South America
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:01:00 GMTUK sends a 68-strong search and rescue team and £2 million in aid to Venezuela
The United Kingdom on Friday deployed a specialist search and rescue team of 68 people and announced an initial £2 million (about $2.7 million) in humanitarian funding to support the response to the earthquakes that devastated...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:09:00 GMTFalkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly
The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination. Last week,...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:52:00 GMTVenezuela's quake death toll climbs to 589 as the rescue window narrows
The number of victims from the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday rose to at least 589 dead and 2,980 injured, according to the toll given on Friday by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who warned...
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:30:00 GMTFalklands representatives take the Islanders' case for self-determination to the UN
Two members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Dorothy “Dot” Gould and Michael Goss, addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, known as the Committee of 24 (C24), on June 25, where they de...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:13:00 GMTThe EU deal's quota split will dominate the Mercosur summit as Uruguay takes the helm
The internal distribution of export quotas under the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will dominate much of the debate at the bloc's summit of heads of state, to be held on June 30 in Asunción, where Par...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:51:00 GMTFishermen film the first seconds of Venezuela's earthquake from the sea off La Guaira
A group of fishermen working off the coast of La Guaira state captured on video the moment when the two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that shook Venezuela began on Wednesday and that, according to the latest official tol...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:10:00 GMTThe Falklands question “must be considered in the light of the wishes of the people who live there”
The question of the Falkland Islands must be considered in light of the wishes of the people who live there. The Islanders have the right to determine their own political future, and they have expressed that choice clearly and ...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:10:00 GMTPublic meetings will feature presentations from Hatch and MEP, the authors of the socio-economic, environmental and legislative reports
At least 17 people were injured on Wednesday night when a car drove into a crowd celebrating in the streets of Cabo San Lucas, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, Mexico's win over the Czech Republic at the World Cup. ...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:05:00 GMTFalklands, dates confirmed for salmon-farming public consultation
The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed the timetable for the forthcoming public consultation on salmon-farming. A two-week program of public engagement events will begin on 27 July 2026, including public meetings in Stan...
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:30:00 GMTTwo powerful earthquakes strike northern Venezuela and collapse buildings in Caracas
Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5, about 39 seconds apart, struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon, collapsing buildings in the capital, Caracas, and leaving rescue teams working through the rubble...