No ‘retaliatory measures’ against US: ASEAN economic ministers
Kuala Lumpur (The Jaarta Post): Southeast Asian countries are pressing for dialogue with the United States on trade tariffs and will not impose retaliatory measures, economic ministers of the regional bloc ASEAN said on Thursday.
Haiti: The Red Cross paints a grim picture of the situation
Port au Prince (Haiti Libre): According to Marisela Silva Chau, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Haiti, between 80 and 85% of the territory of Port-au-Prince is currently in the hands of armed groups or gangs.
Egypt: Two-state solution ‘only way’ to ensure Israel’s security
Cairo (Egypt Today): Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty emphasized that a two-state solution is the only way to achieve a just and comprehensive settlement for the Palestinian cause and to ensure Israel’s security.
Argelia lamenta la confirmación de EE.UU. sobre su postura respecto al conflicto del Sahara Occidental
Argel (APS): Argelia lamenta la confirmación por parte de los Estados Unidos de su posición de considerar el plan de autonomía en el marco de la soberanía marroquí como «la única solución al conflicto del Sahara Occidental», según indicó un comunicado del ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Comunidad nacional en el Extranjero y Asuntos Africanos.
US Blocks Oil Deal
Port of Spain (Caribbeab Life): Despite lobbying from Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Stuart Young during U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s multi-nation swing through the region last month, the United States has dealt Trinidad’s economy a humongous blow by blocking the country from jointly developing a giant offshore gas field with neighboring Venezuela.
Hamas calls on normalizing countries to close Israeli embassies
Palestinian News Agency (PIC) April 10,2025, Gaza, (PIC): Hamas demanded that countries still maintaining relations with the “criminal Zionist occupation” cut those ties and close the embassies of the “Nazi entity,” in support of the Palestinian people who are facing a “brutal Zionist genocide.”
Namibia raises concerns over US’ lack of transparency, consultation before imposing trade tariffs
The Namibian April 10, 2025, Windhoek (The Namibian): Minister of international relations and trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has raised concerns over what she calls a lack of transparency and consultation by the Donald Trump-led government in the United States before imposing a 21% tariff regime on Namibian exports to that country.
Economía venezolana creció 9 % y el sector telecomunicaciones 7 % en 2024
Agencia Venezolana de Noticias Abril 9, 2025, Caracas (AVN): El presidente de la República, Nicolás Maduro, activó el motor Telecomunicaciones y Nuevas Tecnologías desde el Poliedro de Caracas, destacando que, durante 2024, la economía venezolana registró un crecimiento superior al 9 %, mientras el sector de telecomunicaciones avanzó un 7 %.
UN, AU Collaborate for Sustainable Development in Africa
Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) April 10, 2025, Addis Ababa (ENA): The United Nations and the African Union (AU) are creating synergy in implementing the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for Agenda 2030, described as «Two agendas, One framework.»
Seguridad: tema en planes de gobierno de Luisa González y Daniel Noboa
El Universo Abril 10, 2025, Quito (El Universo): La inseguridad, el incremento de la violencia atada al crimen organizado y las nuevas modalidades de delincuencia están entre los problemas principales que mantiene la población ecuatoriana y que espera sean resueltos por quien esté hasta mayo de 2029 en la Presidencia de la República.
