South America
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:34:00 GMTUK/Brazil Strategic Partnership 2026/2030, reaffirming 200 years of diplomatic relations
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Brazil Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira signed the UK–Brazil Strategic Partnership 2026 to 2030 on 26 March 2026, at Cernay-la-Ville.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMTFalklands, Freshwater Project for the Islands community, farming and MPC
A Freshwater Project for the Falkland Islands funded by UK’s Darwin Plus program plus Falklands’ Government and led by SAERI, South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute in partnership with UK’s Centre for Ecology & H...
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:29:00 GMTUK and Türkiye sign multi-billion-pound support deal on Typhoon sale
UK and Türkiye have signed a multi-billion-pound training and support contract, marking the next phase of the landmark Typhoon deal agreed in October 2025. UK-built fighter jets for Türkiye will be supported under a major...
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:27:00 GMTUN warns: over 10,000 Colombians recruited as mercenaries in the past decade
A UN expert group on mercenaries warned on Friday of a significant increase in the recruitment of Colombian mercenaries, driven by the proliferation of armed conflicts worldwide. After an 11-day visit to Colombia, the body esti...
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:21:00 GMTBrazil unveils first supersonic fighter jet manufactured on its soil, a milestone for Latin America
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer unveiled on Wednesday the first F-39E Gripen fighter jet manufactured in Brazil, a milestone the country's presidency called "unprecedented in Latin America." It is the first of 15 supers...
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:57:00 GMTNew York court overturns $16 billion ruling against Argentina in YPF expropriation case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York overturned on Thursday the ruling that required Argentina to pay over $16 billion in compensation to minority shareholders of YPF for the 2012 expropriation of the oi...
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:30:00 GMTTrump demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz, slams NATO and warns: “Cuba is next”
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that the military operation against Iran is “two weeks ahead” of schedule, demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and sharply criticized European NATO allies for refusing ...
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 01:01:00 GMTBolsonaro leaves hospital, gets 90-day house arrest within 27-year prison sentence
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro returned to his home in Brasilia on Friday after being discharged from hospital following a two-week stay for acute bilateral pneumonia. Bolsonaro, 71, will serve at least 90 days of hi...
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:04:00 GMTUruguay raises fuel prices 7% over Middle East war and shifts to monthly price-setting
Uruguay's government announced on Friday a 7% fuel price increase effective April 1, as a direct consequence of rising oil prices driven by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, th...
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:50:00 GMTUruguay considers with “interest” British offer of three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels
Uruguay's government is considering with “interest” a British offer to acquire three Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), according to El Observador, citing sources at the executive offices. The proposal involves firs...