South America
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:45:00 GMTFalklands MLA says islands have "state of the art" defense technology
A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly said the archipelago's current defenses are sufficient, in response to questions raised in Westminster over the maintenance of the armed forces and the equipment deployed in...
Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:35:00 GMTUS removes Venezuela and Bolivia from list of countries failing on drugs
The United States government removed Venezuela and Bolivia from the category of countries that Washington says have failed to demonstrably combat international drug trafficking, while keeping Colombia, Afghanistan and Myanmar o...
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:23:00 GMTArgentina's foreign ministry rejects the UK guidance for companies in the Falklands
Argentina's foreign ministry expressed its "strongest rejection" on Tuesday of the guidance the British government published the previous day for companies conducting economic activity in the Falklands, and said it would contin...
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:12:00 GMTKirchner's defense seeks to lift her ban from office before the 2027 elections
Lawyers for former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said on Tuesday they have added a new element to the petition they are pursuing before the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to overturn her final convicti...
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:07:00 GMTEU proposes Canada as its first 'associate member', a status that does not yet exist
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed on Wednesday that Canada become the European Union's first "associate member," a status not provided for in the bloc's treaties and whose details have not been defined...
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:35:00 GMTArgentine government says the Ushuaia naval base will monitor resources and sovereignty
Argentina's government said on Tuesday that the integrated naval base it plans in Ushuaia will allow it to monitor and control natural resources and sovereignty in the South Atlantic, and announced it will file further complain...
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:33:00 GMTAn archipelago of 3,600 people with 86 nationalities represented
In a population of fewer than four thousand, the English of Stanley's streets sits alongside the Spanish of a sizeable Latin American community, the Tagalog of Filipino residents, the Afrikaans of South Africans and the Shona o...
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:04:00 GMTBusinessman named by Washington as Maduro's frontman admits guilt in a Miami court
Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP ...
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:46:00 GMTUK publishes guidance backing companies that do business with the Falkland Islands
The British government published guidance on Tuesday for companies and individuals conducting economic activity in the Falkland Islands or supplying goods and services to the archipelago, offering assistance to those who receiv...
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:53:00 GMTMilei prepares bill to toughen sanctions on companies operating in the Falklands
Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falklands, a move analysts say could raise tensions with Britain beyond the oil sector.