MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 7th 2026
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Monday, September 7th 2026 - 19:26 UTC
The Falklands pay tribute in London to the merchant seafarers who served in 1982
The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the United Kingdom and Europe, Richard Hyslop, laid a wreath on Sunday on behalf of the people and Government of the islands during the annual Merchant Navy Day service held at Trinity Square Gardens in London.
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Monday, September 7th 2026 - 19:20 UTC
A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route
Uruguayan ferry company Colonia Express obtained authorisation from the Ministry of Transport and Public Works at the end of July to operate the passenger and vehicle route between Montevideo and Buenos Aires, but cannot begin the service because the only ramp at the Montevideo port suitable for unloading cars belongs to Buquebus, the company that currently runs the crossing alone.
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Monday, September 7th 2026 - 09:10 UTC
The Falklands claim, one of the few issues that cuts across Argentina's political divide
The sovereignty claim over the Falklands is one of the few points of consensus that cuts across Argentina's political fracture, known locally as “la grieta”, a polarisation that splits the country into two opposing camps on almost every public question. That cross-cutting quality explains both its constant presence in popular culture and its recurrence in political discourse.
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Monday, September 7th 2026 - 09:01 UTC
An Argentine court returns an 18th-century work to the heirs of a Jewish art dealer
An Argentine federal court on Friday ordered the return of the painting Portrait of a Lady to the family of Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, almost 90 years after the Nazi regime looted his collection in Amsterdam. The work surfaced last year at a house in Mar del Plata, 400 kilometres from Buenos Aires.
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Monday, September 7th 2026 - 08:52 UTC
De la Espriella completes his first month with a full reversal of Petro's diplomacy
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella completed his first month in office on Monday with a series of foreign policy decisions that reverse his predecessor Gustavo Petro's approach and tighten alignment with the United States and Israel.
