South America
Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:00 GMTAfter 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday
The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious tr...
Fri, 01 May 2026 05:13:00 GMTCaracas and Washington launch direct flights after seven years and sign two oil deals
The United States and Venezuela inaugurated on Thursday the first direct air connection between the two countries since 2019 and signed two new energy agreements, in a day the White House described as a substantive advance in t...
Fri, 01 May 2026 04:44:00 GMTBrent touches $126 amid US military plan for 'short and powerful' strikes on Iran
Brent crude touched $126.41 a barrel on Thursday, its highest level since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, after Axios reported that the US Central Command (CENTCOM) was preparing a military plan contemplating a wave of "s...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:25:00 GMTBrazil's fiscal deficit climbs to 9.41% of GDP amid economic slowdown and election year
Brazil's nominal public sector deficit reached 9.41% of gross domestic product in the twelve months to March 2026, nearly one percentage point higher than the previous period, according to data published on Thursday by the Cent...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:18:00 GMTEuropean Parliament urges sanctions on Venezuela to remain until verifiable democratic progress
The European Parliament approved on Thursday, by a wide majority, a resolution urging the Council of the European Union not to lift sanctions imposed on those responsible for human rights violations in Venezuela until the count...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:09:00 GMTUS intervention forces end to decade of statistical opacity at Venezuela's Central Bank
The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has begun systematically publishing economic indicators that had been held under wraps for at least a decade, in an institutional shift driven by the US military intervention that culminated ...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:39:00 GMTUS troops train in Argentina with USS Nimitz in Atlantic Dagger exercise
US troops began joint maneuvers on Tuesday with their Argentine counterparts as part of the “Atlantic Dagger” exercise, one of the broadest joint military operations between the two countries in decades, alongside the deplo...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:47:00 GMT'I committed no crime': Adorni weathers opposition pressure in Congress with full Milei's backing
Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni refused to resign on Wednesday during his first management report before the Chamber of Deputies, in a seven-hour session marked by allegations of alleged illicit enrichment against him and...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:55:00 GMTFire Watch Services for Texas Businesses: Staying Compliant and Operational
Texas businesses operate in a fast-moving, high-growth environment where operational continuity is everything. Whether you’re managing a commercial property in Houston, overseeing a construction project in Dallas, or running ...
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:28:00 GMT2026 Major Events That Are Tradable Through Prediction Markets
Prediction markets allow investors to trade on virtually anything, with politics and major events taking center stage. This has opened up a whole new market for speculators who watch geopolitics and culture very closely, with t...