South America

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:26:00 GMT
UK prime minister vows to be 'relentless' in defending the Falkland Islanders' choice
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the House of Commons on Wednesday that his government would be “relentless” in defending the right of Falkland Islanders to choose to be British, in a session dominated by defense sp...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:25:00 GMT
Argentina claims Chile is committed to no logistic support for Falklands’ oil industry
The Argentine government has insisted, following the recent presidential Summit between Javie Milei and Chilean leaded Jose Antonio Kast, that their Andean neighbor will continue to strongly support Argentina’s claim over the...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:22:00 GMT
Friends of BOTs describe President Milei’s announcement as ‘political theatre’
The organization Friends of British Overseas Territories has also published a strong statement in support of the Falkland Islands, its right to self-determination, to manage their natural resources, and thus oil development.

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:58:00 GMT
Argentina to raise defense budget two years after seeking NATO global partner status
Argentina's government will increase defense allocations in its 2027 budget, two years after formally requesting global partner status with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a standing held in Latin America only by Colomb...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:55:00 GMT
UK air traffic control failure leaves close to a thousand flights canceled in two days
A technical failure in the flight data processing system of Britain's air traffic control provider forced the cancellation of close to a thousand flights on Tuesday and triggered a further wave of cancellations on Wednesday, in...

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:13:00 GMT
BRICS at 20, successes and failures of the world’s largest economic
By Brahma Chellaney If the promise of the BRICS was to establish a monetary union, a single market, or a tightly integrated political alliance, it has not been fulfilled. But if it was to build a platform for emerging economie...

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:28:00 GMT
Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI "could kill us all" before the decade ends
Jacob Coxon, a model pretraining researcher at Anthropic, announced his resignation on Tuesday, accusing the company and OpenAI, where he also worked, of "not acting responsibly" and of "gambling with our lives" in the race to ...

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:14:00 GMT
Argentina probes 60 people and companies over Falklands oil without disclosing new names
Argentina's government has raised to 60 the number of individuals and companies subject to administrative proceedings over oil activity in waters near the Falklands, after opening case files against 15 more parties whose identi...

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:33:00 GMT
Colombia's human rights ombudsman challenges De la Espriella over display of bodies
Colombia's human rights ombudsman has challenged President Abelardo de la Espriella over the release of footage showing him walking among the bodies of suspected FARC dissident fighters killed in a military operation, in the fi...

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:59:00 GMT
Argentine industry contracted 5% in July from June, its steepest monthly drop this year
Argentina's manufacturing output fell 5% in July from June in seasonally adjusted terms, the sharpest monthly decline so far in 2026, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported on Tuesday.

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