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Keiko Fujimori starts her term in Peru with 60% approval, Datum poll finds
Published: August 9, 2026 20:58
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori has begun her five-year term with a 60% approval rating, against 24% disapproval and 16% who gave no opinion, according to a Datum Internacional survey published on Sunday by the newspaper El Comercio.
Bolivia records its first same-sex civil marriage after a court ruling
Published: August 9, 2026 20:44
Bolivia has recorded its first civil marriage between two people of the same sex, held on Friday, August 7, in Santa Cruz, the country's most populous city, following a legal process that lasted three years and ten months.
Uruguay's Partido Nacional sets a 2030 return to government as its goal
Published: August 9, 2026 20:37
The president of the board of Uruguay's Partido Nacional, Álvaro Delgado, on Sunday called on members of the country's main opposition force to “build the history of the future” and set a return to government in 2030 as the first objective, so that Uruguay…
Machado congratulates De la Espriella and says Venezuela will soon follow suit
Published: August 9, 2026 20:05
Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado congratulated Colombia's new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, and said Venezuela would "very soon" undertake a process of institutional and democratic strengthening…
De la Espriella sworn in before Congress in Cali, delivers first speech to the military
Published: August 8, 2026 07:52
Abelardo de la Espriella took office as president of Colombia in Cali on Friday, the first time a Colombian leader has been sworn in outside Bogotá, and delivered his first speech at an Army battalion rather than before Congress, breaking with the…
Falklands: 'South Atlantic Sentinel' exercise involves all three services
Published: August 8, 2026 07:48
In late July, forces from the three services stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands — headquarters of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) — took part in a series of military exercises designed to demonstrate their speed of…
Celtic roots of both the Falklands and Malvinas names?
Published: August 8, 2026 07:38
The Irish Times has published a very interesting piece from Tomaí Ó Conghaile following on the fallout from the World Cup, who argues that both the English and Spanish versions of the Falkland-Malvinas Islands names have their roots in Celtic languages.
Falklands: rise in the CPI, caused by the conflict in the Middle East
Published: August 8, 2026 07:26
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to official Falkland Islands figures, recorded a quarterly increase of 3.4% as a result of the impact of higher fuel prices.
China will have the largest embassy in London, the former Royal Mint
Published: August 8, 2026 07:00
The UK High Court on Friday threw out a challenge against UK authorities' decision to permit a new Chinese super embassy in central London. The challenge was brought by a neighborhood group called the Royal Mint Court Residents' Association (RMCRA), which…
Venezuelan government and opposition open US-backed talks
Published: August 7, 2026 21:17
Delegations from the Venezuelan government and one sector of the opposition met on Thursday in Caracas to open negotiations backed by the United States, in the first face-to-face encounter since Nicolás Maduro's detention by US forces on January 3.
Why the Falkland Islands are British
Published: August 7, 2026 20:58
By Graham Pascoe (*) On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona Cleave reported in the London…
Milei promotes a summit of right-wing presidents outside existing regional bodies
Published: August 7, 2026 10:43
Argentine President Javier Milei is working to convene a summit of right-wing leaders from across the Americas outside existing multilateral organizations, though no date has been set. The initiative comes amid a series of trips that took him this week to…
Colombia: De la Espriella takes office in Cali without Petro present
Published: August 7, 2026 10:40
Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as president of Colombia on Friday at a ceremony held at the Santiago de Cali University, outside Bogotá and without the attendance of his predecessor, Gustavo Petro, in a handover marked by confrontation between the…
Police disperse march against property bill with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon
Published: August 7, 2026 10:06
Twelve people were detained on Thursday during clashes outside Argentina's Congress, at a demonstration called against the Inviolability of Private Property bill being debated in the Senate.
Argentine Senate passes property bill after dropping two key chapters
Published: August 7, 2026 08:44
Argentina's Senate approved in the early hours of Friday, by 37 votes to 33, the Inviolability of Private Property bill promoted by Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, after the governing bloc withdrew the two chapters that drew the most…
Two months from the vote, Lula turns diplomatic crises into a sovereignty message
Published: August 6, 2026 22:08
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enters the final stretch toward the October 4 elections with three open diplomatic fronts and a message centered on defending national sovereignty.
