U.S. bars corrupt Ecuadorian officials & warns Guatemala. Venezuela debuts at G20 energy talks in Houston as Alex Saab pleads guilty to money laundering charges in Venezuela’s food-aid funds
Alex Saab, one of Maduro’s most trusted operatives, pleads guilty to money laundering in Miami, closing a decade-long case tied to over $350 million diverted from Venezuela’s food-aid program
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Venezuela attends G20 energy talks in Houston as special guest following Trump’s August oil deal — underscoring how far Venezuela’s economic realignment has moved post-Maduro
President De la Espriella marks first 36 days with a nationwide address covering the fiscal crisis, a security offensive, and the earthquake recovery efforts
Miami Beach Commission votes 4-3 to approve scaled-down GTA VI deal worth $3-4 million. Miami-Dade County’s far larger “Vice City” proposal remains unapproved, opposed by the sheriff, a commissioner & now the chief judge
Mexico remains nearshoring’s biggest winner, absorbing $41 billion in FDI and replacing China as the U.S.’s top trading partner — but uncertainty is also pushing manufacturers in other countries too
Mexican forces capture “El Pepa,” a La Línea plaza boss near the Chihuahua-U.S. border, in an operation U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson publicly credited to shared intelligence between the two countries
Marco Rubio begins three-day tour of Colombia, Ecuador & Peru — meeting three governments aligned with Washington, part of the administration’s “Donroe Doctrine” push to counter Chinese influence in the region
Alex Saab, one of Maduro’s most trusted operatives, pleads guilty to money laundering in Miami, closing a decade-long case tied to over $350 million diverted from Venezuela’s food-aid program
Lula skips BRICS summit, campaigns to warn Brazilians to keep resources “in the hands of the Brazilian people,” a nationalist call to arms to rally domestic support weeks before election
Venezuela’s opposition to resume dialogue with Chavismo in Caracas, focused on political guarantees, even as Trump leaves open the possibility of meeting Delcy Rodríguez at the U.N. General Assembly
Cuba’s longtime Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez looks to younger generation, but denies a humanitarian crisis while citing infant mortality more than doubling since 2018
Trump promises $5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans hold Congress in November — a pledge that would cost over $1 trillion, with no clear funding source or legislative path to make it real
Mexican forces capture “El Pepa,” a La Línea plaza boss near the Chihuahua-U.S. border, in an operation U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson publicly credited to shared intelligence between the two countries
Miami Beach Commission votes 4-3 to approve scaled-down GTA VI deal worth $3-4 million. Miami-Dade County’s far larger “Vice City” proposal remains unapproved, opposed by the sheriff, a commissioner & now the chief judge
Mexico remains nearshoring’s biggest winner, absorbing $41 billion in FDI and replacing China as the U.S.’s top trading partner — but uncertainty is also pushing manufacturers in other countries too
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