South America

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:14:00 GMT
Fujimori nears victory in Peru's presidential count as the left calls for protests
Ten days after the June 7 presidential runoff, Peru still has no proclaimed winner, but the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori is heading toward victory. With 99.1% of the vote counted, she leads the left-wing Roberto Sánchez...

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:31:00 GMT
Spain's ex-PM Zapatero testifies as a suspect in the Plus Ultra bailout case
Spain's former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appeared on Wednesday before Judge José Luis Calama, of the Audiencia Nacional, as an investigated person in the Plus Ultra case, in what constitutes an unprecedente...

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:27:00 GMT
Uruguay enjoys 'positive discrimination' but must lift investment and productivity, BBVA says
Uruguay enjoys a "positive discrimination" relative to other economies for its institutional solidity, respect for agreements and political maturity, but its economic growth has been low over the past decade and its potential G...

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:19:00 GMT
With a historic Messi, Argentina begin their title defense by thrashing Algeria
Argentina began their defense of the World Cup title won in Qatar 2022 on Tuesday with a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria, in the Group J opener of the 2026 World Cup, played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Captain Lionel Messi gu...

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:48:00 GMT
Brazil's Supreme Court sentences Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years for coercion
Former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced on Tuesday to four years and two months in prison by Brazil's Supreme Court for coercing the justice system through his lobbying of the Unit...

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:48:00 GMT
Lula criticizes the resurgence of protectionism and unilateralism at the G7 summit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticized the resurgence of protectionism and unilateralism during the G7 summit, arguing that those practices worsen the inequalities between rich and developing count...

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:24:00 GMT
Some Iranian Americans wave protest flags, others cheer as Iran open the World Cup
Iran began their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, before a crowd that mixed fans cheering the team and Iranian Americans waving symbols of protest against the government in Tehran...

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:07:00 GMT
Bolivia's Paz bets on wearing down protests and holds off deploying the army
Bolivia's government has opted to wear down the social protests that have shaken the country for about six weeks, rather than resort to a hard line. President Rodrigo Paz promulgated a law regulating states of exception in earl...

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:50:00 GMT
Brazilian stocks slip as the US-Iran deal sinks oil prices and hits Petrobras
São Paulo's stock exchange closed on Monday down 0.42%, dragged by the plunge of the state oil company Petrobras after the international crude price fell, linked to the preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran....

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:35:00 GMT
Chile's Kast government reaffirms Valparaíso's bid to host the High Seas Treaty secretariat
Chile's government on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to Valparaíso's candidacy to host the Executive Secretariat of the High Seas Treaty, a key instrument of ocean governance, and held that the port city has "relevant streng...

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