South America

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Days before King Charles's state visit, Trump says it could help mend ties with London
US President Donald Trump said the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, which begins on Monday, could help repair relations with the United Kingdom, strained by weeks of tension over the Iran war and other bilater...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:58:00 GMT
LATAM and AerolĂ­neas Argentinas aircraft collide on the ground at Santiago airport with no injuries reported
Two commercial aircraft collided on the ground at Santiago's Arturo Merino BenĂ­tez International Airport on Wednesday evening in an incident that left no injuries but forced the rescheduling of both affected flights. The colli...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:28:00 GMT
Latin America's largest investment bank targets Uruguay as regional hub after acquiring local HSBC unit
Brazilian group BTG Pactual, Latin America's largest investment bank, is awaiting authorisation from Uruguay's Central Bank (BCU) to begin operating in the local financial market following its $175 million acquisition of HSBC U...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:51:00 GMT
Iran attacks ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire without conditions and faces domestic backlash
US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday without setting a deadline, hours before his own two-week truce was set to expire without a deal. The decision came as Iran attacked two container ships in t...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:35:00 GMT
Tech magnate Peter Thiel meets Milei after a week of private contacts with the Argentine government
Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and PayPal and one of the most influential figures in the global technology sector, met with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada on Thursday, official sources confirmed. The meeting, sc...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:30:00 GMT
Bullrich arrives in Uruguay criticising cannabis legalisation and calling for tougher security policy
Argentine Senator Patricia Bullrich, former National Security Minister under President Javier Milei, will visit Montevideo this week to take part in the conference "Uruguay, future and youth: current challenges," organised by t...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:25:00 GMT
European airlines cut flights and raise fares as Iran conflict fuels jet fuel crisis
Lufthansa Group announced on Tuesday the cancellation of 20,000 short-haul flights from its summer schedule through October, the most significant measure taken so far by a European airline in response to soaring jet fuel prices...

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:15:00 GMT
Brazil's iGaming Market Turns 15 Months Old With Big Questions Still Open
SiGMA South America closed in Sao Paulo on April 10th drawing more than 18,000 delegates and over 400 exhibitors for three days of debate about the future of online gaming across Latin America. The centrepiece discussion was un...

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:18:00 GMT
Peru's electoral authority chief resigns as runoff still undecided ten days after first round
Piero Corvetto resigned as head of Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Tuesday, ten days after the April 12 first-round presidential vote, amid judicial investigations and an institutional credibility crisis...

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:46:00 GMT
Zero net migration would shrink UK GDP by 15% by 2060, Oxford Economics warns
A long-term scenario of zero net migration would reduce the United Kingdom's economy by 15% by 2060 and limit GDP growth to an annual average of 0.9%, according to a report published on Wednesday by consultancy Oxford Economics...

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