MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 6th 2026
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 22:08 UTC
Two months from the vote, Lula turns diplomatic crises into a sovereignty message
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enters the final stretch toward the October 4 elections with three open diplomatic fronts and a message centered on defending national sovereignty.
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 09:37 UTC
Uruguay to open Pope Leo XIV's first South American tour
Uruguay will be the first stop on Pope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to South America between November 6 and 17, the director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, confirmed on Wednesday.
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 08:18 UTC
Navitas broadens its US Gulf portfolio with stakes in two oil discoveries, oil industry media
Navitas Petroleum has signed agreements to obtain a 33.33% interest in the Tiberius and Logan oil discoveries in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) from Occidental and Kosmos Energy, expanding its Gulf of America hydrocarbon portfolio.
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC
“Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”
By Simon Walters (*)<br />
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At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed. -
Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 07:13 UTC
Royal Navy nuclear deterrence program receives £8bn for the Dreadnought program
More than £8bn is being pumped into the Royal Navy’s next-generation nuclear deterrent submarines in the latest investment in the Dreadnought program. The cash – the fourth phase of production of the biggest submarine construction project in a generation – will carry the program through to key milestones early next decade:
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Thursday, August 6th 2026 - 06:08 UTC
Miliband meets Marco Rubio in Washington for ‘productive’ talks and ‘to strengthen diplomatic partnership between US and UK’
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for official bilateral talks at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday August 5, 2026.
