South America

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:41:00 GMT
Investment banks warn the Venezuela deal will not bring down fuel prices
Leading financial analysis firms have tempered the White House's forecasts on the Venezuelan oil agreement announced by Donald Trump on Friday, which grants a company part-owned by the US government control of seventeen fields ...

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:11:00 GMT
Lenín Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador convicted over bribes at Ecuador's largest dam
A court of Ecuador's National Court of Justice on Friday sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for bribery, in the case over kickbacks linked to the construction and financing of the Coca Codo Sinclai...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:22:00 GMT
China's embassy accuses a senior Argentine official of spreading “rumours” about the Nepal flood
China's embassy in Buenos Aires has accused an official in Javier Milei's government of spreading “malicious rumours” and seeking to “stain the international image” of the Asian country, after he attributed to a Chinese...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT
Trump says Venezuela is “not ready” to hold elections and sets no timetable
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Venezuela does not yet meet the conditions to call elections, five days after announcing the agreement granting Washington majority control over a fifth of the country's oil rese...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:56:00 GMT
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice lifts secrecy on a banker's messages to another judge
Brazilian Supreme Court justice André Mendonça, rapporteur in the Banco Master case, on Tuesday lifted the secrecy order on a Federal Police report of more than two hundred pages containing messages sent by businessman Daniel...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:50:00 GMT
The UK dismisses Trump's remarks and reaffirms its sovereignty over the Falklands
The British government on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's remarks about a possible review of Washington's position on the Falklands, and reiterated its commitment to the archipelago's status.

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:42:00 GMT
A conciliatory chancellor calls to ‘refresh’ UK’s special relationship with the US
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in an interview with The Times, tried to cool the strong exchange caused by British leaders’ reaction to White House statements on a possible review to US neutrality policy towards the ...

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:48:00 GMT
Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
By Sarah Kula for the Smithsonian Magazine Called The Whale, the new venue is under construction in Andenes, a village on the northern tip of the island of Andøya, roughly 190 miles above the Arctic Circle. It’s scheduled t...

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:37:00 GMT
Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake
Simón Bolívar international airport, located in Maiquetía and Venezuela's principal air gateway, resumed domestic and international operations on Tuesday, two months after the double earthquake of June 24 destroyed its facil...

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:28:00 GMT
Milei announces a national address on Thursday over the Falklands claim
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will address the nation on Thursday evening to set out the state of the sovereignty claim over the Falklands, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was revie...

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