United States

• Friday, June 19th 2026 - 17:34 UTC

  Trump opens a new rift with Meloni by claiming she 'begged' him for a G7 photo

  

  US President Donald Trump opened a new rift with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by claiming that she “begged” him for a photo during the G7 summit and that he obliged out of “pity.” Meloni called the account fabricated, and in response Italy's foreign minister canceled a planned trip to the United States this weekend.

• Friday, June 19th 2026 - 06:49 UTC

  US-backed opposition figure Figuera returns to Venezuela to negotiate a 'credible' electoral body

  

  Opposition figure Dinorah Figuera, president of the National Assembly elected in 2015 and exiled in Spain for nearly eight years, returned to Venezuela on Thursday at the invitation of the US State Department to negotiate a “credible” electoral authority with Delcy Rodríguez's interim government. The return is part of Washington's plan for a democratic transition in the country.

• Thursday, June 18th 2026 - 14:54 UTC

  Fed keeps rates unchanged; new chairman Warsh anticipates FOMC summaries will be shorter…and to facts

  

  The Federal Open Market Committee from the US Federal Reserve voted unanimously to keep its benchmark overnight borrowing rate anchored in a range of 3.5%-3.75%. It was the first meeting of the Fed with the newly appointed chairman, Kevin Warsh.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2026 - 19:21 UTC

  US-Iran memorandum sets Hormuz reopening, $300 billion reconstruction and sanctions relief

  

  The United States government on Wednesday released the official text of the agreement reached with Iran to end the war, a 14-point document called the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” that provides for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a reconstruction plan of at least $300 billion and the lifting of sanctions. The text, read by a senior official of Donald Trump's administration, will be signed on Friday in Switzerland and will open a 60-day period to negotiate the definitive agreement.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2026 - 08:19 UTC

  With a historic Messi, Argentina begin their title defense by thrashing Algeria

  

  Argentina began their defense of the World Cup title won in Qatar 2022 on Tuesday with a 3-0 thrashing of Algeria, in the Group J opener of the 2026 World Cup, played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Captain Lionel Messi guided Lionel Scaloni's side with a hat-trick that left him atop the tournament's all-time scoring history.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2026 - 08:24 UTC

  Some Iranian Americans wave protest flags, others cheer as Iran open the World Cup

  

  Iran began their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, before a crowd that mixed fans cheering the team and Iranian Americans waving symbols of protest against the government in Tehran. The match was played barely 24 hours after the announcement of a preliminary agreement to end the war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran in February.

• Monday, June 15th 2026 - 15:38 UTC

  Macron skips the planned protocol and does not greet Trump in person at the G7 in France

  

  French President Emmanuel Macron skipped the planned program on Monday and did not personally receive his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on his arrival at the G7 summit in Évian, in the French Alps. The provisional agenda for the meeting had Trump as the only leader to be personally received by the host.

• Monday, June 15th 2026 - 08:21 UTC

  US and Iran announce a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz

  

  The United States and Iran reached a preliminary peace deal on Sunday to end nearly four months of war in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Pakistan, the mediating country, announced. The agreement, confirmed by both US President Donald Trump and Tehran, will be officially signed on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland.

• Sunday, June 14th 2026 - 12:35 UTC

  'Honduras Gate' audios linking Milei to a disinformation network stir controversy, and denials

  

  A set of leaked audios, released in late April by left-leaning Spanish media outlets and dubbed “Honduras Gate,” has stirred political controversy in Latin America by alleging a regional disinformation network and naming Argentine President Javier Milei as one of its financiers. The recordings' authenticity is in dispute: the main figure named called them false, and the others mentioned denied or did not respond to the accusations.

• Saturday, June 13th 2026 - 19:02 UTC

  Trump says a US strike killed Niño Guerrero, leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that his country's Southern Command had killed, in a “swift and lethal” strike, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias Niño Guerrero, whom he described as the leader of Tren de Aragua, “one of the most bloodthirsty terrorist organizations on the planet.” Venezuela's government confirmed hours later the death of the criminal boss, which occurred in Bolívar state, in the country's southeast.