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Wednesday, October 21st 2026 - 19:14 UTC
Paraguay’s president travels to Washington and will meet the CIA director

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña travelled to Washington on Wednesday for a brief visit that includes a meeting with US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe and a keynote address at the annual gala of the Inter-American Dialogue think tank.
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Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 16:10 UTC
A Russian satellite shadows a US one for days in an unprecedented manoeuvre

A Russian military satellite, Kosmos-2612, manoeuvred for several days at close range to a commercial satellite operated by a US company that supplies images to Ukraine, coming within less than five kilometres, in what space-tracking specialists describe as an unprecedented approach between active satellites belonging to different owners.
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Monday, October 19th 2026 - 19:50 UTC
US calls at the UN for an end to the Decolonisation Committee, key to Argentina’s claim

The United States has called at the UN for an end to the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body before which Argentina presents its sovereignty claim over the Falklands every year, and described some of its activities as “a waste of resources”, according to the official summary of the General Assembly Fourth Committee session held on October 15.
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Sunday, October 18th 2026 - 21:56 UTC
US fears Falklands-related sanctions could hit American companies

The US government has conveyed to Javier Milei’s administration its concern that the National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, could reach American companies, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported, citing unnamed officials in Washington.
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Saturday, October 17th 2026 - 06:17 UTC
Brent touches US$110 for the first time since May on Middle East tensions

Brent crude reached US$110 a barrel on Friday for the first time since May, driven by fears that escalation in the Middle East could further tighten supplies and by doubts over how much diesel Russia can supply to the market. Brent settled 3.7% higher at US$109.86, its highest since May 19, while US benchmark WTI rose 3.5% to US$101.41.
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Friday, October 16th 2026 - 21:50 UTC
Trump drops his new press secretary after a week of controversy

Katie Zacharia will leave her post as White House press secretary just five days after taking it up, according to advisers to President Donald Trump quoted by several US media outlets, following a widely criticised first briefing and the revelation that she had presented herself as a lawyer without passing the bar exam.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 22:05 UTC
Badenoch accuses Farage of trading Chagos for Trump’s silence on the Falklands

British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called “humiliating” a proposal by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to offer US President Donald Trump the Chagos archipelago in exchange for him to stop talking about the Falklands. “Giving away British territory in return for someone keeping quiet is not a deal. It is humiliating,” she told The Telegraph.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 22:02 UTC
US lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly

The US Treasury Department on Wednesday removed from its sanctions list Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly and brother of acting president Delcy Rodríguez. The Treasury did not explain the reasons for the decision.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 00:10 UTC
New US Hemp Rules Take Effect December 11, Shifting Demand for South American Exporters

When new US hemp rules take full effect on December 11, the products with the clearest path forward will be non-intoxicating goods made with THC-free ingredients.
Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 09:13 UTC
“Falkland Islanders will is to remain British, and we will uphold it”, PM Burnham told Trump

“In my meeting with President Trump I raised the Falkland Islands and the clear and declared will of the Islanders to remain British”, revealed United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham in an oral statement to the House of Commons this Monday.
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