South America
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:28:00 GMTMercosur leaders push for a regional security architecture against organized crime
The fight against transnational organized crime emerged as one of the central themes of Mercosur's 68th summit of heads of state, held on Tuesday in the Paraguayan city of Luque, where several leaders called for building a regi...
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:26:00 GMTUruguay takes over the Mercosur presidency vowing to modernize and open the bloc
Uruguay's President Yamandú Orsi on Tuesday assumed the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur and set as a priority of his term to "keep modernizing" the bloc and consolidate its trade opening, following the provisional entry int...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:22:00 GMTMercosur turns to Asia with Japan talks as the EU quota split stays unresolved
Mercosur on Tuesday announced the start of trade negotiations with Japan and reaffirmed its intention to diversify alliances toward Asia during its biannual summit in Asunción, where Paraguay handed over the bloc's pro tempore...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:19:00 GMTCepeda threatens 'civil disobedience' unless Colombia's president-elect renounces US citizenship
Left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, who lost Colombia's presidential runoff, announced on Tuesday that he will resort to "peaceful civil disobedience" against the incoming government of Abelardo de la Espriella if the president-ele...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:08:00 GMTChilean rescuers allege military harassment in Venezuela's quake zone
The leader of the Topos Chile rescue group, Francisco Lermanda, alleged that his teams deployed in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira have been harassed by soldiers during search operations in the area hardest hit by the June 24...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:39:00 GMTKeiko Fujimori wins Peru's presidency as the full count confirms her by 49,641 votes
Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Monday closed the count of the presidential runoff at 100% of the tally sheets and confirmed the victory of right-wing Keiko Fujimori over left-wing Roberto Sánchez, 22 d...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:33:00 GMTParaguay declares a holiday after reaching the World Cup's last 16 by beating Germany
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday for Tuesday, June 30, to celebrate the national team's qualification for the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, after eliminating Germany in a penalty shootout. "T...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:32:00 GMTA regional shift to the right frames the wave of congratulations to Fujimori
The confirmation of right-wing Keiko Fujimori's victory in Peru's presidential runoff drew a wave of congratulations from leaders across the region, who framed the result within the shift to the right underway in several Latin ...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:27:00 GMTArgentina taps the local market to fund a $4.2 billion bondholder payment due July 9
Argentina's Economy Ministry on Monday completed the placement of the Bonar 2028 (AO28), a dollar-denominated bond under local law, raising most of the funds needed to face a maturity of around $4.2 billion with private debt ho...
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:41:00 GMTVenezuela's María Corina Machado accuses the government of blocking her return after the earthquake
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday accused the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez of closing the country's airspace to prevent her return, as Venezuela copes with the emergency caused by t...