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Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:24:00 GMTSome Iranian Americans wave protest flags, others cheer as Iran open the World Cup
Iran began their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, before a crowd that mixed fans cheering the team and Iranian Americans waving symbols of protest against the government in Tehran...
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:07:00 GMTBolivia's Paz bets on wearing down protests and holds off deploying the army
Bolivia's government has opted to wear down the social protests that have shaken the country for about six weeks, rather than resort to a hard line. President Rodrigo Paz promulgated a law regulating states of exception in earl...
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:50:00 GMTBrazilian stocks slip as the US-Iran deal sinks oil prices and hits Petrobras
São Paulo's stock exchange closed on Monday down 0.42%, dragged by the plunge of the state oil company Petrobras after the international crude price fell, linked to the preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran....
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:35:00 GMTChile's Kast government reaffirms Valparaíso's bid to host the High Seas Treaty secretariat
Chile's government on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to Valparaíso's candidacy to host the Executive Secretariat of the High Seas Treaty, a key instrument of ocean governance, and held that the port city has "relevant streng...
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:04:00 GMTPeru's electoral board reiterates it will proclaim the president-elect by mid-July
Peru's National Jury of Elections (JNE) reiterated on Monday that the maximum deadline to officially proclaim the new president-elect is mid-July, while vote recounts proceed in three overseas cities over observations to the ta...
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:38:00 GMTMacron skips the planned protocol and does not greet Trump in person at the G7 in France
French President Emmanuel Macron skipped the planned program on Monday and did not personally receive his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on his arrival at the G7 summit in Évian, in the French Alps. The provisional agenda for t...
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:21:00 GMTUS and Iran announce a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran reached a preliminary peace deal on Sunday to end nearly four months of war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan, the mediating country, announced. The agreement, confirmed by ...
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:44:00 GMTTwo helicopters collide over Rio, killing six, including singer Oliver Tree and YouTuber Gaspi
Two helicopters flying over Rio de Janeiro collided in mid-air on Sunday morning and crashed into an urban area of the city, in an accident that left six people dead, the fire department confirmed. All the victims were travelin...
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:32:00 GMTAdorni's admission deepens divisions in Milei's cabinet as the opposition seeks a censure vote
The admission by Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni that he kept undeclared savings deepened divisions within Javier Milei's government and accelerated an opposition attempt to remove him through a censure motion. Despite th...
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMTUruguay to add AI to environmental controls and seeks a new environmental-crimes law
Uruguay's Environment Minister, Edgardo Ortuño, said the ministry will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into environmental controls and push for a new environmental-crimes law, among the priorities he outlined ahead of...