Stories for September 26th 2025

Friday, September 26th 2025 - 21:35 UTC
Veterans bring CFK donations to Argentine Malvinas/Falklands cemetery

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) posted on social media that a group of veterans from the 1982 South Atlantic War with the United Kingdom over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands were bringing to the local Darwin cemetery a series of donations from her and her late husband -and also former President- Néstor Kirchner to honor the fallen.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 21:02 UTC
Bolivian president says World War III imminent

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora told the 80th United Nations General Assembly that mankind was on the brink of World War III, which would be notably different from all previous conflicts. Arce focused on an urgent call for peace amid clashing economic systems.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Milei and Netanyahu meet in New York

Argentine President Javier Milei met in New York on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Uruguay's La Libertad Avanza officially approved

Uruguay's Electoral Court officially recognized the local version of political party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) this week, as its resolution allowing it to compete in national, departmental, and municipal elections was published in the Official Gazette. The far-right movement is inspired by and closely linked to its Argentine counterpart of President Javier Milei.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:26 UTC
Kicillof consolidates himself as Argentina's opposition leader

During his appearance on Wednesday in New York at the tribute to the late Uruguayan former President José Pepe Mujica, the Governor of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, consolidated his role as the country's opposition stalwart.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Paraguay reaches out to Middle East for business, meets Netanyahu

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña held meetings on Thursday in New with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Crown Prince of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 09:57 UTC
Toyota halts car production in Brazil due to damaged plant

A Brazilian plant belonging to Japanese car manufacturer Toyota halted all production after the facility was destroyed by heavy rains hitting São Paulo.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 09:53 UTC
Second massacre in 3 days leaves another 17 inmates dead at Ecuadorean jail

A mass riot in the Men's Social Rehabilitation Center in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Thursday, resulted in the deaths of at least 17 inmates, marking the country's second deadly prison massacre in a week.
Friday, September 26th 2025 - 09:53 UTC
Brazil's Lower House passes bill to move capital to Belem for COP30

Brazil's Lower House on Thursday approved Bill 358/25 to symbolically transfer the country's capital from Brasília to Belém, Pará, during the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) between Nov. 11 and 21. Bill 358/25, proposed by Congresswoman Duda Salabert, now proceeds to the Senate for review.