South America
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:47:00 GMTArgentine court mistakenly summons namesake in high-profile corruption trial
An unusual incident interrupted a hearing on Tuesday in the Cuadernos trial, one of the largest corruption cases in Argentine history: the court mistakenly summoned to testify a man who shared his name with one of the expected ...
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:20:00 GMTMilei plans US-style government shutdown mechanism to cap Argentina's spending
Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will send Congress a bill to introduce a government "shutdown" mechanism, modeled on the US system, that would bar the executive from continuing to spend once budget...
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:10:00 GMTVenezuela quake death toll reaches 3,685 as economists urge lifting of US sanctions
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 3,685, after another 150 fatalities were added to Monday's count, according to official figures. The number of injured held at ...
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:05:00 GMTDenmark says Greenland 'not for sale' after Trump renews call for US control
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed on Wednesday that Greenland is "not for sale" and that her country is ready to defend "every inch" of its territory, after US President Donald Trump insisted that the Arctic te...
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMTColombia's president-elect suspends transition, accuses Petro of attempting a coup
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, froze the transition process with the outgoing government of Gustavo Petro on Tuesday and accused the president of attempting a coup, in a sharp escalation exactly one month...
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:10:00 GMTFlávio Bolsonaro urges Washington to delay Brazil tariffs until after October vote
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing presidential hopeful, asked Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to postpone until after the October elections a 25% tariff that the United States is considering i...
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:05:00 GMTRoyal Navy patrol ship HMS Medway makes first port call at Chile's Punta Arenas
The British Royal Navy's patrol vessel HMS Medway (P223) docked on Sunday morning at Punta Arenas, in Chile's Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region, on its first visit to the port. The stop, for resupply, is due to last until...
Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:19:00 GMTUS crash out of World Cup as Belgium win 4-1 amid Balogun red-card storm
The United States were eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after losing 4-1 to Belgium in the round of 16, played on Monday night in Seattle. The defeat means all three tournament hosts — the United States, Canada and Mexico â...
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:43:00 GMTTrump admits calling FIFA over a red card; the reversal for the US striker sparks an outcry
US President Donald Trump admitted he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that the red card shown to US striker Folarin Balogun be reviewed, after the body reversed the suspension that would have kept him out of t...
Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:35:00 GMTFrench football federation to file complaint over Paraguayan senator's racist attack on Mbappé
The French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday that it will file a complaint with prosecutors over racist posts by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla directed at France captain Kylian Mbappé, and called for judicial...