Libre News of The World. Wedesday the 20th of August 2025

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Today on Libre News of The World we covered a wide range of critical global developments: Air Canada Suspends Profit Forecast Amid Ongoing Strike as flight attendants defy a back-to-work order 【Reuters†https://www.reuters.com】; Trump Proposes Peace Without Truce—And Bans Mail-In Voting, floating direct Ukraine talks while pushing controversial election changes 【The Guardian†https://www.theguardian.com】; Regional Cartels Surge: Latin America's Criminal Networks Expand, Threatening Stability, with drug syndicates diversifying into gold and human trafficking 【San Francisco Chronicle†https://www.sfchronicle.com】; Hurricane Erin Rages Offshore, Lashing Northern Caribbean with Power & Fury, a Category 4 storm pounding coastal communities 【The Guardian†https://www.theguardian.com】; Soy Moratorium Suspended — Competition Probe Sparks Environmental Backlash, as Brazil’s CADE investigates grain giants 【Folha de S.Paulo†https://www.folha.uol.com.br】; Illegal Armed Groups Swell by 45% Under Petro’s “Total Peace” Strategy, exposing Colombia’s fragile security gains 【El Tiempo†https://www.eltiempo.com】; Chile’s Mega-Lithium Pact Poised for Signature in $3 Billion Project, set to cement the country’s role in the EV revolution 【La Tercera†https://www.latercera.com】; Milei Rules Over a Leaderless Opposition — Political Fragmentation Peaks, with Argentina’s president facing no credible rival 【Clarín†https://www.clarin.com】; Nvidia Crafts Next-Gen AI Chip for China—The B30A Sneaking in Under U.S. Shadows, balancing tech and geopolitics 【Reuters†https://www.reuters.com】; Santos Deal Drifts Into Fog—$18.7 Billion ADNOC-Led Takeover Delayed, prolonging energy market uncertainty 【ABC News†https://www.abc.net.au】; New Zealand Experiences Its First-Ever Conviction for Espionage, a soldier caught in an undercover sting 【Radio New Zealand†https://www.rnz.co.nz】; Digital Yen Emerges—Japanese Startup to Launch First Yen-Pegged Stablecoin, signaling Japan’s fintech ambitions 【Nikkei Asia†https://asia.nikkei.com】; North Korea Fires Back—Kim Jong Un Doubles Down on Nukes Amid Joint Drills, denouncing Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises 【Yonhap News Agency†https://en.yna.co.kr】; VPBank Readies IPO of Securities Arm — 10% Stake to Hit Market in November, marking a milestone in Vietnam’s financial growth 【Vietnam Investment Review†https://vir.com.vn】; Governance, Not Climate, Is Africa's Biggest Hurdle to Higher Farm Yields, highlighting policy failures over weather 【Business Day†https://www.businesslive.co.za】; Turkey Faces Its Driest Drought in 52 Years—Reservoirs Die, Homes Thirst, with rationing spreading across provinces 【Hürriyet Daily News†https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com】; Lenovo Plants Flag in Riyadh: Regional Tech Hub on the Rise, aligning with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 【Arab News†https://www.arabnews.com】; Iran Reopens Fissures in Nuclear Dialogue—IAEA Talks to Continue Despite Access Restrictions, as Tehran tightens inspection rules 【Tehran Times†https://www.tehrantimes.com】; Hamas Accepts Ceasefire Deal—Israel Yet to Respond Amid Ongoing Hostilities, with protests mounting in Israel 【Al Jazeera†https://www.aljazeera.com】; France Pushes for Europe’s Seat at the Ukraine Peace Table, Macron calling for a quadrilateral framework 【Le Monde†https://www.lemonde.fr】; Mediterranean Still a Graveyard—Thousands Perish on Route to Italy, as migrant deaths rise despite fewer arrivals 【ANSA†https://www.ansa.it】; Spain Faces a Broader Climate Reckoning—Wildfires Escalate Across the Mediterranean, scorching hundreds of thousands of hectares 【El País†https://elpais.com】; Portugal Burns: More Than 216,000 Hectares Lost This Year in Wildfire Fury, testing firefighting capacity 【Diário de Notícias†https://www.dn.pt】; Cyprus Sends 1,200 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza—Under UN Oversight, delivering supplies via Ashdod port 【Cyprus Mail†https://cyprus-mail.com】; UK Economy Revised Higher—Now Above Pre-Pandemic Size, with GDP outpacing earlier estimates 【BBC News†https://www.bbc.com】; Activists Arrested After Pro-Palestinian Protest at Leonardo Factory in Edinburgh, targeting F-35 production links 【The Scotsman†https://www.scotsman.com】; Corporate Tax Windfall Powers Surge in Public Finances, Ireland posting one of Europe’s strongest balance sheets 【The Irish Times†https://www.irishtimes.com】; Germany Holds U.S. to Promise on Car Tariffs Before Finalizing EU–U.S. Trade Deal, Berlin insisting on tariff relief 【Deutsche Welle†https://www.dw.com】; Scandinavia Shimmers and Simmers Under Historic Heatwave, with Finland enduring 22 straight days above 30°C 【Aftenposten†https://www.aftenposten.no】; Defining Defense — Iceland Opens EU Security Dialogue, seeking a new accord with Brussels 【RÚV†https://www.ruv.is】; Goldmine Futures — Navoi Mining’s Muruntau IPO Gears Up for London Launch, a $25 billion privatization push 【UzDaily†https://www.uzdaily.uz】; Factory Blast in Ryazan Toll Rises to 25, Russia investigating cause of the deadly explosion 【TASS†https://tass.com】; Zelenskiy Hails U.S.–Europe Unity — $90 Billion Weapons Package and Paths Toward Peace, with security guarantees on the horizon 【Kyiv Independent†https://kyivindependent.com】; and Military Announces December Elections Amid War and Repression, Myanmar’s junta setting restrictive polls 【The Irrawaddy†https://www.irrawaddy.com】. 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