World News by Wild Rose

As Beijing and Washington take tentative steps to keep a military crisis from erupting, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is reshaping the top ranks of the American military while facing questions about his own future at the Pentagon. Hegseth told junior officers and sergeants on Wednesday that the military had already cut its generals and admirals by 10 per cent and planned to cut another 10 per cent. He called the 20 per cent reduction the bare minimum, dismissing critics who called the...

Who is Nasry Asfura? A guide to Honduras's president: the builder-mayor, his disputed win, Trump ties, the gang crackdown and what it means for investors. The post Who Is Nasry Asfura? Honduras’s President, His Turn to Washington and What Comes Next appeared first on The Rio Times.

G20 trade ministers are set to open talks Wednesday in the United States, in meetings strained by President Donald Trump's tariffs as Washington targets partners regarding forced labor and overcapacity.

If you want to understand how Washington exercises power in the world, watch what it does when its closest allies try to deepen ties with each other. When EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposed making Canada the European Union’s first-ever “associate member”, US President Donald Trump’s response was swift and blunt: “If they do that, if I think it’s at all a hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe, on many things.” He called the idea “laughable” and Canada –...

For decades, Israel was untouchable in Washington. Gaza changed that. Josh Rushing investigates how and what comes next.

Mediators are trying to facilitate more talks, but Washington signals faith in its pressure tactics.

Honduras explained for foreigners: how a country of 11 million is governed, how remittances, coffee and factories pay its way, and which decisions in Washington and Tegucigalpa matter next. The post Honduras Explained 2026: The Country, Its Politics, Its Economy and What to Watch appeared first on The Rio Times.

China’s first lady Peng Liyuan is again stepping into the international limelight as she travels to Washington with President Xi Jinping this week. Xi and Peng were invited to visit the White House by Donald Trump in May, when the US leader was in Beijing. They are expected to arrive at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, local time, to begin their three-day visit. On Thursday, Xi and Peng will be welcomed at the White House with a State Floor arrival ceremony and a Rose Garden military...

US-China biotech deals are expected to thrive because Washington is reportedly leaning away from sweeping restrictions, according to analysts, giving Chinese healthcare firms a major boost following Beijing’s ambitious five-year plan for the sector. Out-licensing deals between China and the US would “ride on a high tide” in the favourable environment, said Nomura’s head of China healthcare research Jialin Zhang, in a research note on Sunday. The US Treasury Department was drafting investment...

France's TotalEnergies signed a return deal and a US producer put a figure on its plans, while Washington keeps control of Venezuela's oil money. The post Venezuela’s Oil Opening Speeds Up as TotalEnergies and Continental Move In appeared first on The Rio Times.

President Donald Trump’s plans for the Kennedy Center are hitting legal roadblocks as questions mount over the landmark’s future. Bloomberg’s Shaquille Omari breaks down the escalating battle over one of Washington’s most iconic cultural institutions. (Source: Bloomberg)

Washington’s response to the Houthi advance exposes the limits of the US security umbrella in the Gulf.

Tripoli’s prime minister met the senior US diplomat on 13 September. Behind the meeting sits an east-west accord committing to elections within two years. The post Libya and Washington Talk Elections, Budget and Oil appeared first on The Rio Times.

Europe Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026 A petrol station forecourt. Europe's diesel premium over crude oil passed US$100 a barrel this month, and on 13 September 2026 Washington asked Kyiv to stop striking Russia's… The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Monday, September 14, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

As Brics leaders meet in Delhi, divisions within the bloc make a united response to Washington unlikely

A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to teaming up with friends to steal nearly a quarter-billion dollars in bitcoin from a Washington resident – one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in US history – and then embarking on a wild spending spree with the laundered proceeds. Malone Lam, an eighth-grade dropout who came to the US from Singapore, faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years after pleading guilty to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge. US District Judge Colleen...