Paraguayan President Santiago Peña visited Washington for a meeting with CIA Director John Ratcliffe and a keynote at the Inter-American Dialogue’s annual gala. The source gives no further details about the meeting.
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Affected location: Washington
Illustrative image: "In a bicycle built for two," Washington, D.C. September 8. Dr. Loo S. Rowe greets Victor Scarraffia and Vincente Gregori ? (front to rear) two Argentinian cyclists who left Buenos Aires January 1, 1934 in their bicycle. After two years and a half of privations which included being lost in the desert, attacks of tropical fever, etc., they have finally completed their "goodwil visit." Doctor Rowe is the Director General of the Pan-American Union — Harris & Ewing/Library of Congress, Free to Use and Reuse
U.S. President Donald Trump and leaders of six technology companies signed a voluntary agreement at the White House in which the companies pledge to ensure the safety of their artificial intelligence systems. The president described the document as "morally binding" and likened it to a constitution.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington ended with a two-month extension of a bilateral trade truce. The visit produced no progress on tariffs, rare earths, agricultural purchases, Taiwan, or export restrictions on advanced chips.
At a public event in Madrid, Argentine President Javier Milei insulted Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urged Spaniards to remove socialists from power. His comments came just over a month before Spain’s snap general election on November 29.
Around 20 million Brazilian families begin receiving a 15% increase in Bolsa Família this week. The increase is part of an aid, subsidy and tax-cut package announced during the presidential runoff campaign.
The South African government says it reprioritised R3.8 billion over the 2027 MTEF period to appoint 3,552 social workers and allocated R186 million to forensic and investigative capacity. The report also describes planned expansions of sexual-offences courts and Thuthuzela Care Centres by 2028/29.
South Africa’s 2026/27 gross tax revenue forecast was revised upwards by R17.1 billion, with stronger-than-expected corporate income tax, dividends tax and VAT collections cited. The finance minister said higher commodity prices contributed to the improvement, with those gains expected to dissipate over the medium term.
