South America

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:38:00 GMT
Argentina-England match drove a surge in online Falklands talk, consultancy Ad Hoc says
Argentina's victory over England in the World Cup semifinal was not confined to the sporting arena on social media. According to an analysis by the Argentine consultancy Ad Hoc, digital conversation about the Falklands surpasse...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:08:00 GMT
“The Falklands cannot remain British for ever,” a Guardian column argues
In an opinion column published in the British newspaper The Guardian, writer Simon Jenkins argued that the Falklands “cannot remain British for ever” and called for London to eventually reopen sovereignty negotiations with ...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:25:00 GMT
Venezuela raises official death toll from June double earthquake above 5,000
The official death toll from the double earthquake that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose on Friday to 5,069, after 139 new fatalities were added, according to the president of Parliament, Jorge Rodríguez. The tally, r...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:16:00 GMT
World Cup winners to get NFL-style rings: 30 for the squad and 1,996 for sale
FIFA has announced that the champions of the 2026 World Cup will receive, for the first time in the tournament's history, championship rings inspired by the major US sports leagues such as the NFL, NBA, and baseball. The new aw...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:00 GMT
Balogun says he thought it was "a joke" when FIFA suspended his red card after Trump call
United States forward Folarin Balogun said he thought it was "a joke" when he was told FIFA had suspended the sanction for his red card, allowing him to play in the World Cup round-of-16 match against Belgium. "Two days before ...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:13:00 GMT
Milei hits out at Falklands "tantrums," says he is "closer" to recovering the islands
Argentina's president, Javier Milei, championed diplomacy as the path for the sovereignty claim over the Falklands and dismissed as "tantrums" certain reactions that followed the national team's victory over England in the Worl...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:05:00 GMT
FIFA weighs possible sanctions against Argentina over Falklands banner against England
FIFA said it is assessing possible disciplinary measures against Argentina after several players celebrated their World Cup semifinal win over England with a banner supporting Argentina's claim to the Falklands. The defending c...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT
Trump accuses China of meddling in 2020 election, though intelligence findings say otherwise
US President Donald Trump accused China of interfering in the 2020 presidential election and of having the complicity of officials who, he said, concealed that information. He did so on Thursday night in a primetime address to ...

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:47:00 GMT
Canada wildfire smoke blankets New York, Chicago and Detroit days before World Cup final
A dense cloud of smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada covered much of the US northeast and southern Canada on Thursday, sharply worsening air quality in cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto. ...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:48:00 GMT
Argentina-UK: HMS Medway protest, released after the match, reignites Falklands tension
Argentina's government released on Wednesday night, amid celebrations over its team's World Cup semifinal win against England, a note of protest to the United Kingdom over the movements of HMS Medway, a Royal Navy patrol vessel...

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