Libre News of The World. Friday the 15th of May 2026

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Today on Libre News of The World, canada deepens european pivot from https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-05-12/alienated-by-trump-carney-s-canada-is-moving-closer-to-europe, usa signals tariff pause from https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/traders-predict-trump-will-make-major-announcements-during-china-trip.html, el salvador prosecutes gang command from https://en.mercopress.com/2026/05/06/el-salvador-puts-486-ms-13-leaders-on-trial-for-29-000-killings-in-process-bukele-compares-to-nuremberg, bahamas secures election mandate from https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/news/davis-plp-reelected-in-bahamas-landslide-election-victory/, brazil orders tariff breakthrough from https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/internacional/noticia/2026-05/lula-trump-instruct-ministers-resolve-tariff-issues-within-30-days, colombia faces election pressure from https://www.trtworld.com/article/1608aba5b4ca, chile withstands economic headwinds from https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/05/04/mcs050426-chile-staff-concluding-statement-of-the-2026-article-iv-mission, argentina confronts political turmoil from https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2026/05/05/javier-milei-is-in-serious-trouble, china hardens trade standoff from https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/business/trump-tariffs-china.html, australia expands defence spending from https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-and-policy/18173-beyond-the-headlines-what-the-2026-federal-budget-really-means-for-australian-defence, new zealand narrows deficit from https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/economy/crown-accounts-show-government-is-tackling-fuel-crisis-with-its-books-84b-in-the-red-which-isnt-quite-as-bad-as-expected/DLZLKWYEQFGCFJLP4FMHN6KDBE/, japan signals rate rise from https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/12/economy/boj-april-summary-opinion-interest-rate/, south korea lifts growth from https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260513/korean-economy-projected-to-expand-25-in-2026-on-chips-kdi, vietnam accelerates energy imports from https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1781129/energy-imports-surged-in-first-quarter-of-2026.html, africa strengthens multilateral ties from https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20260513/joint-communique-tenth-african-union-united-nations-annual-conference, turkey pushes ceasefire diplomacy from https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/us-iran-show-will-to-avoid-renewed-war-as-cease-fire-holds-fm-fidan/amp, saudi arabia maintains stability from https://www.arabnews.com/node/2643053/amp, egypt targets growth expansion from https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2026/05/11/egypt-targets-5-4-economic-growth-egp-3-7trn-investments-in-fy-2026-27-plan/, iran rejects escalation terms from https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605118029, israel ties ceasefire demands from https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/board-of-peaces-mladenov-says-gaza-ceasefire-hinges-on-hamas-disarmament, france confronts economic slowdown from https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/04/30/french-economy-chills-as-growth-stalls-and-inflation-rises_6753018_19.html, italy hosts circular summit from https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/en/news/national-conference-on-the-circular-economy-2026, spain strengthens energy resilience from https://www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics-markets/activity-growth/spain-face-new-energy-shock-comparison-europe, portugal cuts growth outlook from https://www.smallworldfs.com/blog/2026/05/06/portugal-cuts-2026-growth-outlook-as-storm-damage-and-energy-costs-bite/, azerbaijan preserves stability from https://caliber.az/en/post/azerbaijan-s-stability-amid-the-global-storm, united kingdom warns job losses from https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/may/11/uk-economy-job-losses-iran-war-oil-pound-bonds-politics-starmer-live-updates, scotland demands independence from https://news.stv.tv/politics/scotland-needs-independence-before-nigel-farage-becomes-prime-minister-says-swinney, ireland navigates reform pressures from https://www.vedacomm.com/post/ireland-2026-economic-pressures-legislative-shifts, greenland rejects independence from https://cphpost.dk/2026-02-05/news/politics/poll-clear-majority-of-greenlanders-reject-independence-now/, germany faces leadership backlash from https://www.dw.com/en/german-chancellor-merz-has-never-been-more-unpopular/a-76638860, scandinavia demands climate clarity from https://table.media/assets/climate/2026-may-nordic-call-for-clear-and-competitive-europe.pdf, iceland debates european future from https://www.icelandreview.com/news/debate-grows-over-eu-referendum-question-in-iceland/, uzbekistan accelerates growth from https://pakistan.mfa.uz/en/news/stremitelnaia-dinamika-ekonomiceskogo-rosta-uzbekistana, russia resumes military strikes from https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/russia-launches-strikes-at-ukraine-hours-after-expiration-of-72-hour-truce, ukraine strikes energy targets from https://www.tbsnews.net/worldbiz/europe/ukraine-hits-russias-energy-targets-after-us-brokered-ceasefire-ends-1437821, and india warns trade losses from https://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2026/May/12/india-could-lose-17-per-cent-of-gdp-under-full-global-trade-fragmentation-former-wto-chief-economist. 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