“Take a piece of uninhabited land, Romer argued, govern it well, and let the free market do the rest.“ Easier in theory than in practice. My story from Prospera, Roatán. #Honduras thetimes.com/article/cf68dd…

Trump on Thursday said that “within” two weeks he’d make a decision re Iran. It was widely reported he’d said “in”, which is different.

Chevron seals $53bn Hess takeover after Exxon fails to torpedo deal ft.com/content/0571e4… via @ft

El Salvador to send detained Venezuelans to Caracas in prison swap for Americans, sources say | Reuters reuters.com/world/americas…

🇸🇻🇻🇪🇺🇸 | URGENTE: Presidente de El Salvador, Bukele: "Hoy hemos entregado a todos los ciudadanos venezolanos detenidos en nuestro país, acusados de pertenecer a la organización criminal Tren de Aragua (TDA). Muchos de ellos enfrentan múltiples cargos por asesinato, robo,

.President Donald J. Trump made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes's political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a

This always was a very odd law when introduced in 2018. And somewhat ironic given the age of previous incumbents.

Jair Bolsonaro made to wear ankle tag to stop him seeking asylum thetimes.com/article/5ab900…

US considers limited authorizations for oil firms in Venezuela, sources say reuters.com/business/energ…

The U.S. Navy’s Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), consisting of the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD-28) and USS San Antonio (LPD-17), which was recently ordered to the Southern Caribbean Sea off the coast of Venezuela, has been forced to return to its homeport

US resumes imports of Venezuelan oil under new license to Chevron reuters.com/business/energ…

Chris Martin introducing Gustavo Dudamel & The Bolivars for the second night at Wembley 🎻🎹 🎥 Neil 🏟️ #ColdplayWembley (N2)

That 2pm announcement...

Unusual for a purely drug-trafficking boat of that size to have a crew of 11.

Amid some division in the region over how to react to the drug speedboat attack, this from Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister:

Meanwhile…

.Homeland Security has announced termination of the 2021 designation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela. “Weighing public safety, national security, migration factors, immigration policy, economic considerations, and foreign policy, it’s clear that allowing Venezuelan nationals to

If the speedboat had been heading directly from Venezuela to Trinidad it would not have been in international waters. nytimes.com/2025/09/03/us/…

Venezuelan fighter jets flew over U.S. Navy ship in "show of force" - CBS News cbsnews.com/news/venezuela…