Stories for 2026

Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:38 UTC
Milei removes embassy official in Spain over internal dispute

The government of Argentine President Javier Milei has dismissed Marcelo Alejandro Nimo as specialized attaché for Investment Promotion and International Trade at the Argentine embassy in Spain, ending an internal conflict the official had been engaged in with the ambassador in Madrid, Wenceslao Bunge Saravia.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:31 UTC
Argentina's YPF Luz seeks dual listing in New York and Buenos Aires

Argentine power generator YPF Luz has filed a preliminary prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a potential initial public offering of shares, which would list simultaneously on the New York Stock Exchange and on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) in Buenos Aires.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:26 UTC
Argentina's inflation slows to 1.9% in June, lowest monthly rate in 10 months

Inflation in Argentina slowed for the third consecutive month in June, coming in at 1.9%, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). It was the lowest monthly figure since August 2025 and the first time this year that the index dropped below the 2% threshold. Year-on-year, prices rose 33.5%, while the first-half cumulative figure reached 16.8%.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:07 UTC
US-backed talks between Venezuela's two parliaments to begin August 1

The two legislative bodies vying for legitimacy in Venezuela will begin a joint working agenda on August 1, promoted by the United States, with the stated aim of moving toward a democratic reinstitutionalization of the country, more than six months after the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:33 UTC
Colombia: Petro bars military sites for inauguration; De la Espriella says he will go ahead

Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has ordered that no military facility be used for the inauguration of his successor, Abelardo de la Espriella, scheduled for August 7. The president-elect responded that he will maintain his intention to be sworn in at a garrison in the south of the country, deepening the standoff between the two men less than a month before the handover.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:24 UTC
Trump says US is investigating whether Iran stores drones in Cuba

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his government is investigating whether Iran is storing drones in Cuba and warned that Washington would act if their presence on the island is confirmed, though he framed the matter as a hypothesis that has not been verified.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:06 UTC
Venezuela names its envoy to Washington as foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed diplomat Félix Plasencia to head a new Ministry of Foreign Relations and Trade, merging the diplomatic and foreign trade portfolios. Plasencia had until now served as Venezuela's chief of mission in the United States, and replaces Yvan Gil, foreign minister since 2023, who moves to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:00 UTC
Uruguay postpones second aid flight to Venezuela over changed entry conditions

Uruguay has postponed the second shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, scheduled for Tuesday, after a change in the conditions set by Venezuelan authorities for the entry of cargo, Defense Minister Sandra Lazo said. The Air Force's KC-130H Hercules remains loaded with some 15 tons of supplies intended for victims of the June 24 twin earthquakes.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 15:45 UTC
Scaloni plays down England semifinal: 'It's a football match, nothing more'

Argentina's head coach, Lionel Scaloni, rejected attributing any meaning beyond sport to the World Cup semifinal against England, to be played on Wednesday, and urged that the match be treated as just another game of football.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 14:01 UTC
RAF will upgrade 107 Typhoon Tranches 2 and 3; four Tranche 1 will remain at Falklands’ MPC

The Royal Air Force will upgrade all of its 107 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets at a cost of £5.4 billion, according to the latest UK Defense Investment Plan, as reported by Aerospace Global News, AGN, a British media company specializing in military information.This represents a significant increase from the 40 previously planned and announced in January 2026.
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