South America

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:18:00 GMT
US readies tariffs on some 60 economies over forced labor, with Argentina among them
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said his government will announce new tariffs on some 60 economies in the coming days for failing to enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor. "The US has laws to pro...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:34:00 GMT
Baseless conspiracy theories about Argentina's defeat go viral and are debunked
In the hours after Argentina's 1-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, social media filled with posts claiming, without offering evidence, that the result was "fixed." Fact-checkers and Argentina's own coach, Lionel Sc...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:23:00 GMT
US reacts to Ortega's announcement that Nicaragua will hold no more elections
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Tuesday that his country "will not stand idly by" after Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced that the country will no longer hold elections. In a State Department statement, R...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:08:00 GMT
Conmebol presses FIFA for a 64-team 2030 World Cup and more matches in South America
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has stepped up its pressure on FIFA for the 2030 World Cup to be played with 64 teams, which would allow Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay to host more matches than currently ...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:01:00 GMT
Falklands Assembly congratulates Burnham and looks to continuity with London
The Falklands Legislative Assembly congratulated the United Kingdom's new prime minister, Labour's Andy Burnham, and expressed confidence in the continuity of the relationship between the islands and London, in an official stat...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:18:00 GMT
Argentina joins FAO treaty against illegal fishing, tightening control in the South Atlantic
Argentina on July 17 enacted the law approving its accession to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a significant step for fisheries governance in the southwes...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:59:00 GMT
Chile declares state of catastrophe in the north after storm leaves at least ten dead
Chile's president, José Antonio Kast, declared on Monday a 30-day constitutional state of catastrophe in the Coquimbo region and the Huasco province, in the Atacama region, in response to the intense storm battering the countr...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:16:00 GMT
PM Andy Burnham’s first conversation was with President Trump, whom he invited to visit Manchester
Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, shortly after taking office Monday afternoon, 20th July 2026. According to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister began by congratulating the...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:10:00 GMT
The Falklands, FIFA and the Future of the British Overseas Territories
By Peter Clegg (*) I have been researching the British Overseas Territories (BOTs) and their geopolitical relationships for over twenty years, and I cannot remember so much focus on them as there has been in recent days. The ...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:05:00 GMT
Argentina's June trade surplus rises 149% year-on-year on stronger exports
Argentina posted a trade surplus of $2.194 billion in June, a 149.6% increase from the same month in 2025, driven by growth in exports, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) reported on Monday.

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