Stories for 2026

Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:59 UTC
Maduro faces New York court in key hearing over legal defense

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear on Thursday, March 26, before the Southern District Court of New York in a second hearing in the criminal case they face in the United States following their capture in January during a U.S. military operation.
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Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:57 UTC
Rodríguez promises “legal certainty” to investors while Machado competes for attention from Texas

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government is advancing reforms to guarantee “legal certainty” for investments in the country.
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Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:48 UTC
International project validates renewable hydrogen energy systems in Antarctica

A delegation of Chilean and European authorities and institutions completed a technical visit to the “Profesor Julio Escudero” research station operated by the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) on King George Island, where progress was presented on a pilot renewable hydrogen and energy infrastructure project designed to validate hybrid energy systems in one of the planet's most demanding environments.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 20:22 UTC
Iran rejects Trump's 15-point proposal and asserts sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz

Iran rejected on Wednesday the 15-point proposal put forward by the Trump administration to end the war, calling its terms “excessive and detached from reality,” while international mediators scramble to arrange a direct meeting between representatives of both countries that could be, they warn, the last chance to prevent a broader escalation.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 19:52 UTC
Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, falling short of official forecasts

Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, according to national accounts data published by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). The result fell nearly a full percentage point below the 2.6% forecast included in the government's budget law and was also lower than the 2.5% estimated by the International Monetary Fund.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 11:15 UTC
Ex President Boric draws mixed reactions after being spotted riding Santiago de Chile's Metro

Less than two weeks after leaving office, former Chilean President Gabriel Boric drew renewed public attention after being spotted riding the Santiago Metro as an ordinary passenger.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:23 UTC
Lula warns he will not allow others to seize Brazil's critical minerals

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he will not allow other countries to take the nation's rare earths and critical minerals, in remarks widely interpreted as a direct warning to the United States amid a growing dispute over control of these strategic resources.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:18 UTC
Peru confirms large-scale geothermal system in southern Andes, near Chilean border

Peru's Geophysical Institute (IGP) confirmed on Tuesday the existence of a large-scale active geothermal system in the country's southern Andes, near the Paucarani-Casiri volcano, approximately 75 kilometers northeast of the city of Tacna and close to the Chilean border, according to EFE.
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Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:12 UTC
Venezuela sends diplomatic delegation to Washington to formalize restoration of ties with US

Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Tuesday that a delegation of Venezuelan diplomats will travel to Washington this week to advance the normalization of bilateral relations with the United States, severed since 2019.
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Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 23:45 UTC
Thousands march in Buenos Aires on 50th anniversary of military coup under “Never Again” banner

Tens of thousands marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup that installed Argentina's last military dictatorship, in a day shaped by the dispute between the human rights movement and President Javier Milei's government over how that period is narrated.
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