South America
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:24:00 GMTArgentina tightens illegal fishing enforcement, elevating satellite tracking as evidence
Argentina has tightened its enforcement framework against foreign vessels suspected of illegal fishing inside its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), giving greater evidentiary weight to satellite records and other remote sensors to...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:34:00 GMTFuel crunch halts Havana buses, squeezes hospitals and deepens Cuba’s power cuts
Cuba’s fuel shortage is rippling through daily life, with Havana’s urban bus network largely shut down, hospitals preparing to scale back non-urgent services, and longer planned blackouts announced in some areas—while soc...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:41:00 GMTTrump deletes racist Obama video after backlash, including from Republicans
U.S. President Donald Trump removed a Truth Social video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on primate bodies, after a wave of criticism that included ...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:30:00 GMTVenezuelan opposition flags “serious omissions” in amnesty bill, demands full release
Venezuela’s main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), on Friday challenged what it called “serious omissions” in a proposed amnesty law promoted by acting President Delcy Rodríguez and approved in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:53:00 GMTTrump sets 25% “secondary” tariff to squeeze trade with Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from countries that buy Iranian goods or services, expanding Washington’s economic pressure campaign beyond direct sanction...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:43:00 GMTFalklands Development Corporation contracts Strategic Projects Manager
The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, has announced that Sam Cockwell has joined the team as Strategic Projects Manager. The FIDC is the economic development agency for the Falklands in 1983 in response to the Sha...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:37:00 GMTTunnel under Montevideo’s historic district foils bank raid plot, raises regional crime links
According to the Interior Ministry, the plot relied on a commercial premises leased in mid-2025, from which an access point was allegedly opened into the sewers to advance toward a nearby financial institution. The broader inve...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:41:00 GMTFAO word food commodity prices declined in January 26 for fifth month running
World food commodity prices declined in January 2026 for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the benchmark report released by the UN Food and Agr...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:59:00 GMTFalklands: new Legislative Assembly consolidates close ties with the United Kingdom
On the occasion of the swearing-in of the newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, its Chair, MLA Jack Ford, travelled to the United Kingdom, where he held a series of meetings with government and opp...
Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:46:00 GMTTaiwan protests Uruguay–China statement calling the island an “inalienable” part of China
Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to t...