US Relations
Benedetti confirms credit card cancellation over Clinton list
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Three days after entering the Clinton List, Colombia's Interior Minister Armando Benedetti confirmed the cancellation of one of his credit cards. President Gustavo Petro questioned national banks for allegedly obeying US laws over Colombian ones. The list inclusion impacts Petro, his family, and Benedetti, sparking financial and political tensions.
Malacañang said the Philippines does not condone forced labor as it rejected the US Trade Representative’s proposed additional tariffs on the country.
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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that Beijing’s opposition to official US exchanges with Taiwan remains firm. The statement follows concerns over a possible call between US President Donald Trump and Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te after Trump’s recent summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, once openly admiring of Donald Trump, has become one of the most prominent Canadian voices against the U.S. president’s tariff agenda. A recent Ontario-funded TV ad using Ronald Reagan’s 1987 warnings about protectionism prompted Trump to abruptly cancel trade talks, before Ford paused the campaign to ease tensions.