South America

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:39:00 GMT
US troops train in Argentina with USS Nimitz in Atlantic Dagger exercise
US troops began joint maneuvers on Tuesday with their Argentine counterparts as part of the “Atlantic Dagger” exercise, one of the broadest joint military operations between the two countries in decades, alongside the deplo...

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:47:00 GMT
'I committed no crime': Adorni weathers opposition pressure in Congress with full Milei's backing
Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni refused to resign on Wednesday during his first management report before the Chamber of Deputies, in a seven-hour session marked by allegations of alleged illicit enrichment against him and...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:11:00 GMT
Chile's labor market hits 38 months of unemployment above 8% as growth forecast is revised down
Chile's unemployment rate stood at 8.9% during the moving quarter from January to March 2026, a 0.2 percentage point increase over twelve months, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:08:00 GMT
Lula's Supreme Court nominee defends limits on judicial power in Brazilian Senate hearing
Jorge Messias, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's nominee to fill the open seat at the Federal Supreme Court (STF), defended on Wednesday before the Senate the need to limit the power of judges, in a bid to expand...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:52:00 GMT
Trump tells King Charles: “Americans have had no closer friends than the British”
On the second day of his state visit to the United States, speaking before Congress, where he was repeatedly acclaimed with loud applause, King Charles III stressed the value and importance of the "indispensable" UK and US part...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:49:00 GMT
UK government borrowing costs rise to their highest since 2008 financial crisis
The extent to which UK is exposed to the ongoing energy shock, as a consequence of the Iran war, and fears or rising inflation, was exposed by the British government’s borrowing costs that have risen to their highest level si...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:46:00 GMT
US/Iran war lifting oil prices, but benefiting countries such as Australia, Norway and Brazil
The US-Iran conflict has propelled currencies from energy-exporting countries into the limelight, with windfall profits from exports of oil, gas and metals helping them to outperform the US dollar.

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:09:00 GMT
King Charles avoids direct Iran reference and hails 'most consequential alliance' between UK and US
King Charles III delivered a 28-minute address on Tuesday to a joint session of the United States Congress in which he hailed the "special relationship" between London and Washington as "one of the most consequential alliances ...

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:02:00 GMT
Argentina expects to raise $2 billion from privatizations this year, says Minister Caputo
Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced on Tuesday that the state expects to raise around $2 billion before year-end through a package of privatizations and concessions of public companies, in what constitutes one of...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:00 GMT
Ex-President Lacalle Pou: 'I will not die without seeing Paraguay have a sea outlet in Uruguay'
Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-2025) reignited the debate on Tuesday over the construction of a port in Uruguayan territory aimed at providing Paraguay with maritime access, during an event in the Paraguayan ...

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