South America

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:21:00 GMT
US and Iran announce a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
The United States and Iran reached a preliminary peace deal on Sunday to end nearly four months of war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan, the mediating country, announced. The agreement, confirmed by ...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:44:00 GMT
Two helicopters collide over Rio, killing six, including singer Oliver Tree and YouTuber Gaspi
Two helicopters flying over Rio de Janeiro collided in mid-air on Sunday morning and crashed into an urban area of the city, in an accident that left six people dead, the fire department confirmed. All the victims were travelin...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:32:00 GMT
Adorni's admission deepens divisions in Milei's cabinet as the opposition seeks a censure vote
The admission by Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni that he kept undeclared savings deepened divisions within Javier Milei's government and accelerated an opposition attempt to remove him through a censure motion. Despite th...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT
Uruguay to add AI to environmental controls and seeks a new environmental-crimes law
Uruguay's Environment Minister, Edgardo Ortuño, said the ministry will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into environmental controls and push for a new environmental-crimes law, among the priorities he outlined ahead of...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:50:00 GMT
Who was Gaspi, the popular Argentine YouTuber killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro?
Argentine YouTuber Gaspar Prim Díaz, known as Gaspi, 23, was one of the six people who died on Sunday in the collision of two helicopters over Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian authorities released the names of the victims in the afte...

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:35:00 GMT
'Honduras Gate' audios linking Milei to a disinformation network stir controversy, and denials
A set of leaked audios, released in late April by left-leaning Spanish media outlets and dubbed "Honduras Gate," has stirred political controversy in Latin America by alleging a regional disinformation network and naming Argent...

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:09:00 GMT
Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire after SpaceX's record stock debut
Technology magnate Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire on Friday, after his aerospace company SpaceX made its stock-market debut. Following the IPO, which raised a record roughly $75 billion and valued the company a...

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:02:00 GMT
Trump says a US strike killed Niño Guerrero, leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that his country's Southern Command had killed, in a “swift and lethal” strike, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Niño Guerrero, whom he described as the leader ...

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:15:00 GMT
FAO expects world cereal output and trade projected to decline in year ahead
World cereal production in the 2026/27 season is expected to drop by 2 percent year on year to 2 982 million tons, led by declining wheat harvests, according to FAO’s latest Cereal Supply and Demand Brief released in late May...

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:16:00 GMT
Why Global Tourism Is Set for a Record-Breaking 2026
Global tourism is on track to deliver some of the strongest years on record. International arrivals reached 1.52 billion in 2025. Early Q1 2026 data alone reached 307 million people traveling internationally. If this continues,...

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