Stories for 2026

Thursday, April 30th 2026 - 13:18 UTC
European Parliament urges sanctions on Venezuela to remain until verifiable democratic progress

The European Parliament approved on Thursday, by a wide majority, a resolution urging the Council of the European Union not to lift sanctions imposed on those responsible for human rights violations in Venezuela until the country adopts “significant measures toward a peaceful transition to democracy.” The text, promoted by the European People's Party, gained 507 votes in favor, 31 against, and 35 abstentions, and was backed even by the Socialists and Democrats group despite internal divergences over the strategy toward the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez.
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Thursday, April 30th 2026 - 13:09 UTC
US intervention forces end to decade of statistical opacity at Venezuela's Central Bank

The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has begun systematically publishing economic indicators that had been held under wraps for at least a decade, in an institutional shift driven by the US military intervention that culminated on January 3 with the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro and by the subsequent reconfiguration of Venezuela's financial system under Washington's oversight. The updating of historical series on the central bank's website now makes it possible to learn for the first time in years that monthly inflation reached 32% in January, 14.6% in February and 13.1% in March, while the year-on-year figure stood at 649.5% at the end of the first quarter.
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Thursday, April 30th 2026 - 03:39 UTC
US troops train in Argentina with USS Nimitz in Atlantic Dagger exercise

US troops began joint maneuvers on Tuesday with their Argentine counterparts as part of the “Atlantic Dagger” exercise, one of the broadest joint military operations between the two countries in decades, alongside the deployment of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in South Atlantic waters. The simultaneous presence of special forces on Argentine soil and a US naval strike group off the Atlantic coast forms part of a single package authorized by President Javier Milei through Necessity and Urgency Decree 264/2026, after Congress failed to take up a 2025 bill to enable the entry of foreign troops.
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Thursday, April 30th 2026 - 01:47 UTC
'I committed no crime': Adorni weathers opposition pressure in Congress with full Milei's backing

Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni refused to resign on Wednesday during his first management report before the Chamber of Deputies, in a seven-hour session marked by allegations of alleged illicit enrichment against him and by the unprecedented presence of President Javier Milei in the chamber's gallery, alongside his sister and Secretary General of the Presidency Karina Milei, and the entire cabinet. “I committed no crime and I will prove it in court,” Adorni told the plenary, on a day the ruling party sought to turn into a political show of support and that the opposition transformed into a parallel trial.
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Thursday, April 30th 2026 - 00:55 UTC
Fire Watch Services for Texas Businesses: Staying Compliant and Operational

Texas businesses operate in a fast-moving, high-growth environment where operational continuity is everything. Whether you’re managing a commercial property in Houston, overseeing a construction project in Dallas, or running a warehouse in San Antonio, fire safety compliance is not just a legal requirement—it’s a business necessity.
Thursday, April 30th 2026 - 00:28 UTC
2026 Major Events That Are Tradable Through Prediction Markets

Prediction markets allow investors to trade on virtually anything, with politics and major events taking center stage. This has opened up a whole new market for speculators who watch geopolitics and culture very closely, with the potential to profit from predicting what happens next. To get started, however, you need to know what major events make the biggest waves on prediction markets.
Wednesday, April 29th 2026 - 15:11 UTC
Chile's labor market hits 38 months of unemployment above 8% as growth forecast is revised down

Chile's unemployment rate stood at 8.9% during the moving quarter from January to March 2026, a 0.2 percentage point increase over twelve months, according to data released on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The figure exceeded market expectations, which projected 8.6% according to the Bloomberg consensus, and completes 38 consecutive months with the indicator above 8%, confirming a structural weakness in the Chilean labor market that remains one of the main concerns of President José Antonio Kast's administration, in office since March 11.
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Wednesday, April 29th 2026 - 15:08 UTC
Lula's Supreme Court nominee defends limits on judicial power in Brazilian Senate hearing

Jorge Messias, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's nominee to fill the open seat at the Federal Supreme Court (STF), defended on Wednesday before the Senate the need to limit the power of judges, in a bid to expand support for his candidacy in what is shaping up to be a closely contested vote. The Solicitor General of the Union appeared before the Constitution and Justice Committee, where he made explicit overtures toward the Bolsonarist right-wing opposition, particularly critical of the country's top court's recent rulings.
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Wednesday, April 29th 2026 - 13:52 UTC
Trump tells King Charles: “Americans have had no closer friends than the British”

On the second day of his state visit to the United States, speaking before Congress, where he was repeatedly acclaimed with loud applause, King Charles III stressed the value and importance of the “indispensable” UK and US partnership.
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Wednesday, April 29th 2026 - 13:49 UTC
UK government borrowing costs rise to their highest since 2008 financial crisis

The extent to which UK is exposed to the ongoing energy shock, as a consequence of the Iran war, and fears or rising inflation, was exposed by the British government’s borrowing costs that have risen to their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis.
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