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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:09:00 GMT
Hundreds of tractors roll into Madrid as farmers protest CAP cuts and EU-Mercosur accord
Thousands of farmers and ranchers, alongside hundreds of tractors, rallied in central Madrid on Wednesday to protest expected cuts in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to denounce the European Union’s trade agreem...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:10:00 GMT
US signals easing of energy restrictions after energy secretary’s Caracas visit
Venezuela’s acting President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodríguez met on Wednesday at Miraflores Palace with US Energy Secretary Chris Wright to discuss what the Venezuelan government described as “an energy agenda that benefi...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT
Venezuela reopens airspace as flight links restart after months of disruption
Venezuela said it has reopened its commercial airspace after restrictions that had disrupted international routes since late 2025, a shift that airlines are beginning to translate into a phased return of flights to and from Car...

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT
Petro removes police general Urrego after alleging plot to sabotage Trump meeting
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the removal from active duty of Brigadier General Edwin Masleider Urrego Pedraza, who had been serving as police commander in Cali, after accusing him of involvement in an alleged a...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:34:00 GMT
Poland and Italy decline to join Trump’s Board of Peace, citing doubts and constitutional limits
Poland and Italy said they will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, adding to the list of Washington allies that are staying on the sidelines, at least for now.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:43:00 GMT
Netanyahu rushes to Washington to press Trump on Iran: missiles and proxies on the agenda
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is traveling to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with Iran at the top of the agenda, after pushing to move the meeting forward from its originally planned da...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:33:00 GMT
Canada: 10 dead, dozens hurt in shooting at secondary school
At least 10 people were killed and dozens were injured in a shooting at a secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, in Canada’s British Columbia province, police said.

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:16:00 GMT
Argentina Senate set to vote labor reform after last-minute deal on key changes
Argentina’s ruling coalition and centrist opposition blocs in the Senate reached a deal to vote on a labor reform bill on Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m., during an extraordinary session, according to the final draft circulate...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:28:00 GMT
Milei calls Trump “an example of courage and leadership” in video sent to Latino Wall Street event
Argentine President Javier Milei called Donald Trump “an example of courage and leadership” in a video message sent to the Hispanic Prosperity Gala hosted by Latino Wall Street at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, after...

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:37:00 GMT
Ecuador military accused of restricting press access; HRW condemn
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned of an “attack on freedom of expression and information” after the disclosure of alleged parameters issued by Ecuador’s armed forces to restrict coverage by media outlets deemed c...

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