South America

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:42:00 GMT
Chile debates a state of emergency of up to eight months without congressional approval
José Antonio Kast's government indicated on Tuesday it was willing to amend the constitutional security reform bill it submitted to the Senate on August 17, after the proposal drew objections both from the opposition and from ...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:35:00 GMT
Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands; Deadline: 06-Oct-2026
The Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands offers exceptional future leaders from the Falkland Islands the opportunity to pursue a fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university. The program supports individuals with ...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:25:00 GMT
PM Burnham on taxes, “I won't be unrealistic, and people need to understand that”
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the coming Autumn Budget, warning “I won’t be unrealistic” over the state of the public purse. The PM quickly pledged to give people “breathin...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT
Bolivia deploys troops against blockades over a decree its own government wants repealed
Bolivia's government deployed military and police units on Tuesday in the municipality of Yapacaní, in Santa Cruz department, ahead of announced road blockades called by farming organisations against the decree that raised the...

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:39:00 GMT
Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals
The number of Argentine residents leaving the country in July fell 21.2% year on year, to 1.22 million people, according to the international tourism statistics report released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics...

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:28:00 GMT
Argentina acknowledges the Magellan treaties and seeks to defuse friction with Chile
Argentina's foreign ministry issued a statement on Tuesday reaffirming that its position on the Strait of Magellan is the one established by the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a day after Chil...

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:04:00 GMT
Chile protests to Argentina over a military chief's remarks on the Strait of Magellan
Chile's foreign ministry announced on Monday it will send a note of protest to the Argentine government over remarks by the head of the Argentine Air Force General Staff, Brigadier General Gustavo Javier Valverde, in which he m...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:55:00 GMT
The Pan-American Congress closes with a call for more equal north-south dialogue
The third Pan-American Congress concluded on Sunday in Montevideo with a call to reframe relations between the north and south of the Americas on more equal terms. The forum, which brought together some 150 lawmakers, governors...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:44:00 GMT
Man detained in Buenos Aires after driving a stolen bus, saying it was his dream
A man was detained on Sunday in the western part of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area after driving a city bus for several kilometres, having taken it without authorisation from a depot, following the line's regular route and ...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:37:00 GMT
Colombia orders deportation of irregular migrants after a decade as the main host country
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered coordinated operations between the migration authority and the police to begin this week to identify and deport foreigners without regular migration status, marking a shi...

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