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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday oversaw the seizure of a Venezuelan government plane in the Dominican Republic. U.S. authorities had “determined that there is a basis to file a civil forfeiture action to recover the aircraft, based on violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and money laundering,” the State Department said in a statement. It is the second Venezuelan plane that the United States has seized in the Dominican Republic in recent months.

Brazil’s Galipolo sees surge in crypto use, says 90% of flow tied to stablecoins Brazil’s central bank chief Gabriel Galipolo said on Thursday that crypto asset usage in the country has surged over the past two to three years, with around 90% of the flow linked to stablecoins. Stablecoins are pegged to real-world assets, such as the U.S. dollar, and therefore fluctuate much less than other crypto assets like bitcoin. Speaking at a Bank for International Settlements event in Mexico City, Galipolo said policymakers see this tren as primarily driven by the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment,…

Lula on the high food: “Just don’t buy expensive products” Supermarkets would be forced to reduce prices, according to the PT The control of food prices depends on the “awareness” and “wisdom” of the people. This is what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) said on Thursday (6), amid the rise in food prices. The PT also suggested that Brazilians stop buying expensive products.

Lula government imposes secrecy on documents about Batista brothers in Venezuela J&F has been meeting with Maduro authorities The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lula government (PT) decreed a five-year secrecy for documents about the brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista and the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. In December 2024, the newspaper O Globo asked for access to telegrams, telegraphic and circular dispatches from Itamaraty with the Brazilian Embassy in Caracas, capital of Venezuela.

Chairman Mast Exposes Outrageous USAID and State Department Grants By Foreign Affairs Committees- Republican Democrats and unaccountable bureaucrats don’t want Americans to know how their hard-earned tax dollars are being wasted abroad. Chairman Mast is here to set the record straight. Several egregious examples include: $15 million for condoms to the Taliban through USAID. $446,700 to promote the expansion of atheism in Nepal through the State Department. $1 million to boost French-speaking LGBTQ groups in West and Central Africa through the State Department. $14 million in cash vouchers for migrants at the southern border through the State Department. $20,600…

US freezes some funding for security mission tackling Haiti’s gangs By Michelle Nichols US funds frozen in line with foreign aid pause US says waivers issued on other aid for Haiti mission Kenyan official says confident freeze would not affect operations UNITED NATIONS-More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Powerful gangs, armed with weapons largely trafficked from the United States, have united in the Caribbean country’s capital Port-au-Prince under a common…

Rubio says US identifying USAID programs to be exempted from shutdown By Simon Lewis and Humeyra Pamuk Rubio says exemptions will be issued to some USAID programs Trump’s freeze halts most US foreign aid work Waiver criteria includes alignment with US interests GUATEMALA CITY/WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the Trump administration was reaching out to U.S. Agency for International Development missions overseas to identify and designate programs that will be exempted from the sweeping stop-work orders. Late on Monday, the administration said it would put on leave all directly hired employees of USAID globally…

Trump’s executive order to exit WHO among first policy moves WHO denies accusations of mishandling COVID-19 pandemic Plan would seek US leadership after current WHO chief leaves in 2027 The Trump administration has been considering a plan for reform at the World Health Organization, including putting an American in charge, in order for it to remain a member of the global health agency, according to two sources familiar with the plan and a proposal document reviewed by Reuters.

The Fake Judge: Repórter europeu faz documentário sobre Moraes Estreia mundial acontecerá em Maio’ Portuguese reporter Sérgio Tavares produced a documentary about the Supreme Court minister (STF), Alexandre de Moraes. Entitled The Fake Judge, the content has a world premiere in May 2025, as announced by the European journalist on Tuesday The film presents the subtitle: The story of a nation in the hands of a psychopath. The production is all in English. https://youtube.com/shorts/wB4FUK4TVHs?si=84_iBMKnk_ZGmi3S Totally in English, this is the documentary that will expose the dictatorship imposed in Brazil by the head of the Supreme Court of Brazil -…

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered for the United States to be responsible for the reconstruction of Gaza, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today, after the president proposed assistance with the matter Rubio, speaking at a press conference in Guatemala City, said it was a unique offer to step in and clear debris and remove the destruction vision in Gaza, suggesting to relocate the people, while it is rebuilt. He said it was not meant as a hostile move and that details still needed to be worked out.