MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 5th 2026
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 22:19 UTC
Trump to gather 12 aligned Latin American leaders in Florida, with Mexico, Brazil and Colombia absent
U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Doral, Florida, on March 7 for the so-called Shield of the Americas Summit, a meeting the White House is framing as a forum on security, migration and hemispheric cooperation. The gathering comes amid a broader U.S. diplomatic and military push in the region and just weeks before Trump is expected to travel to China.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:36 UTC
Bullrich meets freed gendarme Nahuel Gallo at Senate, questions AFA role in his release
Senator Patricia Bullrich met at her Senate office with Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo, who was freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, in talks that lasted nearly two hours and focused on his captivity and the process that led to his return. Speaking afterwards, Bullrich said Gallo had “barely told 10% of what he lived through” and indicated the two would meet again.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:33 UTC
Who is Juan Bautista Mahiques, Argentina’s new Justice Minister
President Javier Milei appointed Juan Bautista Mahiques, until now the chief prosecutor of the City of Buenos Aires, as Argentina’s new justice minister, replacing Mariano Cúneo Libarona. The change was confirmed after Cúneo Libarona resigned, citing personal reasons.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 17:44 UTC
Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este
Local authorities in Uruguay’s Maldonado department are reviewing a proposal by Brazil’s Stehling Racing Team to develop a racetrack built to Formula 1 standards in the Punta del Este–Laguna del Sauce corridor, a plan still at an early stage and without any confirmation that it would translate into hosting a world championship round.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 16:02 UTC
Iran says it hit a US oil tanker in the Gulf and warns on transit through Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday that their naval force struck a US oil tanker in the northern Gulf and that the vessel “is on fire,” raising fresh concerns about maritime security tied to the regional conflict and the safety of the Strait of Hormuz—one of the world’s most sensitive energy choke points.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 12:01 UTC
Trial opens in Río Gallegos for four former Argentine Navy officers over ARA San Juan sinking
A federal court in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz province, has opened the long-awaited trial of four former senior Argentine Navy officers accused of alleged responsibility in the 2017 sinking and subsequent implosion of the ARA San Juan submarine, a disaster that killed all 44 crew members.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 11:47 UTC
UK embassy in UAE tells British citizens to shelter indoors and stay away from windows amid escalation
The British Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged UK nationals on Thursday to take shelter immediately, “remain indoors,” and “stay away from windows,” issuing the guidance on social media as reports of strikes and explosions spread across parts of the Middle East.
