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The impact of the US president’s planned tariffs far exceeds those he imposed in his first term, but it remains unclear how far he will go with his threats

The veteran Costa Rican politician, currently leading the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, is considered one of the potential candidates to head the organization. In an interview with EL PAÍS, she analyzes the future of the region amid tariff tensions and Trump’s threats

Beijing announces levies of up to 15% on imports of US products, such as oil and large cars, an investigation into Google and restrictions on exports of critical minerals

The US is imposing new levies on countries from which it buys everything from cars to fruit and vegetables. Until now, the cost of similar measures has been paid by American consumers

The US president has already obtained concessions from Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Panama with his threats. The European Union appears to be next

Mexican government agrees to deploy 10,000 National Guard to the border to fight drug trafficking and irregular immigration

The president signed the executive order imposing tariffs of 25% on its neighbors and 10% on the Asian giant, marking the beginning of a trade war

Trade frictions, restrictions on foreign investment and tech wars have gained ground, and digital platforms are the undisputed winners

The US will also impose a 10% levy on goods from China over fentanyl trafficking

Felipe Chapman and Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Martínez-Acha discussed Trump’s claim over the canal at the International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean

Analysts say that to diversify exports, the Petro government must modernize outdated customs processes and combat the lack of interest among business owners

Massive downloads of the Asian country’s app are expanding its potential to control, misinform and erode democratic principles in the West

The organization, accused of trafficking Asian women, also extorted business owners into giving them 20% of their profits in exchange for security, according to the police investigation

Prompted by this reporter, the artificial intelligence model says it must uphold ‘core values of socialism,’ rejects compromising questions about Xi Jinping and Tiananmen Square, and apparently doesn’t know who its founder Liang Wenfeng is

The success of the startup raises questions about the heavy-investment AI model pursued by tech giants, despite their struggle to deliver proportional performance gains

Several companies have banned the use of the Chinese AI software due to security and data protection concerns. Donald Trump has called its emergence a ‘wake-up call for our industries’

A recent investigation reveals that child exploitation and forced labor are being used to pick cotton on dozens of farms in India. This investigation adds to those in countries such as China, which is accused of enslaving ethnic minorities to provide this raw material to dozens of brands

The president of the International Crisis Group believes that in the new political context, Europe needs to ‘turbocharge’ its defense umbrella

Major global players are devising their strategies in response to the protectionism policies promised by the Trump presidency

In 2024, the revenue of this industry, which boasts over 500 million users in the country, surpassed box office earnings for the first time

The U.S. president tells Davos Forum he wants to meet Vladimir Putin soon and has asked Xi Jinping to help stop Ukraine war

The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion

The Ukrainian government has postponed a summit at which it was to discuss with its allies a common position vis-à-vis Moscow to end the war

The president of the United States granted his first interview after his inauguration to Fox News