Stories for January 2026

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.
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Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 23:16 UTC
YPF and Pluspetrol swap upstream stakes to deepen Vaca Muerta push and feed Argentina LNG plan

Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF and local producer Pluspetrol have agreed to a portfolio swap aimed at reshaping their positions in the Vaca Muerta shale play and strengthening supply for YPF’s flagship liquefied natural gas (LNG) export initiative.
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Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 23:04 UTC
EU and Ecuador wrap up talks on sustainable investment deal, EU’s first SIFA with Latin America

The European Union and Ecuador have concluded negotiations on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), in what Brussels is portraying as the bloc’s first such deal with a Latin American country, according to an EFE report on Friday.
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Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 22:55 UTC
Bolivia’s vice president points to Urubó as possible hideout for fugitive Uruguayan trafficker Marset

Bolivia’s Vice President Edmundo Lara said fugitive Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset may be hiding in Urubó, an affluent residential area on the outskirts of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and urged security forces and Interpol to carry out “urgent” raids to verify the lead. In a video posted on social media, Lara questioned why major operations had not been conducted in the area “for a long time,” suggesting a gap in enforcement that could be shielding the suspect.
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Friday, January 23rd 2026 - 19:29 UTC
Chavismo pushes oil-law reform to open Venezuela’s upstream to private firms

Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved, in a first reading, a reform to the country’s Hydrocarbons Law that would expand private participation in crude production and marketing—an important shift from the long-running “mixed-company” model in which the state held majority stakes. The bill still requires a second reading before it can become law, EFE reported.
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