USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
In the US, Trump barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House as the Fed raised rates, while...
September 19, 2026Section
North America
The United States and Canada set the price of money, the direction of technology, and the trade rules the rest of the world lives by. The Rio Times covers North America through an emerging-market lens: the Fed and the dollar, Wall Street and the AI boom, tariffs and the policies that decide how capital flows to – or away from – Latin America. This hub gathers our daily US and Canada coverage and connects it to the wider Global South story.
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Why Trump’s Planned Meeting With Venezuela’s Acting Leader Matters
Trump's planned talk with Delcy Rodríguez would be the first US-Venezuela leaders' meeting since 2015, a test of the post-Maduro...
September 19, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief, 18 September 2026: the Fed ends its meeting, Ottawa declines associate status, and diesel passes...
September 18, 2026
Colombia Quits Global LGBTI Rights Group It Co-Chaired
Colombia quit the Equal Rights Coalition on 17 September, a global LGBTI rights group it co-chaired with Spain. Laws stay...
September 18, 2026
Mexico’s Trade Talks With the US Slip a Week, Leaving Tariffs in Place
Mexico sends over 80% of its exports to the US. Its next round of trade talks has slipped a week,...
September 18, 2026
Venezuela Opens Transition Talks With Its Leader’s Legal Basis Unclear
Venezuela's second round of US-backed talks opened this week, but no published legal text explains how Delcy Rodríguez took power,...
September 18, 2026
United States Tariff Talks With Brazil Included Boeing Purchases, Estadão Reports
United States tariff talks with Brazil carried 21 conditions, among them Boeing purchases and wider election access for dissidents, Estadao...
September 17, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA and Canada Intelligence Brief for 17 September 2026: Mark Carney addresses the European Parliament and Donald Trump threatens serious...
September 17, 2026
US Oil Firms Edge Back Into Venezuela, but Exxon Has Still Not Said Yes
Venezuela rewrote its oil law to lure US firms back to the world's largest reserves. Continental signed a memorandum, but...
September 17, 2026