South America

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:31:00 GMT
Uruguay: Orsi's approval falls to 29% and disapproval climbs to 46%, new survey shows
The administration of Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi has reached its lowest approval level since he took office as head of state in March 2025, according to the national survey by the polling firm Factum released on Monday f...

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:09:00 GMT
After CIA director's trip to Havana, Cuba warns of "bloodbath" in case of attack
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned on Monday that a possible US military attack on the island "will provoke a bloodbath of incalculable consequences," in the most explicit hardening of Havana's discourse toward Washingto...

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:08:00 GMT
Top naval medical service containerized module successfully tested in HMS Protector
UK engineering SME Force Development Services (FDS) has successfully tested its containerized medical mission module at sea for the first time, marking a significant milestone for the UK Royal Navy’s (RN’s) NavyPODS – Nav...

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:06:00 GMT
Musk loses USD 150 billion lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
A federal jury in Oakland, California, on Monday unanimously rejected the lawsuit that magnate Elon Musk had filed against OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and the company's president, Greg Brockman, in which he sought USD 150...

Tue, 19 May 2026 01:45:00 GMT
Royal Navy Type 31 program hit by £140M cost adjustment amid rework challenges
Royal Navy’s Type 31 frigate program has been hit by a £140 million cost adjustment, after contractor Babcock International identified higher-than-expected rework and productivity issues during construction of the vessels, p...

Tue, 19 May 2026 01:42:00 GMT
Chilean executive detained in Brazil for racist and homophobic insults to Latam flight attendant
Chilean executive Germán Naranjo Maldini has been held since Friday 15 May at the Guarulhos prison on the outskirts of São Paulo, charged with racial slur after directing racist and homophobic insults at a flight attendant of...

Tue, 19 May 2026 01:37:00 GMT
Alex Saab appears in Miami charged with money laundering tied to bribery in Chavismo's food programs
Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab, regarded for years as the main financial frontman of former president Nicolás Maduro, appeared on Monday before a federal court in Miami, where he was formally charged with one count...

Mon, 18 May 2026 18:31:00 GMT
Bolivia: Ten thousand Evo Morales supporters descend on La Paz as government warns of armed groups
The Bolivian government on Monday denounced the presence of “armed groups” in the march of peasant farmers and supporters of former president Evo Morales that descended on the city of La Paz, the seat of the executive and l...

Mon, 18 May 2026 17:41:00 GMT
London Stock Exchange rises 1.26% driven by oil and defense sectors
The London Stock Exchange closed on Monday with a gain of 1.26%, driven by the advance of oil and defense companies, in a session marked by the rise of crude oil amid the lack of progress in negotiations between the United Stat...

Mon, 18 May 2026 05:37:00 GMT
The Falklands turn into a small South Atlantic economic power as the ghosts of 1982 return
The Falkland Islands are going through their traditional “commemoration season,” the cycle of ceremonies that recall the 1982 war each year, culminating in Liberation Day on 14 June, at a moment defined by two overlapping r...

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