International

• Saturday, June 13th 2026 - 12:16 UTC

  Why Global Tourism Is Set for a Record-Breaking 2026

  

  Global tourism is on track to deliver some of the strongest years on record. International arrivals reached 1.52 billion in 2025. Early Q1 2026 data alone reached 307 million people traveling internationally. If this continues, international arrivals could reach up to 1.58 billion in 2026.

• Friday, June 12th 2026 - 19:19 UTC

  US Navy recues pilots from downed helicopter in the sea with an un-crewed surface vessel and AI

  

  A US Army Apache crew has been rescued by a Navy sea drone after Iran downed their helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. The two soldiers were picked up from the water by an un-crewed surface vessel operated by Task Force 59, the US Navy's Bahrain-based unit for un-crewed systems and artificial intelligence.

• Friday, June 12th 2026 - 15:50 UTC

  Dan Jarvis appointed new UK Secretary of Defense; Healey resigns over military spending dispute

  

  Dan Jarvis MBE MP was appointed as UK Secretary of State for Defense on Thursday 11 June 2026, following the resignation of John Healey amid months-long dispute over military spending, and accusing Prime Minister of failing to commit the resources needed to keep the country safe from mounting threats, especially Russia.

• Friday, June 12th 2026 - 06:17 UTC

  Uruguay takes over the Mercosur presidency this month, with EU quotas a top priority

  

  Uruguay will assume the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur on June 30, during a summit of the bloc in Paraguay, with the distribution of the quotas from the agreement with the European Union (EU) among the main items on its agenda. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin said the country is already preparing to take on that role and that “the technical teams are already working.”

• Friday, June 12th 2026 - 00:33 UTC

  The Rise of the Transnational Professional: How South American Executives are Navigating Extended Stays in NYC

  

  18% of the entire South American population living in the US lives in New York, and New York also sees 16.4% of all international business travelers (Business Traveller).

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 23:12 UTC

  Venezuela hands Shell a license for the cross-border Loran gas field shared with Trinidad

  

  Venezuela on Thursday granted the British company Shell a license for a first phase of exploration and exploitation of the Loran gas field, which has seven reservoirs, six of them transboundary with Trinidad and Tobago. The signing was led by acting President Delcy Rodríguez at Miraflores Palace, the seat of the Venezuelan government.

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 23:03 UTC

  Amnesty International condemns police violence at World Cup opening protests in Mexico City

  

  Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday condemned the violence by security forces during the large protests in southern Mexico City surrounding the opening of the 2026 World Cup, in which police used fire extinguishers to disperse demonstrators. The organization demanded respect for and protection of the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and protest.

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 22:34 UTC

  Colombia's government confirms El Niño will be among the most intense since 1950

  

  Colombia's Environment Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the El Niño phenomenon arrived about three months earlier than expected and that, if projections hold, it will be one of the “most intense recorded since 1950,” according to data from the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies (Ideam). The agency said the conditions associated with the phenomenon —which warms ocean waters above normal— are already present in the equatorial Pacific.

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 08:12 UTC

  US and Iran trade fire for a second night as Tehran says it has closed Hormuz

  

  The United States and Iran traded fire for a second consecutive night, in what amounts to a more dangerous phase of the war in the Persian Gulf and raises the prospect of a return to open hostilities. As US forces again struck Iranian targets, the Revolutionary Guard said it had hit bases with a US presence in the region, and Iran's General Staff announced the “absolute” closure of the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump threatened new strikes on Thursday if Tehran does not accept his conditions for peace.

• Thursday, June 11th 2026 - 06:35 UTC

  Mexico City hosts the opening ceremony of the first 48-team World Cup on Thursday

  

  Mexico City will be the stage on Thursday for the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Cup, the first contested by 48 teams and the first hosted by three countries: Mexico, the United States and Canada. The event will take place at the Estadio Ciudad de México, the former Azteca, before the opening match between host Mexico and South Africa. The ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. central Mexico time, about 90 minutes before the start of the match, set for 1:00 p.m. (2:30 and 4:00 p.m. in Montevideo and Buenos Aires; 1:30 and 3:00 p.m. in the eastern United States; 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. in Madrid).