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'Argentina Intends to Be a Firm Ally'

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

“Just as President Trump made a commitment to make the United States great again, we have promised our people that we will make Argentina great again,” Milei proclaimed after meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Milei thanked Bessent and President Donald Trump for supporting his dramatic reform program, which brought Argentina back to prosperity and a responsible government after “a long list of politicians blinded by socialism” led the country into ruin.
Dust Storm Hospitalizes over 3,700 in Iraq

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Iraqi Health Ministry spokesman Said al-Badr said there were no reported deaths and “no cases admitted to intensive care or elsewhere.” He credited abundant equipment and good training for treating dust inhalation in Iraqi hospitals with avoiding fatalities. Badr said most of those who reported to hospitals with breathing difficulties have “fully recovered and left after receiving the necessary treatment.”Hospitals in rural Iraq nevertheless reported being overwhelmed by patients.
India Pursues ‘Path of Trade Liberalization’ with America

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

“There are both concerns and opportunities for India in terms of the current tariffs, but India has already taken a path where we will be going for trade liberalization with the U.S.,” Barthwal said. The Indian trade ministry said long-distance talks for a trade deal will begin in April followed by a round of in-person discussions in May.
Rare Earth Minerals Affected by China Export Ban Used in EVs, Green Energy, and Military Tech

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

The restrictions come up short of a total ban, but they will probably slow the delivery of minerals needed by defense, energy, and electronics companies. The term “rare earth minerals” is sometimes used broadly to refer to all valuable or unusual minerals, but in fact it refers to a specific list of 17 metallic elements. Fifteen of them are lanthanides, meaning they occupy a specific region of the periodic table of the elements that begins with lanthanum (atomic number 57).
Report: Chinese Port Traffic Slows as Tariffs Take Effect

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

RFA saw considerable visual evidence to back up these accounts of China’s titanic export machine grinding to a halt, including warehouses stuffed with unshipped goods and stacks of shipping containers that were never loaded onto cargo vessels. Chinese media reported two of Shanghai’s biggest shipping terminals “came to an abrupt halt” on Thursday after teeming with business 24 hours earlier. Exporters said China’s other major terminals have become comparably quiet.
South Africa Sends Special Envoy to U.S. Who Called Trump ‘Racist,’ ‘Homophobe’

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

South African journalists uncovered a 2020 speech in which Jonas called President Donald Trump a “racist,” “homophobe,” and “narcissistic right-winger.”Jonas delivered the speech to the Ahmad Kathrada Foundation in November 2020. The foundation was formed in 2008 to “deepen non-racialism in post-apartheid South Africa.”Jonas’ address to the foundation was primarily a rant against “de-globalization” and in favor of globalist obsessions such as climate change and coronavirus authoritarianism.
Outgoing U.S. Envoy Accuses Russia of Dropping Cluster Bombs on Ukraine

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

Two of the dead and 15 of the injured were reportedly children. Kryvyi Rih is a city that was attacked by Russian missiles on April 4, killing 20 people, 9 of them children. The Ukrainian government characterized the strike as a “terrorist attack,” while President Volodymyr Zelensky said it was evidence that “Russia does not want a ceasefire.”“Every Russian promise ends with missiles or drones, bombs or artillery. Diplomacy means nothing to them,” Zelensky said on April 4.
U.N. Maritime Agency Slaps First-Ever Emissions Tax On Shipping In Latest Money Grab

1 week ago | climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard |John Hayward

The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a meeting in London on Friday at which member nations agreed to impose the world’s first global carbon tax, a fee of $380 per metric ton on “greenhouse gases” emitted by ships up to a certain limit and $100 per ton beyond that. [emphasis, links added]The IMO estimated the new tax would bring about $10 billion per year into the organization’s “net zero fund” for green energy transitions.
Iran Pledges to Give Nuclear Talks with U.S. a ‘Genuine Chance’

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

The road to talks in Oman began last month, when President Donald Trump sent a letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling for negotiations, and warning of dire consequences if diplomacy failed.
Shipping Nations Agree on World’s First Global Carbon Tax

1 week ago | breitbart.com | John Hayward

The IMO estimated the new tax would bring about $10 billion per year into the organization’s “net zero fund” for green energy transitions. The limit on untaxed greenhouse gas emissions is scheduled to reduce over the years, beginning in 2027 and ending with “net zero” around 2050. The IMO meeting also established an “emissions control area” in the northeastern Atlantic, where ships would be required to observe tougher regulations on carbon emissions.