Stories for October 2026

Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 21:45 UTC
What are the red notices Argentina has sought from Interpol over Sea Lion

Argentina has requested Interpol red notices against individuals linked to the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, and the United Kingdom has asked the organisation to reject them as “politically motivated”, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. Interpol responded by reaffirming Article 3 of its constitution, which prohibits any intervention or activity of a political character.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 21:10 UTC
HMS Protector breaks down and leaves UK without an Ice Patrol

Britain has been left without its Ice Patrol after HMS Protector on Tuesday suffered engine problems and had to be towed back to Plymouth, according to reports in the media. This could speed the Royal Navy’s assessment as to whether the vessel originally built in Norway and now with 25 years of rough seas in both poles has to be replaced.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 07:01 UTC
A tornado and an unusual spring hailstorm overwhelm Santiago, Chile

An electrical storm with hail, unusual in the middle of spring, flooded streets, homes and businesses in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday and produced a tornado that the Chilean Meteorological Directorate preliminarily classified as EF0, the lowest intensity category. The national disaster prevention and response service declared a red alert in the Metropolitan Region, five days after the mudslide that hit the Las Condes district.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 01:04 UTC
South American Bettors Judge a Sportsbook by Its Withdrawal Speed, Not Its Odds

Ask a regular bettor in Montevideo or Medellín why they stay loyal to one betting site, and the answer rarely mentions the price on a Copa Libertadores match. It mentions a Tuesday afternoon when winnings landed in a banking app before the coffee had gone cold. Among players across the continent, the speed of a payout has become a quiet currency of trust.
Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 00:10 UTC
New US Hemp Rules Take Effect December 11, Shifting Demand for South American Exporters

When new US hemp rules take full effect on December 11, the products with the clearest path forward will be non-intoxicating goods made with THC-free ingredients.
Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 23:03 UTC
Argentina asks the law of the sea tribunal to halt Sea Lion and bar new oil permits

Argentina has asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order the United Kingdom to prevent the development of the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands and to refrain from granting new permits to exploit the resources of the disputed continental shelf, according to a statement published by the Hamburg-based tribunal. The hearing will be set “at the earliest possible date”.
Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 23:00 UTC
Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and underwent successful surgery, Vatican says

Pope Leo XIV, 71, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma and underwent successful surgery on Tuesday at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Holy See said in a medical bulletin. The operation comes three weeks before the start of his tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, whose schedule has not been changed.
Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 19:03 UTC
Miliband: Falklands residents have the right to develop their resources “as they see fit”

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Tuesday that the people of the Falkland Islands “have a right to develop their natural resources as they see fit”, as he announced on X the British government’s measures to protect companies and individuals from Argentine sanctions.
Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 18:53 UTC
UK Overseas Territories Minister accuses Milei of using the Falklands for electoral ends

British Overseas Territories Minister Uma Kumaran on Tuesday accused Argentine President Javier Milei of a “brazen attempt to use the people of the Falkland Islands as some sort of political prop ahead of Argentina’s elections next year”, in a statement to the House of Commons watched from the gallery by the Chair of the islands’ Legislative Assembly, Jack Ford.
Tuesday, October 13th 2026 - 18:45 UTC
London says it will abide by any law of the sea provisional measures as it moves to shield its companies

The British government said on Tuesday that any provisional measures ordered by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea are binding and that the United Kingdom complies with its international obligations, on the same day Argentina asked that tribunal to halt the Sea Lion oil project in Falklands waters. In parallel, London announced it will use its protection of trading interests legislation to shield British companies from Argentine sanctions.