South America

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:44:00 GMT
Unemployment displaces inflation as Argentines' main concern
Unemployment has become the leading problem Argentines want the government to solve, well ahead of inflation, according to the economic expectations report by the polling firm Opina Argentina released over the weekend. Thirty-s...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:32:00 GMT
Almost half the minors recruited by armed groups in 2025 were approached via social media
Some 44% of children and adolescents recruited by armed groups in Colombia during 2025 were approached through social media or platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, according to data from the Special Jurisdiction for Peace cit...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:28:00 GMT
Burnham picks Kyiv for his first foreign trip as British prime minister
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv on Monday on his first trip abroad since taking office in July, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. He met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:53:00 GMT
Two newly detained men testify in the case over the shooting of the Bolivian lawyer
Two men held as part of the investigation into the shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller gave statements to prosecutors in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Sunday. One is accused of supplying the weapon used in the ambush; the oth...

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:22:00 GMT
Argentina retires the jets that sank two British ships in the 1982 war
Argentina's Navy has announced the definitive retirement of its Super Étendard strike aircraft, the French-built jets that attacked the British fleet with Exocet missiles during the 1982 Falklands war. The announcement was mad...

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:41:00 GMT
Argentina votes this week on the reform barring the central bank from funding the Treasury
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday debate the reform of the central bank's charter promoted by Javier Milei's government, which bars the monetary authority from financing the fiscal deficit through money creation...

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 22:32:00 GMT
The Mercosur-Singapore trade agreement reaches Argentina's Congress
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday take up ratification of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and Singapore, signed in December 2023 and still awaiting parliamentary approval. It is the first trade treaty ...

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:47:00 GMT
Colombia's earthquake toll rises to 329 dead and more than 300,000 affected
The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western and central Colombia on August 10 has left 329 dead, 4,600 injured and 247 missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Management Unit's assessment as of Friday. The number ...

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:40:00 GMT
Colombia's government objects to the law barring lower requirements for senior posts
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella this week objected to the first bill sent to him for signature since he took office on August 7: legislation prohibiting any reduction in the minimum education and experience require...

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:28:00 GMT
Progressive leaders gathered in Uruguay denounce US interference and acknowledge their own mistakes
The opening session of the third Pan-American Congress, held on Friday at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo, combined criticism of United States policy towards Latin America with calls for self-criticism within progressive f...

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