South America
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:08:00 GMTArgentina warns it could 'fully exercise all actions' over Falklands oil drilling plans
Argentina's government warned that it could "fully exercise all" available actions over plans to develop an oil field near the Falkland Islands, in a fresh escalation of the sovereignty dispute. The Foreign Ministry declared th...
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:26:00 GMTArgentine Senate approves a judge Milei opposed over her ties to an investigative journalist
Argentina's Senate on Thursday approved the appointment of María Verónica Michelli as a judge of Federal Oral Court No. 3 in La Plata, a nomination President Javier Milei had tried to block because she is the sister-in-law of...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:23:00 GMTLufthansa Boeing 787's nose gear collapses at Frankfurt gate, injuring four staff
The nose landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner collapsed on Thursday while the aircraft was parked at a boarding gate at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, leaving four people slightly injured. The plane was being prep...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:15:00 GMTColombian judge orders De la Espriella to stop using national team jersey in campaign
A Bogotá court ordered presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and his party, Defensores de la Patria, to refrain from using the Colombian national football jersey at campaign events and in advertising, while it studie...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:32:00 GMTUruguay's anti-graft body faces Congress as opposition alleges 'political use' in Orsi case
The directorate of Uruguay's Transparency and Public Ethics Board (Jutep) appeared on Thursday before the Chamber of Deputies' Security and Coexistence Commission, amid the controversy over President Yamandú Orsi's purchase of...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:28:00 GMTVenezuela moves to open its power sector to private investment after years of blackouts
Venezuela's National Assembly gave initial approval to a reform of the electricity law that opens the sector to private investment through long-term concessions, in an effort to reverse the collapse of a service battered by bla...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:11:00 GMTPetro drops constituent assembly bid 17 days before Colombia's presidential runoff
The committee that had promoted a National Constituent Assembly championed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Thursday that it was halting the collection of signatures and withdrawing the project to reform the 19...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:55:00 GMTLula pushes back on US tariffs, says Brazil is the one running a trade deficit
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday rejected the US government's argument that Brazil engages in “unreasonable” practices in the bilateral relationship, arguing that it is Washington that runs a trade ...
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:40:00 GMTUS proposes forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies, with Brazil and China facing 12.5%
The US government proposed tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 economies —59 countries and the 27-nation European Union— for failing to ban or effectively enforce the prohibition on imports of goods made with forced labor. The mea...
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMTFalklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures
The Falkland Islands Government presented its 2026/27 budget to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the first of the Assembly elected in December, with an Appropriation Bill of 216.3 million pounds and under the guiding prin...