Stories for 2026

Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 05:41 UTC
Pope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances

Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S.-born pontiff back to a country where he served as a bishop and later obtained Peruvian citizenship.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 05:39 UTC
Venezuela detains Alex Saab in joint operation with United States

Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab — long portrayed by U.S. authorities as a key financial operator for Chavismo and a former Venezuelan industry minister — was detained in Caracas early Wednesday in what Colombian media described as a joint operation involving Venezuela’s intelligence service (SEBIN) and the FBI. Venezuela’s government had not issued an official confirmation by the time of publication.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 01:00 UTC
Brazilian oil and gas production record in 2025, 4,987million boe/d

Brazil daily production of oil and natural gas in 2025 reached the equivalent of 4,987 million boe/d, a new record, according to the country’s Petroleum National Agency, ANP.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 00:36 UTC
The RRS Shackleton incident when an Argentine destroyer opened fire on the research vessel

On this day but in 1976 a very serious incident occurred in the South West Atlantic when the British research vessel RRS Shackleton was intercepted and fired upon by the Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Storni, some 78 miles south of Cape Pembroke in the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 00:07 UTC
Falklands’ Port Louis settlement discoveries shared with Dr. Robert Philpott

Friends of the Falkland Islands Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives is inviting to a conference by archeologist Dr. Robert Philpott, who will be sharing his discoveries in the settlement of Port Louis on February 10.
Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 13:26 UTC
King Charles moves to push Andrew out of Royal Lodge after fresh Epstein-linked disclosures

King Charles III has forced his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to vacate Royal Lodge, the 30-room Windsor estate home he has occupied for years, amid renewed scrutiny stemming from newly surfaced Epstein-related material and a fresh police review of allegations tied to the late financier.
Wednesday, February 4th 2026 - 02:51 UTC
Argentine shares slide in New York as country risk climbs above 500 points

Argentine stocks and hard-currency bonds fell on Tuesday, hit by a risk-off turn in global markets and fresh domestic uncertainty tied to the stalled overhaul of inflation measurement following Marco Lavagna’s departure from INDEC.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 22:22 UTC
Petro and Trump signal thaw after closed-door White House meeting amid talks on drugs, sanctions and Venezuela

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington went better than expected, pointing to a tentative thaw after months of public insults and policy clashes that had pushed the bilateral relationship toward open confrontation.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2026 - 22:12 UTC
Uruguay’s peso the most “overvalued” currency as it tops Big Mac index ranking

Uruguay’s peso has been labelled the world’s most “overvalued” currency against the U.S. dollar on a GDP-per-capita-adjusted basis, according to the latest Big Mac Index published by The Economist and cited by Uruguayan media. Under the adjusted methodology, the peso is estimated to be 83.9% above its implied “long-run equilibrium.” In the unadjusted ranking, Uruguay places second, with 43.1% overvaluation, behind the Swiss franc.