South America
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:06:00 GMTUK replies to Milei: Falklands “are British because islanders choose to be British”
Britain's Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, responded on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei's address on the Falklands by stating that the United Kingdom's commitment to the archipelago is “absolute and unshakeable....
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:21:00 GMT
Milei announces sanctions against oil firms operating off the Falklands without Argentine approval
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Thursday, in a televised national address, sanctions against companies taking part in hydrocarbon development off the Falklands without Argentine authorization, along with the const...
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:01:00 GMT
Chile backs Falklands claim as Argentina recognizes its sovereignty over Magellan Strait
Chilean President José Antonio Kast on Thursday reiterated his government's backing for Argentina's sovereignty rights over the Falklands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas, following...
Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:48:00 GMT
"We are watching": Argentine intelligence posts message on Falklands after Milei address
Argentina's State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) published a satellite image of the Falklands in the early hours of Friday accompanied by the phrase "we are watching," hours after President Javier Milei announced in a televise...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:55:00 GMT
Falklands honors Merchant Navy seafarers flying the Red Ensign at Victory Green
The Falkland Islands Government are pleased to recognize the 3rd of September as Merchant Navy Day. A day to pay respect to the men and women of the Merchant Navy, both past and present, who play such an important role in maint...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:24:00 GMT
WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027
El Niño is firmly established in the tropical Pacific and will intensify over the coming months into a very strong event, peaking towards the end of 2026 and with climate effects extending well into 2027, according to an updat...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:50:00 GMT
Argentine analysts rule out a real shift by Washington on the Falklands
Argentine specialists in international affairs consulted this week agree that Donald Trump's statement about a possible review of the US position on the Falklands responds to pressure on London rather than to any substantive ch...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:38:00 GMT
Trump hints he would not back the UK and doubts its "capacity" to retake the Falklands
US President Donald Trump has suggested his country would not come to Britain's aid in a possible conflict with Argentina over the Falklands, linking that position to the lack of British support in Washington's war with Iran.
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:41:00 GMT
Investment banks warn the Venezuela deal will not bring down fuel prices
Leading financial analysis firms have tempered the White House's forecasts on the Venezuelan oil agreement announced by Donald Trump on Friday, which grants a company part-owned by the US government control of seventeen fields ...
Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:11:00 GMT
Lenín Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador convicted over bribes at Ecuador's largest dam
A court of Ecuador's National Court of Justice on Friday sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for bribery, in the case over kickbacks linked to the construction and financing of the Coca Codo Sinclai...