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Montevideo, June 26th 2026 - 23:42 UTC

Stories for June 2026

  • Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 21:17 UTC

    Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' reshapes Central America's war on drug cartels

    Governments aligned with the United States are adopting tough-on-crime rhetoric and requesting technical assistance

    Donald Trump's return to the White House and the launch of the “Shield of the Americas” —a militarized anti-narcotics coalition that excludes Mexico and that Washington unveiled in Miami in March— have reshaped the security landscape in Central America. The pressure, intensified after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, has pushed trafficking routes into international waters and forced uneven responses across the isthmus, according to a report by EL PAÍS.

  • Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 07:56 UTC

    Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul

    The foundation warned that, if the current level of exploitation continues, resources that are strategic for the economy could be compromised

    Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report by the Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability (FULASP) released on the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The organization called the activity one of the main threats to the fishery resources of the South-West Atlantic.

  • Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 03:47 UTC

    FAO food commodity prices in May showed increases in cereals, sugar and beef

    World wheat prices rose 3.4 percent on May and 7.8 percent from their year-earlier level, supported by smaller expected harvests in major exporters, such as US

    The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, according to new data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

  • Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 12:44 UTC

    Royal Navy will receive all eight Type 26 frigates as planned, Minister Pollard confirms

    Minister Pollard statement came in response to a written question from Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who asked about the Defense Readiness (Pic Navy Lookout)

    The Royal Navy will receive all eight of its Type 26 frigates as planned, despite speculation over build slots being offered to the Norwegian navy, Defense Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed.

  • Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 08:09 UTC

    Falklands’ public meeting Monday 8th June on the 2026/27 annual budget, with Secretary Clunie attending

    The budget has been described by Government as a prudent and strategic package designed to support the community while maintaining financial stability

    The Falkland Islands Government will be holding a public meeting on Monday 8th June 2026 from 5-6pm in the Court & Assembly Chamber where the Financial Secretary, Pat Clunie will present the 2026-27 annual budget.

  • Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC

    ‘Soccer’ is incorrect, or is it still the fine term for the beautiful game?

    British university students created their own slang at the time, abbreviating words and “association football” was shortened to “assoc” and slanged to “soccer.” (Pic The Conversation)

    By Kirk Bowman (*) - At the 2026 World Cup draw, FIFA Peace Prize recipient and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the game should really be called “football.”<br /><br />
    “There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL. It really doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump, an apparently new convert to the round-ball game.He isn’t alone. The word “soccer” is, in some parts of the world, shunned by some fans.

  • Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 07:46 UTC

    Indio Solari, towering figure of Argentine rock, dies at 77; wake set for Sunday

    Born in Paraná in 1949, Solari built his career from La Plata, where, alongside guitarist Skay Beilinson and producer Carmen “Negra Poli” Castro, he led the Redonditos de Ricota

    Carlos Alberto “Indio” Solari, one of the most influential figures in the history of Argentine rock and the frontman of Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, died on Friday at the age of 77 at his home in Parque Leloir, in the Buenos Aires district of Ituzaingó. His death set off a wave of spontaneous tributes across the country, and his family announced that his wake will be held on Sunday.

  • Friday, June 5th 2026 - 23:56 UTC

    Fujimori and Sánchez close campaigns in Lima before Peru's tight Sunday runoff

    Fujimori said the country had become “trapped in its wounds” and stressed the need to “build bridges” toward dialogue. Sánchez aimed his message at his rival: “The chaos is over,” he said

    Peru's presidential candidates, conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez, closed their campaigns in Lima on Thursday before thousands of supporters, three days before a runoff that polls suggest will be very close. Fujimori appealed for the “unity and reconciliation” of Peruvians, while Sánchez promised to end the “chaos” and centered his speech on anti-fujimorismo.

  • Friday, June 5th 2026 - 23:12 UTC

    US sanctions Cuba's president Díaz-Canel and inner circle in push for regime change

    The executive order, signed on May 1, also authorizes secondary sanctions against foreign companies and financial institutions that deal with key sectors of the Cuban economy

    The United States sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his closest circle on Thursday, in a fresh escalation of Washington's pressure on the island with the stated goal of forcing a change of regime after 67 years of communist government. Havana rejected the move at once.

  • Friday, June 5th 2026 - 23:06 UTC

    Chile's far-right proposes a 'Museum of Truth' on the Allende era to counter coup memory

    The coup led by Pinochet ousted Allende and began a 17-year dictatorship (1973-1990) in which thousands of people were killed, disappeared or tortured.

    Seven of the eight deputies of the National Libertarian Party (PNL), the far-right group founded by Johannes Kaiser, presented a resolution in Chile's Congress asking President José Antonio Kast to create a “Museum of Truth” devoted to what they describe as “the abuse, hunger and humiliation” of the Popular Unity government, led by Salvador Allende from 1970 until his overthrow on September 11, 1973.