South America

Sat, 30 May 2026 07:51:00 GMT
Uruguayan released in Venezuela slept in his building's hallway after finding home taken by his captor
Uruguayan-Venezuelan citizen José Breijo, 70, on Wednesday recovered the apartment that had been confiscated during his imprisonment in Caracas, after spending several days sleeping in the building's hallway because one of the...

Sat, 30 May 2026 07:31:00 GMT
United States and Iran acknowledge preliminary agreement but disagree on its essential terms
The administrations of US President Donald Trump and the Iranian government confirmed on Friday the existence of a preliminary agreement aimed at extending the current ceasefire by sixty days and opening formal talks on Iran's ...

Fri, 29 May 2026 23:32:00 GMT
Trump labels PCC and Comando Vermelho as terrorist organizations and Brazil fears intervention
Brazil's government on Friday issued an official note rejecting the decision adopted by the administration of US President Donald Trump to designate Brazil's two main organized crime groups, the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC...

Fri, 29 May 2026 23:09:00 GMT
Colombia votes for new president with healthcare system on verge of collapse as main concern
Colombia will hold on Sunday 31 May the first round of the presidential elections that will determine the succession of President Gustavo Petro for the 2026-2030 term, with an electoral roll of 41,287,084 voters and healthcare ...

Fri, 29 May 2026 07:51:00 GMT
Argentine justice advances on 111 assets of the Kirchners and Lázaro Báez in Vialidad case
The Federal Criminal Cassation Chamber of Argentina on Thursday rejected the extraordinary appeals filed by former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, her children Máximo and Florencia, and businessman Lázaro Báez aga...

Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT
Global carmakers struggle to maintain competitiveness against China's technological offensive
Major US, European, and Japanese automakers are undergoing a process of strategic repositioning in the face of the accelerated rise of Chinese manufacturers, which have consolidated their leadership in electric vehicles, batter...

Fri, 29 May 2026 06:42:00 GMT
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru sign joint agreement to combat transnational crime
The governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru on Thursday signed in Santiago a joint cooperation agreement against transnational organized crime, in a meeting convened by the Chilean government of President Jo...

Fri, 29 May 2026 06:31:00 GMT
Capricorn Bioceanic Corridor advances to final stretch to connect Atlantic with Pacific
The Capricorn Bioceanic Corridor, one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects underway in South America, is moving through its final stretch on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, with just twenty-one metres remaining...

Thu, 28 May 2026 21:35:00 GMT
Submarine Force Advisory Council flagged ARA San Juan concerns seven months before its sinking
Minutes of the Argentine Submarine Force Advisory Council signed by fourteen navy captains on 30 April 2017, seven months before the implosion of the ARA San Juan in the South Atlantic, have become central evidence in the ongoi...

Thu, 28 May 2026 08:11:00 GMT
Scotland wants a new independence referendum, despite Downing Street’s rejection
The consequences of the disastrous results of the recent local elections in UK, both for the incumbent Labour and the Conservatives, not only have questioned PM Keir Starmer’s leadership but revived old challenges. And one of...

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