July 2024
Protests erupt in Venezuela as nations denounce election result
The US and countries around the world denounced the official results of Sunday’s vote, which did not appear to match statistical estimates based on partial counts.
- Frances Robles, Jack Nicas and Alejandro Cegarra
June 2024
Petro Australis Energy raises $24m for Cuban oilfield; eyes 2025 IPO
Its flagship asset, the Pina oilfield, was originally developed by the country’s biggest oil and gas player, the state-owned The Cuba Oil Union, in the 1990s.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
May 2024
Russia not looking for global power clash: Putin
Vladimir Putin now casts the war as part of a holy struggle with the West, which he says has forgotten the role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.
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- Guy Faulconbridge
April 2024
Governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
The late-night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president who was detained on graft charges, triggered a suspension of relations with Quito by Mexico City.
- Alexandra Valencia
November 2023
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
Albanese’s China visit was a whole different calibre
Despite the views expressed by some hawks, the prime minister was not kowtowing in China.
- Phillip Coorey
October 2023
A one-time Macquarie banker claims he found oil worth $30b in Cuba
Little-known Sydney-based company Melbana began production on Wednesday at what could be a large oil field on the north coast of the Caribbean country.
- Aaron Patrick
August 2023
Avoiding catastrophe, Florida begins cleanup from Hurricane Idalia
Idalia crashed ashore as a category 3 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend region with 200km/h wind, torrential rain and pounding surf.
- Marco Bello, Maria Alejandra Cardona and Steve Gorman
May 2023
Australia is a ‘must win market’ for us, new Bacardi boss says
Bacardi, the owner of Patron and Bombay Sapphire has appointed a new head of Australia/NZ who has ambitious plans to grow market share and lift revenue fivefold.
- Carrie LaFrenz
April 2023
- Opinion
- Immigration
The return of immigrants to the US is good for the economy
Aside from pulling more women into the workforce, increasing immigration is the only quick way to bolster the labour force in any nation.
- Rana Foroohar
January 2023
- Opinion
- World politics
The Xi nobody saw coming
China’s strongman president has reversed his decisions on a wide range of policies, wrong footing the rest of the world. But his impulse to control may reassert itself when the economy starts to recover.
- Ruchir Sharma
Biden visits Mexican border amid crackdown in immigrants
In a brief visit to El Paso’s busiest crossing and a migrant services support centre, the US president acceded to demands by Republicans that he make the trip he had not taken for two years.
- Michael D. Shear and Edgar Sandoval
US reopening visa and consular services at embassy in Cuba
The Embassy confirmed this week it would begin processing immigrant visas, with a priority placed on permits to reunite Cubans with family in the US.
- Megan Janetsky
October 2022
Biden warns of ‘nuclear Armageddon’ in Ukraine war
The US president said the risk of atomic war had not been so high since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
- Katie Rogers and David E. Sanger
September 2022
Mass evacuations as Florida braces for Hurricane Ian
The storm has already caused a nationwide power outage in Cuba as it races towards the Florida coastline.
- Brian Sullivan
December 2021
How you can dodge an overseas travel bullet in 2022
With omicron running rampant, ‘we’re right back in shitsville when it comes to travel’ says keen traveller Mark Carnegie. Here’s what you need to know.
- Fiona Carruthers
Leftist Millennial vows to remake Chile after historic win
Gabriel Boric’s win marked another advance for Latin America’s left, and bolstered talk of a new “pink tide” in the region, as raging poverty fanned by the coronavirus pandemic sways voters toward those who promise higher social spending.
- Jushua Goodman and Patricia Luna
Leftist Boric wins Chile presidency pledging economic overhaul
Gabriel Boric, 35, will take office in March as one of the youngest presidents in the world and an ambitious agenda.
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- Matthew Malinowski
August 2021
Quake kills hundreds in Haiti, worsening Caribbean nation’s plight
The earthquake comes just over a month after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, which deepened the country’s political turmoil.
- Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh
July 2021
US imposes sanctions on Cuban officials after protest crackdown
President Joe Biden faces increasing pressure from Congress, activist groups and Cuban Americans to take decisive action in support of protesters on the island.
- Karen DeYoung
Cuban government rallies backers following week of protests
President Miguel Díaz-Canel made an impassioned speech blaming unrest on the US and its economic embargo.
- Andrea Rodriguez