South America
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:46:00 GMTWhat did Milei say about Falklands oil and why does it matter for Sea Lion?
Argentine President Javier Milei warned Thursday that his government "will respond with all necessary diplomatic measures" to protect the country's interests in the face of the advancing Sea Lion oil project, operated by Rockho...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:24:00 GMTUruguayan national admits to scheme to circumvent US sanctions linked to Venezuela
A 60-year-old Uruguayan citizen pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court to conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business in order to circumvent American sanctions linked to Venezuelan government officials, the ...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:03:00 GMTArgentine doctors investigated for stealing anesthetics from hospital for use at private parties
The death of a 31-year-old anesthesiologist in Buenos Aires on February 20 has triggered a judicial investigation into the systematic theft of fentanyl and propofol from a major private hospital and their recreational use at pr...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:37:00 GMTTrump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files, political prosecutions
U.S. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, ending a turbulent 14-month tenure at the helm of the Justice Department. Trump confirmed the move in a Truth Social post in which he called Bondi "a Gre...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:01:00 GMTMilei reaffirms Falklands sovereignty, warns oil firms and vows to rebuild the armed forces
Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday reaffirmed his country's sovereignty claim over the Falklands Islands, warned of a diplomatic response to British oil exploration in the area, and announced that 10% of fiscal revenu...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:50:00 GMTMilei presides over Falklands fallen tribute amid thaw in relations with London
Argentine President Javier Milei is leading Thursday's central ceremony marking Veterans Day and the Day of the Fallen in the Falklands War, at Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires's Retiro neighborhood, where the cenotaph honorin...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:41:00 GMTLow government approval deepens internal tensions within Uruguay's Frente Amplio
Just over a year into the Frente Amplio's (FA) fourth administration, polls from Uruguay's leading survey firms show an unusual level of discontent among the left-wing coalition's own voters, intensifying internal disputes betw...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:52:00 GMTArtemis II lifts off successfully: humanity heads back to the Moon after half a century
NASA's Artemis 2 mission launched Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in December 1972 — 54 years ...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:01:00 GMTUS lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington
The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of For...
Thu, 02 Apr 2026 03:00:00 GMTTrump vows to send Iran "back to the Stone Age" as oil surges back above $100
Oil prices surged on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in a televised address to the nation to hit Iran "extremely hard" over the next two to three weeks. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 4.1% to $104.21...