MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for April 19th 2026
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Sunday, April 19th 2026 - 23:23 UTC
Peru elections: Sanchez rules out expropriations, seeks to calm markets as he secures second place
Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sánchez, who with 93.48% of ballots counted holds second place in Peru's election and is headed for a June 7 runoff against Keiko Fujimori, ruled out expropriations as part of his governing program and accused economic elites of spreading “financial panic” around his candidacy.
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Sunday, April 19th 2026 - 10:51 UTC
Maria Corina Machado draws thousands of Venezuelans in Madrid, declares: “Today we begin the journey home”
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado on Saturday drew thousands of Venezuelans to Madrid's Puerta del Sol, where she received the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid from regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso and proclaimed the start of a new phase in the push for free elections in Venezuela.
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Sunday, April 19th 2026 - 10:16 UTC
Second trial over Maradona's death begins after first was annulled over judicial scandal
A new public trial has been underway since Tuesday to determine whether Diego Maradona died due to the neglect and abandonment of the health professionals who were supposed to care for him. Seven defendants — four doctors, two nurses and a psychologist — face charges of homicide with eventual intent at the courts of San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with possible sentences of 8 to 25 years in prison.
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Sunday, April 19th 2026 - 10:06 UTC
Mandelson scandal threatens Starmer: fired top official may contradict his account before Parliament
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will voluntarily appear before the House of Commons on Monday in an attempt to save his government amid the revelation that Peter Mandelson, the controversial former Labour minister he appointed ambassador to the United States in 2024, had been vetoed by the UK Security Vetting agency (UKSV) before his appointment — a veto that was overridden and of which Starmer says he was never informed.
