South America
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:53:00 GMTCuba says four killed on Florida-registered speedboat after shootout in territorial waters
February 25, 2026. Cuba said its border guard forces killed four people and wounded six others during an exchange of fire with a civilian speedboat registered in Florida that, according to Havana, entered Cuban territorial wate...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:49:00 GMTBrazil: Brazão brothers sentenced to 76 years for ordering Marielle Franco killing
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday convicted brothers Domingos Inácio Brazão and João Francisco Inácio Brazão — known as Chiquinho — of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor...
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:43:00 GMTVenezuela attorney general Tarek William Saab resigns, takes interim ombudsman role
Venezuela’s National Assembly, dominated by the ruling bloc, on Wednesday 25 February accepted the resignation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Ombudsman Alfredo Ruiz, and immediately named temporary replacements: S...
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:19:00 GMTFalklands, review and challenges for FIGAS, the Islands Air Service
A review of the Falkland Islands Government Air Service, FIGAS, and its current challenges will be taking take place, it has been revealed by members of the Executive Council. It comes as ExCo were updated on the latest progres...
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:43:00 GMTUK Speaker says he shared information with police amid claims Mandelson planned to flee abroad
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said on Wednesday he passed information “in good faith” to the Metropolitan Police after receiving what he considered relevant intelligence suggesting former Labour minister Peter ...
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:25:00 GMTTrump delivers longest recorded State of the Union amid polarization, with tariffs and foreign policy under scrutiny
US President Donald Trump delivered the longest recorded State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, speaking for 108 minutes before a joint session of Congress, as Washington enters a highly charged political str...
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:37:00 GMTHeavy rains leave at least 28 dead and dozens missing in Brazil’s Minas Gerais
Heavy rains and landslides in southeastern Brazil have killed at least 28 people and left more than 40 missing, with the worst impact reported in the state of Minas Gerais, according to local authorities and rescue teams.
Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:30:00 GMTPetro signs petition sheet backing a constituent assembly push in Colombia
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday signed one of the official sheets being used by a left-leaning citizens’ committee to collect signatures in support of calling a National Constituent Assembly. The move came during...
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:52:00 GMTOrsi and Lacalle Pou reunite at Uruguayan Air Force event marking arrival of A-29 Super Tucanos
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and former president Luis Lacalle Pou attended an Air Force ceremony at Base Aérea No. 1 (Route 101, Canelones) for the presentation of the first A-29 Super Tucano aircraft entering service wi...
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:14:00 GMTUruguay: Woman searching a skip in Montevideo finds military rocket; origin under investigation
A woman who described herself as a waste picker found a military rocket while searching a skip in Montevideo’s Pocitos neighborhood and contacted police, triggering a security operation at her home in Nuevo París, northern M...