South America

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:53:00 GMT
Uruguayan court rejects injunction against offshore seismic prospection, allowing exploration to continue
A Montevideo civil court dismissed an injunction filed by social organizations and fishing industry unions against seismic prospection activities for hydrocarbon exploration in Uruguay's exclusive economic zone, allowing operat...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:55:00 GMT
Milei government appeals to Supreme Court to avoid applying university funding law
Argentina's government filed an extraordinary federal appeal with the Supreme Court on Thursday to avoid complying with the University Funding Law (27.795), which requires it to update faculty salaries and scholarship programs ...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:49:00 GMT
Lula and Sanchez seal progressive alliance in Barcelona and call for front against global far right
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday cemented a political alliance in Barcelona between the European and Latin American left against the advance of the far right on ...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:42:00 GMT
Iran declares Hormuz "fully open" until ceasefire ends; Trump insists on keeping Iranian port blockade
Iran announced on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain "fully open" to merchant shipping until the ceasefire with the United States expires next Wednesday. The decision, linked to the start of the 10-day truce between I...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:17:00 GMT
At least 12 schools in Paraguay receive shooting threats; authorities probe possible viral "challenge"
At least 12 schools in Paraguay received shooting threats between Thursday and Friday, with messages written on bathroom walls reading "tomorrow there will be a shooting," said Sonia Escauriza, director of Child and Adolescent ...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:06:00 GMT
Chile launches deportation flights under Kast with 40 migrants expelled to Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia
The government of Chilean President José Antonio Kast carried out its first deportation flight of irregular migrants on Thursday, expelling 40 people on a Chilean Air Force (FACh) Boeing 737 that made stops in Bolivia, Ecuador...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:10:00 GMT
As YouTube Commits to Further Price Hikes, What’s Next for Consumers?
YouTube is the latest name in the major streaming market to deliver customers an increase in prices across a range of subscription tiers. As recently announced, the changes have raised costs for Music Premium, Individual Premiu...

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:03:00 GMT
Trump says US "very close" to Iran deal and announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is "very close" to reaching a deal with Iran and announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, in a day that combined diplomatic overtures with e...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMT
Venezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo ...

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:08:00 GMT
“We are oppressed in Brazil”: thousands of conservative Brazilians seek new life in Paraguay
Hundreds of Brazilians camped overnight on beach chairs, plastic benches and tarps outside an immigration center in Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil, to secure a spot in a Paraguayan government drive to fast-track res...

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