This Month
Shielded JFK files hid spies, not conspiracies
Those who hoped the release of 64,000 pages by the US National Archives would shed more light on the assassination of John F. Kennedy might be disappointed.
February
Trump begins flying migrants to Guantanamo Bay
The administration said it would expand operations at the American naval base in Cuba to hold up to 30,000 people.
January
Trump to use Guantanamo Bay prison to house migrants
The president said a major new facility at the naval base could hold 30,000 deportees in his latest tough move cracking down on immigration.
Trump moves fast to deport 1m legal migrants
A memo appears to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to target programs that let in more than a million people.
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.
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.
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.
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.
November 2023
Albanese’s China visit was a whole different calibre
Despite the views expressed by some hawks, the prime minister was not kowtowing in China.
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.
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.
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.
April 2023
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.
January 2023
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.