Stories for September 2026

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sunday, September 6th 2026 - 22:45 UTC
Five dead as a cargo jet operating for Amazon overruns the runway at Miami airport

At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday when a cargo aircraft operating for Amazon overran the runway on landing at Miami International Airport, broke through the perimeter fence and a service road and struck several vehicles before catching fire.
Sunday, September 6th 2026 - 21:31 UTC
Lacalle Pou demands elections in Venezuela and reopens Uruguay's foreign policy debate

Former Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou has called for a democratic transition in Venezuela and questioned the terms of the oil agreement reached between the United States and Delcy Rodríguez's government, in an intervention that has revived debate over Uruguay's international position.
Sunday, September 6th 2026 - 06:44 UTC
Cristiano Ronaldo and the final chapter of an extraordinary career

At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer chasing relevance. He is chasing the last frontier of a career that has already redrawn football's record books, and doing so with a clarity of purpose that marks the closing act of a two-decade odyssey.
Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:30 UTC
Bachelet concedes difficulty of her UN bid: “I know I'm not going to be secretary-general”

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet acknowledged on Thursday the difficulties facing her candidacy for United Nations secretary-general. Asked at a public event in Santiago why she wants to lead the organization, she replied in a light tone: “That's what I ask myself. Perhaps because I know I'm not going to be secretary-general.”
Friday, September 4th 2026 - 23:30 UTC
Rockhopper and Navitas shares fall as operators defend Sea Lion timetable

Shares in the two companies developing the Sea Lion field off the Falklands fell on Friday after Argentine President Javier Milei announced he would tighten sanctions on firms operating around the archipelago without authorization from Buenos Aires. Both companies responded with a joint statement saying they do not anticipate any impact on the project's development.