Uruguay to open Pope Leo XIV's first South American tour
Published: August 6, 2026 09:37
Uruguay will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to South America between November 6 and 17, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed on Wednesday.
Navitas broadens its US Gulf portfolio with stakes in two oil discoveries, oil industry media
Published: August 6, 2026 08:18
Navitas Petroleum has signed agreements to obtain a 33.33% interest in the Tiberius and Logan oil discoveries in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) from Occidental and Kosmos Energy, expanding its Gulf of America hydrocarbon portfolio.
“Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”
Published: August 6, 2026 08:00
By Simon Walters (*) At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed.
Royal Navy nuclear deterrence program receives £8bn for the Dreadnought program
Published: August 6, 2026 07:13
More than £8bn is being pumped into the Royal Navy’s next-generation nuclear deterrent submarines in the latest investment in the Dreadnought program. The cash – the fourth phase of production of the biggest submarine construction project in a generation –…
Miliband meets Marco Rubio in Washington for ‘productive’ talks and ‘to strengthen diplomatic partnership between US and UK’
Published: August 6, 2026 06:08
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for official bilateral talks at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday August 5, 2026.
Brazil ties its ambassador's return to an end to Milei's insults
Published: August 5, 2026 21:55
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Wednesday that the downgrading of diplomatic relations with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level will remain in place until Argentine President Javier Milei stops what he called repeated insults and attacks…
SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift
Published: August 5, 2026 21:44
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the lunar surface on Wednesday near the Einstein crater, in an unplanned impact that NASA described as safe and posing no risk to Earth or to missions operating on the Moon.
Sixty deputies ask Kast to pardon officers convicted over the 2019 unrest
Published: August 5, 2026 21:37
Sixty Chilean deputies asked President José Antonio Kast on Wednesday to grant individual pardons to members of the Carabineros police force and the armed forces convicted over acts linked to their duties during the protests that began on October 18, 2019.
Argentine government pulls chapter on land sales to foreigners from Senate debate
Published: August 5, 2026 21:10
Argentina's governing bloc withdrew on Wednesday the rural land chapter of the Inviolability of Private Property bill from the Senate agenda, lacking the votes to pass it and hours before the session scheduled for Thursday.
South Georgia Visitor Permit fees; online portal for visiting vessels
Published: August 5, 2026 14:17
The Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has published a notice in the Gazette setting out visitor permit fees for the next three seasons, with effect from July first 2026.
Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections
Published: August 5, 2026 08:46
Brazil's government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to interfere in the October 4 presidential election, responding to the revocation of the visa of its ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.
Brazil downgrades ties with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level over Milei's remarks
Published: August 5, 2026 08:38
Brazil decided on Tuesday to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Argentina to the level of chargé d'affaires and to postpone indefinitely the return of its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Glinternick Bitelli, following a fresh round of remarks by…
PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode”
Published: August 5, 2026 08:29
The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has launched the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shape jobs, transport, housing and public services in their area.
Trump calls on US companies to lower gasoline prices, “Oil Prices Down, NOW!”
Published: August 5, 2026 08:22
This Monday President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. oil companies immediately lower gasoline prices after crude futures plunged following his decision to suspend another planned military strike on Iran. In a Truth Social post, Trump instructed producers…
What the New UK Chancellor Means for the UK Economy
Published: August 5, 2026 08:18
By MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN (*) By appointing John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken a calculated risk. If Healey can leverage his insider knowledge of the Treasury, pursue a bold, pro-growth agenda, and…
Six million UK household will access the £150 Warm Home Discount; register names in energy bills
Published: August 5, 2026 08:00
Six million of British households are set to save £150 on energy bills this winter, as government urges eligible households to check they are named on their bill to get the Warm Home Discount automatically. Every household where the bill payer is on…
Ceuta alerts security forces over social media calls for August 15
Published: August 4, 2026 23:23
The government of Ceuta has referred to the competent authorities messages circulating on Moroccan social media that call for a fresh attempt at irregular entry into the Spanish enclave on August 15, five days after a migration crisis that left dozens…
US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa over delay in accepting its envoy
Published: August 4, 2026 23:19
The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in response to the Brazilian government's delay in granting diplomatic approval to the US ambassador designated for Brasília and to the denial of visas…
Uruguay: preliminary deal signed in construction to cut working hours
Published: August 4, 2026 15:29
Uruguay's construction workers' union, Sunca, and the sector's employer chambers reached a preliminary agreement on Tuesday to progressively reduce the working week from 44 to 40 hours, after more than four months of negotiations and industrial action.
