South America
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:03:00 GMTBritish ambassador calls Bolivia's Falklands/Malvinas support for Argentina “unacceptable”
Argentina on Friday thanked Bolivia for its support on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim and called “unfortunate” the remarks by the British ambassador in La Paz, Richard Porter, who branded the Bolivian position “...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMTFather of Argentine lawyer detained for racism in Brazil repeats same gestures at bar
Mariano Páez, father of lawyer and influencer Agostina Páez, was filmed imitating monkey gestures at a bar in Santiago del Estero — the same racist gesticulations that led to his daughter's indictment for racial slur in Bra...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:38:00 GMTArgentina offers reward for fugitive Chilean ex-guerrilla Apablaza ahead of Kast visit
Argentina's government on Friday offered a reward of 20 million pesos — roughly $14,000 — for information leading to the capture of Galvarino Apablaza, former leader of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR), wanted b...
Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:22:00 GMTIran downs two US warplanes; search continues for missing crew member
Iran shot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet over its territory on Friday, marking the first confirmed downing of a crewed American aircraft since the war began five weeks ago. A second plane, an A-10 Warthog attack aircr...
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...