Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday we look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Would you like to receive the newsletter delivered directly to your inbox? Subscribe here. The US military’s growing presence near Venezuela and its series of lethal strikes on alleged drug boats have stoked fears that US President Donald Trump could try to topple authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro, who faces criminal charges, including for narcoterrorism, in the US. What’s the Swiss media’s take? Also this week we consider the significance of the meeting on Thursday between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and why the US is investing some $80 billion in new nuclear reactors. Donald Trump promised to keep the US out of foreign affairs. The military deployment in the Caribbean and the Pacific tells another story, says the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). The US government’s ...
