Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World Express Edition: Canada charts a bold energy future with LNG and Indigenous-led projects (source: Financial Times); the U.S. Supreme Court greenlights mass federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration (source: Associated Press); El Salvador recalls its ambassador to Mexico over a disputed drug trafficking claim (source: Al Jazeera); Barbados launches an innovative debt-for-resilience swap backed by international banks (source: Bloomberg); Brazil-U.S. trade tensions spike as Trump imposes tariffs over Bolsonaro’s trial (source: The Washington Post); Colombia’s coffee production drops 22% due to heavy rains despite increased exports (source: El Espectador); a military drug scandal shakes Chile’s armed forces with arrests in Tarapacá (source: La Tercera); Argentina plans to relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in 2026, sparking geopolitical debate (source: Clarín); China expands visa-free access to 75 countries to boost tourism and contrast U.S. restrictions (source: South China Morning Post); the Reserve Bank of Australia holds rates at 3.85% amid consumer spending concerns (source: The Sydney Morning Herald); Fiji faces a surge in HIV cases linked to drug use, prompting a national health response (source: Fiji Times); Japan seeks urgent tariff talks with the U.S. during the World Expo in Osaka (source: Nikkei Asia); Singapore fast-tracks family office approvals amid tighter regulations (source: The Business Times Singapore); the U.S. imposes 36% tariffs on Cambodian exports, citing trade circumvention (source: The Phnom Penh Post); Morocco expands Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup (source: L’Economiste); Madagascar’s Rainforests of the Atsinanana removed from UNESCO’s danger list after conservation success (source: Le Monde); Turkey’s clean energy expansion outpaces natural gas as it targets battery storage and nuclear growth (source: Hürriyet Daily News); construction resumes on Jeddah Tower, set to become the world’s tallest building (source: Arab News); the U.S. sanctions 22 global firms tied to Iranian oil networks linked to the IRGC-QF (source: Al-Monitor); controversy arises over Israel’s proposed humanitarian zone in Rafah (source: Haaretz); France and the UK agree to coordinate nuclear deterrence strategies amid shifting NATO dynamics (source: The Guardian); Italy hosts the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome with Zelenskyy and Meloni leading talks (source: Euronews); strikes by hospitality workers disrupt tourism in the Balearic Islands during peak season (source: El País); Lisbon’s NOS Alive 2025 opens with major acts including Olivia Rodrigo and Glass Animals (source: Público); Aliyev and Pashinyan meet in Abu Dhabi for peace talks amid fragile Armenia-Azerbaijan relations (source: Al Jazeera); the UK enacts sweeping immigration reforms to reduce net migration (source: BBC News); Scotland’s music tourism boom brings in £325 million during a record summer season (source: The Scotsman); Ireland faces drought warnings as a heatwave triggers water conservation efforts (source: RTÉ News); Rhine River shipping continues to suffer from low water levels, disrupting European freight (source: Deutsche Welle); Norway joins the EU in sanctioning Russian fishing companies over hybrid threat concerns (source: The Barents Observer); Iceland’s largest pension funds invest in SeafoodTech startup Laxey, signaling sustainable tech growth (source: Iceland Review); Uzbekistan becomes the world’s top gold exporter in early 2025 with $6.6 billion in sales (source: The Times of Central Asia); Belarus releases Siarhei Tsikhanouski and other political prisoners amid continued repression (source: The Washington Post); two Chinese nationals are arrested in Kyiv for espionage targeting Neptune missile secrets (source: United24 Media); and Indian Railways revises reservation chart timings to improve passenger planning (source: The Times of India). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!