MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 24th 2026
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Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 23:39 UTC
Falklands: quick reaction Typhoons to upgrade state of the art radar system
The RAF's fleet of Typhoon FGR Mk4s is being upgraded with new state-of-the-art radar systems to help the jets better detect and identify potential enemy aircraft. Typhoons play a key role in UK’s Quick Reaction Alert missions including in the Falkland Islands, as reported by Forces.net.
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Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 23:01 UTC
Milei takes over Ushuaia port as Tierra del Fuego warns of “overreach” and geopolitical motives
Argentina’s government under President Javier Milei has intervened in the port of Ushuaia—the country’s southernmost port and a major gateway to Antarctica—taking control of operations for one year in a move that has reignited tensions with the Tierra del Fuego provincial administration and opened a wider dispute over federal authority.
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Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 15:38 UTC
Uruguay preparing for ‘super flu’ H3N2; reports first two cases from overseas contagion
Uruguay’s Public Health Ministry confirmed this week it had detected for the first time two cases of the so called ‘super flu K’ H3N2, both from people returning to the country, a boy who recently arrived from Finland, and a woman who visited next of kin in United States.
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Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 15:20 UTC
Brazil is expecting 353 million tons from the 2025/26 grains’ harvest
Brazil is heading for a new record production of its 2025/26 grains harvest, mainly soybeans, maize sorghum, sunflower, according to the latest survey by Conab, the country’s agriculture supplies company. Overall the harvest is expected to reach 353.1 million tons, 0.3% higher than the previous farm year, while the area sown has reached 83.9 million hectares, 2.1 million higher than in 2024/25.
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Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 14:13 UTC
Brazil courted by U.S., EU over critical minerals amid geopolitical competition
Brazil has positioned itself as a strategic player in the global competition for critical minerals such as graphite, nickel, and niobium, which are essential for clean energy technologies, batteries, and defense systems. Both the United States and the European Union have stepped up diplomatic and commercial engagement with Brasília to secure supply deals and cooperation in value chains considered vital for the energy transition and industrial security.
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Saturday, January 24th 2026 - 02:32 UTC
Lula says Trump wants to “create a new UN” as he attacks proposed Gaza Peace Council
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday that global politics is entering a critical phase in which “multilateralism is being thrown out by unilateralism,” and argued that US President Donald Trump is effectively proposing “to create a new UN in which he alone is the owner,” referring to Washington’s plan to set up a Peace Council tied to the administration of Gaza.
