South America
Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:46:00 GMTWildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations
The wildfires affecting Spain and France since mid-July have reached an unprecedented scale in both countries, which together account for nearly a quarter of the world's vineyard area. Spain declared a national wildfire emergen...
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:54:00 GMTMilei and Fujimori meet in Lima and agree to strengthen economic and security cooperation
Argentine President Javier Milei met on Tuesday in Lima with Peru's President Keiko Fujimori in a bilateral encounter held at the Torre Tagle Palace, headquarters of Peru's foreign ministry, hours before the handover ceremony. ...
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:57:00 GMTTrump and Netanyahu meet at the White House as contacts to negotiate with Iran advance
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday for about 90 minutes at the White House, in their first encounter since the joint offensive against Iran began in February. The meeting was ...
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:54:00 GMTFujimori takes office in Peru and announces the armed forces will join the fight against crime
Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as president of Peru on Tuesday and announced that the armed forces will temporarily assume internal control during states of emergency to confront organized crime, in coordination with the National ...
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:00 GMTColombia: official accuses Petro of mistreatment and the president announces legal action against her
The manager of Colombia's Adaptation Fund and former director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency (DAPRE), Angie Rodríguez, publicly accused President Gustavo Petro of subjecting her to mistreatment during her t...
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:55:00 GMT“Who is that guy?”: Lula's response to Milei's remarks in São Paulo
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed for the first time the remarks made against him by Argentine President Javier Milei, with a brief and ironic response that avoided escalating the controversy. Asked by re...
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:30:00 GMTFujimori's inauguration brings Southern Cone and Andean presidents together in Lima
The presidents of Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, and Honduras arrived in Lima on Monday to attend the handover ceremony at which Keiko Fujimori will assume Peru's presidency for the 2026-2031 term. The leaders of Argentina, Javier M...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:26:00 GMTTrump asks the Supreme Court to allow his mail-voting restrictions before the midterms
The US government on Monday filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking authorization to implement President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, which lower courts have blocked. The request ...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:20:00 GMTMilei announces Starlink deal to bring satellite internet to 6,000 rural schools
Argentine President Javier Milei announced an agreement between the National Communications Agency (Enacom) and Starlink to provide satellite connectivity to 6,000 rural schools that currently have poor internet access or no co...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMTUruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring
Uruguay's government is drawing up a set of contingency protocols for the flooding risk associated with the El Niño phenomenon, which climate projections indicate will have its greatest impact on the region during the southern...