Stories for 2025

Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:47 UTC
Significant travel chaos reported at Buenos Aires' Aeroparque

Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Argentina's busiest airport and the only commercial terminal within the country's capital, was forced to suspend all operations for nearly three hours on Saturday during peak travel time amid a severe heatwave and the ensuing infrastructure failure.
Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
Uruguayan version of La Libertad Avanza crisis deepens

Argentina's ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei has remained silent following recent scandals involving its Uruguayan namesake after initial endorsements involving key figures such as former Security Minister and current Senator Patricia Bullrich.
Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC
Pumas shift to eating penguins along Argentine coast

A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has documented an unprecedented ecological interaction in Argentina, where Pumas (Puma concolor) are hunting Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) along the Patagonian coast as a direct result of historical human intervention.
Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
NASA Chief pledges lunar base shortly

Newly confirmed NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has announced that the United States is accelerating its space agenda, with plans to return to the Moon and establish a permanent lunar base in the near future.
Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Israel first country to recognize Somaliland's sovereignty

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday, making his country the first UN member state to grant de jure recognition to the breakaway region since it declared independence from Somalia in 1991.
Sunday, December 28th 2025 - 19:15 UTC
Falklands: Prime Minister Starmer says he is “proud of the bond with the Islands”

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a Christmas message to the people of the Falkland Islands, as well as to the British forces stationed in the territory. In his message, he also referred to the presence of British troops on the Islands.
Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Milei gets Congressional nod for 2026 Budget

President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) scored a key parliamentary victory on Friday when the Senate passed by 46 to 25 votes and one abstention the 2026 Budget Bill, enshrining a “zero deficit” fiscal rule. The Upper House also endorsed the so called Fiscal Innocence Act, shielding private savings from state oversight.
Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:38 UTC
Falklands, Season’s Greetings message from Governor Martin-Reynolds

The Falkland Islands Governor, Colin Martin-Reynolds has extended a Season’s Greetings to the people of the Islands, adding how wonderful his first five months in the Islands have been outlining how grateful he and his family are to the warmth and welcome reception from the local community.
Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Argentina reschedules Illex squid season timing, catches begin 9th January 2026

Argentina’s jigger lobby has managed to anticipate the beginning of the squid season, advancing the date to next 9 January. According to reports from Mar del Plata, the anticipation of the Argentine squid season 2026 was again adjusted following a letter sent by the Chamber of Argentine Jiggers, CAPA, requesting a review of the Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, Act 33/2025 linked to the beginning of operations south of South latitude parallel 44.
Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:23 UTC
Panama to sanction tankers intercepted by US

The Government of Panama will take disciplinary action against several oil tankers registered under its flag targeted by the United States for alleged irregularities, Foreign Minister Javier Martínez-Acha announced Friday. These vessels “failed to respect Panamanian maritime legislation,” he explained.