Stories for September 2026

Thursday, September 10th 2026 - 03:13 UTC
BRICS at 20, successes and failures of the world’s largest economic

By Brahma Chellaney

If the promise of the BRICS was to establish a monetary union, a single market, or a tightly integrated political alliance, it has not been fulfilled. But if it was to build a platform for emerging economies to cooperate while advancing their own strategic autonomy, the BRICS has exceeded expectations.
Thursday, September 10th 2026 - 01:11 UTC
What to Expect from the NFL in Brazil in September

It's no secret that the National Football League has designs on global expansion. This season, the NFL will host a record nine regular-season games abroad, returning to Europe for six games, Mexico for one, and hosting a first-ever game in Australia.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 20:28 UTC
Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI “could kill us all” before the decade ends

Jacob Coxon, a model pretraining researcher at Anthropic, announced his resignation on Tuesday, accusing the company and OpenAI, where he also worked, of “not acting responsibly” and of “gambling with our lives” in the race to build artificial intelligence systems capable of improving themselves.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 10:14 UTC
Argentina probes 60 people and companies over Falklands oil without disclosing new names

Argentina's government has raised to 60 the number of individuals and companies subject to administrative proceedings over oil activity in waters near the Falklands, after opening case files against 15 more parties whose identities it did not disclose.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 09:33 UTC
Colombia's human rights ombudsman challenges De la Espriella over display of bodies

Colombia's human rights ombudsman has challenged President Abelardo de la Espriella over the release of footage showing him walking among the bodies of suspected FARC dissident fighters killed in a military operation, in the first public disagreement between the rights body and the government that took office on August 7.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:59 UTC
Argentine industry contracted 5% in July from June, its steepest monthly drop this year

Argentina's manufacturing output fell 5% in July from June in seasonally adjusted terms, the sharpest monthly decline so far in 2026, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:51 UTC
Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July

Brent crude for November delivery rose above US$100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, in a session shaped by escalating attacks between the United States and Iran and by fears of further supply disruptions in the Middle East.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:06 UTC
Argentina files criminal complaint against Navitas over Falklands; firm silent, shares slide

Argentina's government formally filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday against Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum and four other firms over hydrocarbon exploration in waters near the Falklands, with the company yet to respond to the accusation and amid a slide in the share prices of those involved.
Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 06:32 UTC
Latin America falls back in PISA 2025 as Argentina posts its worst score since 2006

All 13 Latin American countries assessed in the PISA 2025 report, released Tuesday, scored below the OECD averages in the three subjects measured, in an edition marked by broad declines and by Argentina's worst performance since it began taking part in the test.
Tuesday, September 8th 2026 - 10:02 UTC
Six in ten Argentines attribute Milei's shift on the Falklands to political convenience

Some 61.1% of Argentines believe President Javier Milei adopted his current position on the Falklands out of political convenience, against 24.7% who attribute it to conviction, according to a survey by the consultancy Management & Fit of a thousand respondents with a margin of error of 3%.