South America
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:52:00 GMTDe la Espriella sworn in before Congress in Cali, delivers first speech to the military
Abelardo de la Espriella took office as president of Colombia in Cali on Friday, the first time a Colombian leader has been sworn in outside Bogotá, and delivered his first speech at an Army battalion rather than before Congre...
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:48:00 GMTFalklands: 'South Atlantic Sentinel' exercise involves all three services
In late July, forces from the three services stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands — headquarters of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) — took part in a series of military exercises designed...
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:38:00 GMTCeltic roots of both the Falklands and Malvinas names?
The Irish Times has published a very interesting piece from Tomaí Ó Conghaile following on the fallout from the World Cup, who argues that both the English and Spanish versions of the Falkland-Malvinas Islands names have thei...
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:26:00 GMTFalklands: rise in the CPI, caused by the conflict in the Middle East
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to official Falkland Islands figures, recorded a quarterly increase of 3.4% as a result of the impact of higher fuel prices.
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMTChina will have the largest embassy in London, the former Royal Mint
The UK High Court on Friday threw out a challenge against UK authorities' decision to permit a new Chinese super embassy in central London. The challenge was brought by a neighborhood group called the Royal Mint Court Residents...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:17:00 GMTVenezuelan government and opposition open US-backed talks
Delegations from the Venezuelan government and one sector of the opposition met on Thursday in Caracas to open negotiations backed by the United States, in the first face-to-face encounter since Nicolás Maduro's detention by U...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:58:00 GMTWhy the Falkland Islands are British
By Graham Pascoe (*)
On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:58:00 GMTArgentine Senate passes property bill after dropping two key chapters
Argentina's Senate approved in the early hours of Friday, by 37 votes to 33, the Inviolability of Private Property bill promoted by Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger, after the governing bloc withdrew the two chapters...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:43:00 GMTMilei promotes a summit of right-wing presidents outside existing regional bodies
Argentine President Javier Milei is working to convene a summit of right-wing leaders from across the Americas outside existing multilateral organizations, though no date has been set. The initiative comes amid a series of trip...
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:40:00 GMTColombia: De la Espriella takes office in Cali without Petro present
Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as president of Colombia on Friday at a ceremony held at the Santiago de Cali University, outside Bogotá and without the attendance of his predecessor, Gustavo Petro, in a handover marked ...