South America

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:32:00 GMT
Burnham tells Trump of the “economic consequences” of Argentina’s Falklands measures
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out to US President Donald Trump on Friday “the economic consequences that Argentina’s coercive measures have for the United Kingdom and the United States”, in a phone call focused ...

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:00:00 GMT
Eight in ten Argentines barely make it or fall short by the end of the month, survey finds
Some 45% of Argentines just about reach the end of the month and 34% fail to cover their expenses, according to a survey by consultancy Brain Network carried out in September, which describes a picture of financial stress, risi...

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:39:00 GMT
Bolsonaro apologises twice to Lula in a calmer final debate as polls show a dead heat
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro apologised twice to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the last televised debate before Sunday’s runoff in Brazil, held on Friday night on TV Globo, which was more measured in tone than the ...

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:30:00 GMT
Lula accuses Bolsonaro of “licking Trump’s boots” in the final debate
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday accused his runoff rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, of “licking the boots” of US President Donald Trump during the last televised debate before Sunday’s election.

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:19:00 GMT
The Pope cancels a visit to Assisi as a medical precaution, two weeks before his South American tour
Pope Leo XIV has cancelled a visit planned for Tuesday, October 27, to Assisi, in central Italy, after his doctors advised against helicopter travel so soon after the lung surgery he underwent on October 13. It is the first eng...

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:25:00 GMT
US confirms concern over the impact of Argentina’s Falklands bill on its companies
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau acknowledged in Buenos Aires on Thursday that Washington is closely watching the impact that Argentina’s National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against thos...

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:13:00 GMT
Lula and Bolsonaro agree to open their bank and phone records days before the runoff
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro signed an agreement at the Superior Electoral Court on Thursday to simultaneously lift the secrecy of their bank, tax and phone records, and those of ...

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:02:00 GMT
Lula and Bolsonaro chase non-voters in the final stretch of Brazil’s campaign
Two days before Brazil’s presidential runoff, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro are focusing their final efforts on the same target: the roughly 33 million voters who stayed away in the first ...

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:48:00 GMT
Sanders and Democratic lawmakers ask Meta to explain alleged favouritism towards Bolsonaro
US Senator Bernie Sanders and 11 other Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to explain the alleged unequal treatment by Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp of the campaigns of Brazilian Presi...

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:40:00 GMT
Trump won’t betray Britain over the Falklands
By Nile Gardiner (*) - In his second term, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued an America First foreign policy. And rightly so. The U.S. president represents the American people, and every policy he advances should be in his ...

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