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Panama is Added To The European Union List Of Tax Havens
The European Union countries have approved maintaining Panama, Russia, and nine other jurisdictions on their tax haven blacklists, after finding that they continue to fail to cooperate in this area or have failed to implement the reforms they had...
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Panama’s President Mulino Congratulates María Corina Machado On the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
The President of the Republic of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, joined in congratulating Venezuelan political leader María Corina Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize this Friday. Through his social media accounts, the Panamanian...
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Over 50 Mexican Politicians Stripped Of U.S. Visas In Drug Cartel Crackdown
The United States has revoked visas for more than 50 Mexican politicians and government officials as part of the Trump administration’s expanded campaign against drug cartels and their suspected political connections, according to two Mexican...
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Antwerp & Rotterdam mayors join forces against drugs
Antwerp (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Rotterdam Mayor Carola Schouten and Antwerp Mayor Els van Doesburg discussed rising drug crimes, youth protection, and cross-border cocaine trafficking; predecessors Aboutaleb and De Wever intercepted major...
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US revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians
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The US government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration's crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, two Mexican officials told Reuters. A handful of...
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US revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians in new drug war front
MEXICO CITY - The US government has revoked the visas of at least 50 politicians and government officials in Mexico amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on drug cartels and their suspected political allies, two Mexican officials told Reuters....
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Panama Canal records revenue and traffic growth in 2025
The Panama Canal closed fiscal year 2025 (FY2025) with growth in revenues, tonnage, and vessel transits. Total revenues reached B/.5.705 billion (about US$5.705 billion), 14.4% above the B/.4.986 billion (US$4.986 billion) recorded in FY2024....
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Trump administration revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians
The United States has cancelled the visas of more than 50 Mexican politicians and government officials as part of President Donald Trump’s latest push against drug cartels and their suspected political connections, according to two Mexican...
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Shock as US ‘revokes visas of over 50 Mexican politicians and government officials’
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Panama Canal transits in FY2025 bounce back from drought
The Panama Canal saw a 19.3% jump in transits in the last 12 months recovering from drought restrictions in the previous year The number of transits in fiscal year (FY2025) jumped 19.3% to 13,404 compared to 11,240 transits last year when drought...
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U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...
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Here’s what awaits ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy behind bars
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Paris (CNN) — As a former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has been behind many doors closed to the average French citizen. On October 21, as the cold steel of his jail cell door clangs behind him, he’ll be in one room to...
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Panama’s President Mulino: “I Don’t Work With Mercy” in the Face of the Teachers’ Strike
President José Raúl Mulino warned the National Assembly and the teachers’ union on Thursday that he would veto without hesitation “any law that he considers unconstitutional ” regarding educators’ right to strike. The statement comes in direct...
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Match Preview: USA v CommBank Socceroos | International Friendly
The next stop for the CommBank Socceroos is Dick's Sporting Goods Park, in Denver, Colorado, where they will take on World No.16 USA. The United States are another one of the host nations of the FIFA World Cup 26™ and are themselves deep in...
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Sen. Moreno boldly predicts Venezuela dictator Maduro will be ousted by end of 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno criticized leaders in both his native Colombia and neighboring Venezuela during a Senate hearing on Hezbollah’s drug trafficking operations in Latin America, boldly predicting that Venezuelan dictator Nicolás...
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International News: Mexico launches emergency response to screwworm outbreak threatening livestock industry
Views: 47 Views: 46 Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2025. 2:42 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: Mexico has launched a national health and economic response following the re-emergence of the New World screwworm, more than two decades after its eradication,...
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Government Response to Madagascar Protests Highlights the Urgency of Youth-Led Movements Across Africa
To be a young person in Africa is to navigate constantly and fully appreciate the systemic hurdles that complicate evolving into adulthood. It’s a collective dawning that has sparked more youth-led demonstrations in countries across the continent,...
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Zelensky Commission Moves to Strip Odesa Mayor Trukhanov of Ukrainian Citizenship
Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov is expected to lose his Ukrainian citizenship after a presidential commission recommended revoking it, Odesa-based media outlet Dumska reported on Monday, citing sources. President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to sign...
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Odessa Mayor Trukhanov Faces Citizenship Revocation Petition with 25,000 Signatures
The petition demanding the stripping of Ukrainian citizenship from Odesa’s mayor, Gennady Trukhanov, gathered 25 thousand signatures within the first 24 hours. The appeal was published on October 13 on the president’s website. The authors of the...
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US Threatens Sanctions against Countries Including Panama That Support the Net Zero Framework
The U.S. administration has issued an ultimatum to members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO): Countries that vote in favor of the “Net Zero Framework” could face economic, immigration, and trade sanctions. The NZF, driven by...
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