South America

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:30:00 GMT
Argentina's Pacific-pact bid would make it a trade partner of the UK, raising a Falklands dilemma
Argentina's request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has reopened a question over its sovereignty claim to the Falklands, since the United Kingdom is a full member of tha...

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:24:00 GMT
Milei brings open disputes with Brazil to a Mercosur summit focused on trade deals
Argentine President Javier Milei will take part on Monday and Tuesday in the Mercosur summit of heads of state in Asunción, a meeting whose trade agenda —led by the agreement with the European Union— will coexist with open...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:51:00 GMT
Why Venezuela's earthquake was so deadly: shallow, powerful and just seconds apart
The combination of two powerful, very shallow earthquakes just 39 seconds apart explains much of the devastation left by Wednesday's earthquake in north-central Venezuela, where the latest official toll exceeds 1,450 dead and 3...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:42:00 GMT
Milei's government seeks to close a political crisis after cabinet chief Adorni resigns
The resignation of Manuel Adorni as cabinet chief of the Argentine government represents an attempt by President Javier Milei to close a political crisis that dominated the public agenda for more than four months, though analys...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:31:00 GMT
Collapsed hospitals and morgues raise health fears in Venezuela's earthquake zone
The emergency caused by the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday is beginning to turn into a health risk, given the bodies that remain under the rubble and the collapse of hospitals and morgues in th...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:45:00 GMT
UK sends a 68-strong search and rescue team and £2 million in aid to Venezuela
The United Kingdom on Friday deployed a specialist search and rescue team of 68 people and announced an initial £2 million (about $2.7 million) in humanitarian funding to support the response to the earthquakes that devastated...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:43:00 GMT
Repsol, Ecopetrol and 17 other oil firms cleared for Brazil's next pre-salt auction
Nineteen oil companies, among them Spain's Repsol and Colombia's Ecopetrol, have been cleared to bid in the upcoming auction of licenses to partner with the Brazilian State in the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the pre-salt, t...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:28:00 GMT
Falklands' annual reception in London celebrates the Islands' sporting culture
The Falkland Islands Government held its annual parliamentary reception in London on Tuesday, an event that brought together some 200 guests and was dedicated to the role of sport in the archipelago's community life, ahead of t...

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:21:00 GMT
Venezuela's earthquake toll rises to at least 920 dead as rescuers race against time
The number of victims from the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday rose to at least 920 dead and 3,360 injured, according to the toll given on Friday by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge...

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:09:00 GMT
Falkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly
The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination. Last week,...

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