South America

Mon, 25 May 2026 04:24:00 GMT
Three main Colombian presidential candidates close campaigns one week before first round
The three main contenders to succeed President Gustavo Petro on Sunday closed their campaigns with massive political rallies in different cities across the country, one week before the first round of the presidential elections ...

Mon, 25 May 2026 01:49:00 GMT
Peru sends four tons of food to Bolivia and joins humanitarian airlift over blockades
The government of Peru on Sunday delivered to Bolivia a donation of four tons of food intended for families affected by the road blockades that highland peasant sectors have maintained for 19 days, in an initiative that adds Li...

Mon, 25 May 2026 01:06:00 GMT
Spanish police investigate Plus Ultra bailout scheme, linking Zapatero with Maduro's circle
The Spanish National Police's Economic and Tax Crime Unit (UDEF) considers that former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero may have exercised "non-visible leadership" in an alleged influence network that facilitated t...

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:51:00 GMT
Trump administration anticipates imminent agreement with Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The administration of US President Donald Trump took it for granted on Sunday that within the coming days it will be able to announce an agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime route through which approxi...

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:44:00 GMT
Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office maps Marset drug route from Bolivia to European ports
The Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against Gianina García Troche, the former partner of Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, that reconstructs in detail the criminal structure operating from Par...

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:38:00 GMT
Evo Morales demands elections in Bolivia in 90 days "to avoid deaths" and warns against militarization
El expresidente boliviano Evo Morales (2006-2019) elevó este domingo la presión sobre el Gobierno de Rodrigo Paz al exigir la convocatoria de elecciones generales en un plazo de 90 días "para que no haya muertos, para que no...

Sat, 23 May 2026 02:34:00 GMT
Uruguay captures 63% of Mercosur's annual rice quota to the European Union
Uruguay this week filled 63% of the annual zero-tariff rice quota granted by the European Union to Mercosur, in the first significant trade milestone since the provisional entry into force, on 1 May, of the association agreemen...

Sat, 23 May 2026 01:44:00 GMT
Messi joins billionaire athletes club after crossing USD 1 billion net worth threshold
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, 38, has crossed the USD 1 billion net worth threshold and joined the exclusive group of billionaire athletes, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The captain of the Argentine nation...

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:12:00 GMT
Humpback whales observation show they moved between Australia and Brazil, the longest travel distance ever
Two humpback whales have been sighted in separate breeding grounds off Australia and Brazil, the first time scientists have seen the species travel such vast distances across the Southern Ocean during their lifetimes.

Fri, 22 May 2026 23:04:00 GMT
Record art sales at Christie’s, US$ 1,1bn in three hours; US expressionist Pollard painting sold for US$ 181 million
A painting by US Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock sold for a record US$181.2 million (€156.2 million) with fees, at Christie’s auction house in New York this week, alongside other staggering sales on what was ...

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