Stories for April 2026

Monday, April 6th 2026 - 01:07 UTC
Chile and Argentina seek to “confront common enemies” in Kast's first state visit

Chilean President José Antonio Kast departed Sunday on his first official trip abroad to meet his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei in a state visit centered on security, organized crime and the extradition of former guerrilla member Galvarino Apablaza.
Monday, April 6th 2026 - 01:00 UTC
Trump threatens to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges over Hormuz Strait closure

US President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges if Tehran fails to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping by Tuesday at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
Sunday, April 5th 2026 - 11:26 UTC
Falklands plans for oil future, Monday begins Economic Development Forum

As of Monday April 6th the Falkland Islands will become a hub of conferences and workshops with the inauguration of the 2026 Economic Development Forum, prepared by the Falklands Chamber of Commerce and presented by the Falklands Development Corporation, FIDC, which will be looking ahead to the challenges from the oil and telecommunications industries and their transformative dynamics into the future.
Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 11:39 UTC
“We are one people”: Artemis 2 sends message of unity on the road to the Moon

The Artemis 2 crew sent the first photographs of Earth taken from the Orion capsule on its historic journey to the Moon, accompanied by a message of unity at a moment of global turmoil. They are the first images captured by astronauts on a lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 11:36 UTC
Leak reveals Russian campaign to discredit Milei through Argentine media outlets

A spy group linked to Russian foreign intelligence funded the publication of more than 250 articles across at least 23 Argentine digital media outlets between June and October 2024, aiming to discredit Javier Milei's government, according to an investigation based on leaked documents conducted by an international media consortium.
Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 11:30 UTC
Mercosur, climate and immigration: the hoaxes targeting rural Europe

The European Commission and fact-checking experts have identified a growing wave of disinformation targeting rural areas and the agri-food sector across the continent, with campaigns exploiting the controversy surrounding the EU-Mercosur trade deal, climate skepticism and anti-immigration sentiment.
Saturday, April 4th 2026 - 03:03 UTC
British ambassador calls Bolivia's Falklands/Malvinas support for Argentina “unacceptable”

Argentina on Friday thanked Bolivia for its support on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim and called “unfortunate” the remarks by the British ambassador in La Paz, Richard Porter, who branded the Bolivian position “deeply disappointing and unacceptable.”
Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 23:55 UTC
Father of Argentine lawyer detained for racism in Brazil repeats same gestures at bar

Mariano Páez, father of lawyer and influencer Agostina Páez, was filmed imitating monkey gestures at a bar in Santiago del Estero — the same racist gesticulations that led to his daughter's indictment for racial slur in Brazil, where she spent over two months detained in Rio de Janeiro. The incident took place just hours after the young woman's return to her home province.
Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 21:38 UTC
Argentina offers reward for fugitive Chilean ex-guerrilla Apablaza ahead of Kast visit

Argentina's government on Friday offered a reward of 20 million pesos — roughly $14,000 — for information leading to the capture of Galvarino Apablaza, former leader of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR), wanted by Chilean courts as the alleged mastermind of the 1991 assassination of Senator Jaime Guzmán and the kidnapping of businessman Cristián Edwards.
Friday, April 3rd 2026 - 21:22 UTC
Iran downs two US warplanes; search continues for missing crew member

Iran shot down a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet over its territory on Friday, marking the first confirmed downing of a crewed American aircraft since the war began five weeks ago. A second plane, an A-10 Warthog attack aircraft, was also struck by Iranian fire and crashed after managing to exit Iranian airspace.