South America
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:26:00 GMTTrump asks the Supreme Court to allow his mail-voting restrictions before the midterms
The US government on Monday filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking authorization to implement President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, which lower courts have blocked. The request ...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:20:00 GMT
Milei announces Starlink deal to bring satellite internet to 6,000 rural schools
Argentine President Javier Milei announced an agreement between the National Communications Agency (Enacom) and Starlink to provide satellite connectivity to 6,000 rural schools that currently have poor internet access or no co...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT
Uruguay prepares protocols for the risk of El Niño flooding in the spring
Uruguay's government is drawing up a set of contingency protocols for the flooding risk associated with the El Niño phenomenon, which climate projections indicate will have its greatest impact on the region during the southern...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:14:00 GMT
De la Espriella to close Colombian embassies in 14 countries and cut ties with Cuba and Nicaragua
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, announced that his government will close the country's embassies in fourteen nations and will not maintain relations with Cuba and Nicaragua, which he described as "tyrannie...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:59:00 GMT
IMF chief says Argentina is in "a strong position" despite missing its fiscal target
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Monday endorsed the economic program of Javier Milei's government during a visit to Buenos Aires and ruled out that the country will need additional financin...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:14:00 GMT
Mercosur's two largest partners in their worst diplomatic crisis as Brazil recalls its envoy
Brazil on Sunday recalled its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Bitelli, for consultations and summoned Argentina's ambassador in Brasília, Daniel Raimondi, to provide explanations at the Foreign Ministry, in the sharpest dipl...
Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:44:00 GMT
De la Espriella to make Medellín Colombia's hub for the Trump-backed anti-drug alliance
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, confirmed that Medellín will host the Colombian headquarters of the Shield of the Americas, the security alliance promoted by US President Donald Trump, and announced he wi...
Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:16:00 GMT
Cristina Kirchner expands her international legal team to take the Vialidad case abroad
Former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has added Brazilian jurist Rafael Valim to the team preparing a filing before international bodies to challenge her conviction in the Vialidad case, according to source...
Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:24:00 GMT
Milei backs Flávio Bolsonaro's candidacy, drawing a rebuke from Brazil's governing party
Argentine President Javier Milei on Saturday endorsed the presidential candidacy of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro at the Liberal Party (PL) National Convention in São Paulo, in a speech with sharp criticism of President Luiz Inác...
Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:20:00 GMT
"Brazil bows to no one": the official reaction to Milei's speech in São Paulo
Brazil's government and the leadership of its judiciary responded on Saturday to the speech by Argentine President Javier Milei at the convention that formalized Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy, in which he sharply c...