Stories for 2026

Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 21:22 UTC
Pope Leo XIV expected to visit Peru in November, including his former diocese of Chiclayo

Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Peru in November, returning to the country where he was bishop of Chiclayo, carried out much of his pastoral life and obtained citizenship. Interim President José María Balcázar said on Sunday that the trip is “programmed from November 10,” in brief remarks after voting in the presidential runoff.
Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 21:17 UTC
Trump's 'Shield of the Americas' reshapes Central America's war on drug cartels

Donald Trump's return to the White House and the launch of the “Shield of the Americas” —a militarized anti-narcotics coalition that excludes Mexico and that Washington unveiled in Miami in March— have reshaped the security landscape in Central America. The pressure, intensified after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, has pushed trafficking routes into international waters and forced uneven responses across the isthmus, according to a report by EL PAÍS.
Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 07:56 UTC
Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul

Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report by the Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability (FULASP) released on the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The organization called the activity one of the main threats to the fishery resources of the South-West Atlantic.
Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 03:47 UTC
FAO food commodity prices in May showed increases in cereals, sugar and beef

The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, according to new data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 12:44 UTC
Royal Navy will receive all eight Type 26 frigates as planned, Minister Pollard confirms

The Royal Navy will receive all eight of its Type 26 frigates as planned, despite speculation over build slots being offered to the Norwegian navy, Defense Minister Luke Pollard has confirmed.
Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 08:09 UTC
Falklands’ public meeting Monday 8th June on the 2026/27 annual budget, with Secretary Clunie attending

The Falkland Islands Government will be holding a public meeting on Monday 8th June 2026 from 5-6pm in the Court & Assembly Chamber where the Financial Secretary, Pat Clunie will present the 2026-27 annual budget.
Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 08:00 UTC
‘Soccer’ is incorrect, or is it still the fine term for the beautiful game?

By Kirk Bowman (*) - At the 2026 World Cup draw, FIFA Peace Prize recipient and U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the game should really be called “football.”<br /><br />
“There’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL. It really doesn’t make any sense,” said Trump, an apparently new convert to the round-ball game.He isn’t alone. The word “soccer” is, in some parts of the world, shunned by some fans.
Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 07:46 UTC
Indio Solari, towering figure of Argentine rock, dies at 77; wake set for Sunday

Carlos Alberto “Indio” Solari, one of the most influential figures in the history of Argentine rock and the frontman of Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, died on Friday at the age of 77 at his home in Parque Leloir, in the Buenos Aires district of Ituzaingó. His death set off a wave of spontaneous tributes across the country, and his family announced that his wake will be held on Sunday.
Friday, June 5th 2026 - 23:56 UTC
Fujimori and Sánchez close campaigns in Lima before Peru's tight Sunday runoff

Peru's presidential candidates, conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez, closed their campaigns in Lima on Thursday before thousands of supporters, three days before a runoff that polls suggest will be very close. Fujimori appealed for the “unity and reconciliation” of Peruvians, while Sánchez promised to end the “chaos” and centered his speech on anti-fujimorismo.
Friday, June 5th 2026 - 23:12 UTC
US sanctions Cuba's president Díaz-Canel and inner circle in push for regime change

The United States sanctioned Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and his closest circle on Thursday, in a fresh escalation of Washington's pressure on the island with the stated goal of forcing a change of regime after 67 years of communist government. Havana rejected the move at once.