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Jeronimo Gonzalez

Jeronimo Gonzalez

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Jeronimo is Semafor’s Operations Editor.

Argentina President Milei wins midterm elections

His Freedom Advances party secured 41% of votes, leading in most provinces and finishing well ahead of the main opposition.
Argentinian president Javier Milei. Cristina Sille/Reuters

Cameroon, Ivory Coast’s long-serving leaders reelected

Following days of fierce opposition protests, 92-year-old Paul Biya won an extension to his 43-year presidency of Cameroon.
Protests in Cameroon.Protests in Cameroon. Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Baseball’s longest World Series game in history

The victory gives the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in a best-of-seven series that has taken on geopolitical significance.
Freddie Freeman hitting the walk-off home run. Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images via Reuters

Japanese PM hails ‘golden age’ with US during Trump visit

Relations between the historic allies had strained after Trump imposed steep tariffs on Japan, but new PM Takaichi appeared to win over the US president.
Takaichi and Trump. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Venezuela lambasts Trinidad and Tobago for hosting US warship

The US military has massed military assets close to Venezuela in recent weeks, including deploying the world’s biggest aircraft carrier.
The USS Gerald Ford. NTB/Lise Aaserud via Reuters

Global matcha craze sees Japan exports soar

Japanese exports of powdered green tea surged 75% last year compared to 2023.
A bowl with matcha powder. Michaela Rehle/Reuters

Nigeria, Mozambique lead Africa’s pursuit of energy independence

The Dangote oil refinery in Nigeria said it aims to more than double its capacity, while work resumes on a major LNG facility in Mozambique.

Japan’s new leader faces tough road ahead

Sanae Takaichi has promised a ‘proactive’ fiscal expansion, but will first face tough tests with Japan’s biggest trading partners, including the US.

US-Latam trade deals see progress

Brazil’s leader said US President Donald Trump ‘guaranteed’ that the countries would reach an agreement to lower Washington’s 50% tariffs.

US military flew B-1 bombers close to Venezuela

American forces have in recent weeks struck several vessels off the coast of the Latin American country.

South Africa envoy pick echoes claims of white persecution

Leo Brent Bozell also said he would push Africa’s biggest economy to halt its ‘geostrategic drift’ toward US rivals including China, Iran, and Russia.

Chinese Communist Party meeting concludes as Beijing faces challenges

Though investors remain bullish on Chinese stocks, analysts are awaiting a readout of the meeting to see where Beijing’s economic priorities lie.

Trump unveils new sanctions on Russia’s energy giants

The sanctions on Russian firms Rosneft and Lukoil sent global oil prices more than 5% higher Thursday.

South Africa rebuffs US trade pressure

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said the Trump administration was trying to force national issues into trade talks.

Gold prices plummet after hitting historic high

Numerous factors, including positive trade talks between the US and China and a strengthening dollar, led to bullion dropping more than 6%.

Bolivia’s new president courts lithium investments

State control of the industry under successive socialist governments has sidelined the foreign investment and know-how required to mine the metal.

Brazilian oil giant Petrobras to drill in the Amazon

The move comes just weeks before Brazil hosts the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon.

SAfrica opposition challenges Black empowerment laws

Pretoria has been under pressure from the US to end laws that Washington says unjustly discriminate against the country’s white population.