
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief August 19, 2026: He Says He Paused It, Nothing On Paper
USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 19: Trump says he paused the 50% Canada tariff two hours out, but no legal...
August 19, 2026In-depth, primary-source analysis of the global stories that move emerging markets – Africa, Asia, Europe and North America – each decoded through a Latin American and Global South lens. The Rio Times reads the original documents and shows the math. This hub gathers our deep analysis of the world beyond Latin America; for our Latin America long-form work, see the In-Depth section.

USA Canada Intelligence Brief August 19: Trump says he paused the 50% Canada tariff two hours out, but no legal...
August 19, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief August 19: Seoul suspended program selling as the KOSPI fell 5.8%, and Tokyo dropped for a second...
August 19, 2026
The US Coast Guard has lifted its Nigeria ship security restrictions after 12 years. Announced on 18 August 2026, the...
August 19, 2026
Burundi joined the East African Payment System in 2020 but is still not live. Its central bank now aims to...
August 19, 2026
Eastern Cape leaders are courting Chinese tyre companies for a US$123 million plant at Coega, a year after Goodyear shut...
August 19, 2026
Advisers say the Dangote Refinery IPO in Nigeria has a US$1 billion underwriting programme: US$600 million funded, US$400 million for...
August 19, 2026
Mali gold output rose 30 percent to 23.5 tonnes of industrial gold in the first half of 2026, beating the...
August 19, 2026
Global stocks slip as semiconductor sell-off deepens; focus turns to Fed path and Brazil’s high-yield real amid Selic at 14%.
August 19, 2026
A Boston judge cleared the Ethiopian TPS termination, letting the Trump administration end deportation protections for more than 5,000 Ethiopians.
August 19, 2026Brazil runoff date: Sunday, October 25, poll closing times and when results start · Brazil runoff polls: Flávio 51%, Lula 49% · Kalshi and Polymarket odds