aggressive economic-growth strategy that bore his name.

Summit of the Americas

US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them

07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.