Around 140 vessels stranded at Argentine ports after government deregulation decree
Published: August 4, 2026 06:21
Around 140 vessels were waiting on Monday to enter or leave Argentine ports after maritime pilots stopped accepting new assignments in protest at a decree deregulating their profession. The figures come from industry sources; some reports put the number…
Toledo seeks release on health grounds, saying he does not want to die in prison
Published: August 4, 2026 06:00
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, 81, has asked President Keiko Fujimori to expedite the presidential pardon he requested on humanitarian grounds, in an interview given on Sunday from Barbadillo prison to the program Sin Rodeos on Panamericana…
Infantino opponents threaten non-cooperation with FIFA unless he resigns
Published: August 3, 2026 20:24
Officials opposed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino are considering withdrawing cooperation with the governing body for as long as he remains in office, according to UEFA sources cited by the BBC, as the fallout deepens over the plan to open a commercial…
Argentina: $LIBRA investors to file civil suit after mediation fails
Published: August 3, 2026 20:17
Un grupo de inversores que se consideran perjudicados por el lanzamiento del criptoactivo $LIBRA presentará una demanda por daños y perjuicios en el fuero civil argentino, tras no alcanzar un acuerdo en la instancia de mediación obligatoria previa.
Milei: the alliance with Washington is the "key" to sovereignty over the Falklands
Published: August 3, 2026 19:14
Argentine President Javier Milei said on Monday that his government's alignment with the United States will advance Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands, in remarks to Radio Mitre.
Traditional right-wing technocrats and Christian voices will share Colombia's new cabinet
Published: August 3, 2026 18:48
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, has completed all eighteen posts in his cabinet four days before taking office, with a team that will combine technical profiles drawn from the traditional right with figures close to Christian…
Milei on Lula: released over a procedural flaw, not for being innocent
Published: August 3, 2026 16:08
Argentine President Javier Milei repeated his accusations against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, arguing that the corruption convictions once against him were annulled on formal grounds, in remarks that came just as Brazil's…
Milei says he has chosen a 2027 running mate amid rupture with his vice president
Published: August 3, 2026 07:24
Argentine President Javier Milei said he has already decided who will run alongside him as vice-presidential candidate in the October 2027 elections, while withholding the name, in remarks that come amid an open confrontation with his current vice…
Conflicting accounts over whether Spanish intelligence warned of mass entry into Ceuta
Published: August 3, 2026 07:20
Spanish intelligence services concluded that Morocco did not plan last Thursday's mass entry of people into Ceuta, although it allowed the crossings and drew political benefit from the international attention, according to sources cited by El País. Other…
A child's death in Argentina reopens debate over court-ordered family reunification
Published: August 2, 2026 21:39
The death of a two-year-old girl in Villa Gesell, on the coast of Buenos Aires province, and the detention of her mother have drawn scrutiny to Argentina's child protection system, and in particular to court-ordered family reunification proceedings.
Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece
Published: August 2, 2026 20:43
Two crew members were killed on Sunday when two helicopters battling a wildfire collided in midair in the Psatha area, on the boundary between Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
Lula pledges defense spending so no one invades Brazil as he confirms his candidacy
Published: August 2, 2026 20:29
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged on Sunday to increase defense investment if he wins October's elections, as his re-election bid was formalized at the Workers' Party national convention held at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo.
Bachelet places fourth in first Security Council straw poll ahead of Uruguay debate
Published: August 2, 2026 20:11
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the Security Council's first informal poll on the candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, held behind closed doors in New York on Thursday.
Trump halts strikes on Iran as Tehran denies any deal exists
Published: August 2, 2026 20:00
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was suspending further strikes on Iran, saying the broad terms of an understanding had been agreed, an account Iranian authorities rejected hours later.