South America

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT
De la Espriella wins Colombia's presidency in the preliminary count as Cepeda awaits the tally
Right-wing criminal lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidency, according to the preliminary count by the Registraduría, defeating left-wing senator Iván Cepeda by less than a point in the closest runoff in the...

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:39:00 GMT
Starmer weighs political future as pressure to resign mounts
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is weighing his political future as pressure grows within the Labour Party for him to announce his resignation, following Andy Burnham's victory in last week's Makerfield by-election.

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:25:00 GMT
Report says Chinese firms control nearly two-thirds of the squid fleet in Argentina's waters
Companies of Chinese origin own 63.1% of the jigger fleet that, under the Argentine flag, fishes squid inside Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone, according to a report by illegal-fishing and marine-conservation researcher Milk...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:56:00 GMT
Tenth anniversary of Brexit, UK GDP per head cost of 8% in 2025, LSE professor estimates
Ten years ago, June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU and since then, an extensive body of research has studied the impact of Brexit on the UK economy.

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:35:00 GMT
Australia reports bird flu has killed 13.000 elephant seal pups in Heard and McDonald islands
The pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N1 has killed more than 13,000 elephant seal pups after infecting a breeding colony on a sub-Antarctic volcanic island, Australian scientists from the Antarctic Program discovered.

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:57:00 GMT
Cuba approves its deepest market reforms in over a decade amid public skepticism
Cuba's National Assembly approved on Friday a package of 176 measures that introduces market dynamics into the island's economy, in the deepest shift since the reforms promoted by Raúl Castro in 2011. The government presented ...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:30:00 GMT
Hot political summer ahead for Britain, Burnham MP intends to challenge PM Starmer
Andy Burnham, Labor’s former Greater Manchester mayor has won with a clear majority in a special election to the British parliament, and is ready to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the party leadership saying he wan...

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:28:00 GMT
Bank of England keeps rate at 3.75%; inflation 2.8% but energy prices remain volatile
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%. Two members voted to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4% during the MPC meeting on June 18.

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:44:00 GMT
Peru's Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winner
Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called a protest in Lima for Friday against the result of Peru's presidential runoff, which makes right-wing Keiko Fujimori the virtual winner, as the electoral justice was due to decide on ...

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:34:00 GMT
Trump opens a new rift with Meloni by claiming she 'begged' him for a G7 photo
US President Donald Trump opened a new rift with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by claiming that she "begged" him for a photo during the G7 summit and that he obliged out of "pity." Meloni called the account fabricated, ...

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