Politics

Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 22:08 UTC
Two months from the vote, Lula turns diplomatic crises into a sovereignty message

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enters the final stretch toward the October 4 elections with three open diplomatic fronts and a message centered on defending national sovereignty.
Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 09:37 UTC
Uruguay to open Pope Leo XIV's first South American tour

Uruguay will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to South America between November 6 and 17, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC
“Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”

By Simon Walters (*)<br />
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At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed.
Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 06:08 UTC
Miliband meets Marco Rubio in Washington for ‘productive’ talks and ‘to strengthen diplomatic partnership between US and UK’

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for official bilateral talks at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday August 5, 2026.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 23:10 UTC
Argentine government pulls chapter on land sales to foreigners from Senate debate

Argentina's governing bloc withdrew on Wednesday the rural land chapter of the Inviolability of Private Property bill from the Senate agenda, lacking the votes to pass it and hours before the session scheduled for Thursday.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 21:55 UTC
Brazil ties its ambassador's return to an end to Milei's insults

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Wednesday that the downgrading of diplomatic relations with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level will remain in place until Argentine President Javier Milei stops what he called repeated insults and attacks against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 21:37 UTC
Sixty deputies ask Kast to pardon officers convicted over the 2019 unrest

Sixty Chilean deputies asked President José Antonio Kast on Wednesday to grant individual pardons to members of the Carabineros police force and the armed forces convicted over acts linked to their duties during the protests that began on October 18, 2019.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:46 UTC
Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections

Brazil's government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to interfere in the October 4 presidential election, responding to the revocation of the visa of its ambassador in Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:38 UTC
Brazil downgrades ties with Argentina to chargé d'affaires level over Milei's remarks

Brazil decided on Tuesday to downgrade its diplomatic relations with Argentina to the level of chargé d'affaires and to postpone indefinitely the return of its ambassador in Buenos Aires, Julio Glinternick Bitelli, following a fresh round of remarks by Argentine President Javier Milei against his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 08:29 UTC
PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode”

The Prime Minister Andy Burnham has launched the biggest transfer of power from Westminster in a generation, giving communities greater control over the decisions that shape jobs, transport, housing and public services in their area.