Stories for 2026

Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 11:24 UTC
Falklands, Darwin Plus funds to restore ecosystem of ravaged New Island by invasive mammals

Falklands Conservation recently secured a £3m fund to help restore the natural ecosystem on New Island. The funding came through the Darwin Plus scheme, run by the UK Government to support biodiversity in British Overseas Territories. The ambitious restoration project on New Island, one of the region’s wildest western outposts is to remove invasive predators that have put the island’s native species at risk.
Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 10:59 UTC
Maduro faces New York court in key hearing over legal defense

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appear on Thursday, March 26, before the Southern District Court of New York in a second hearing in the criminal case they face in the United States following their capture in January during a U.S. military operation.
Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 10:22 UTC
Colombia Hercules crash aftermath: political clash over causes intensifies days after tragedy

The Hercules C-130 crash in Putumayo, which killed 70 people on March 23, has escalated into an open political confrontation between President Gustavo Petro, the military leadership, and the opposition over the causes of the disaster and the state of the country's defense capabilities, against the backdrop of presidential elections scheduled for May 31.
Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 09:27 UTC
Patagonian pumas add penguins to their diet in unprecedented predator-seabird interaction

A group of pumas in Monte León National Park, in Argentina's Santa Cruz province, has incorporated penguins as a regular part of its diet — an unprecedented phenomenon being studied by a National Geographic-funded scientific team, according to a report published by Argentine newspaper La Nación.
Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:57 UTC
Rodríguez promises “legal certainty” to investors while Machado competes for attention from Texas

Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, participated via videoconference on Wednesday at the FII Priority investment forum in Miami, where she assured American, Saudi, and Latin American investors that her government is advancing reforms to guarantee “legal certainty” for investments in the country.
Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 01:48 UTC
International project validates renewable hydrogen energy systems in Antarctica

A delegation of Chilean and European authorities and institutions completed a technical visit to the “Profesor Julio Escudero” research station operated by the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) on King George Island, where progress was presented on a pilot renewable hydrogen and energy infrastructure project designed to validate hybrid energy systems in one of the planet's most demanding environments.
Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 20:22 UTC
Iran rejects Trump's 15-point proposal and asserts sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz

Iran rejected on Wednesday the 15-point proposal put forward by the Trump administration to end the war, calling its terms “excessive and detached from reality,” while international mediators scramble to arrange a direct meeting between representatives of both countries that could be, they warn, the last chance to prevent a broader escalation.
Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 19:52 UTC
Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, falling short of official forecasts

Uruguay's economy grew 1.8% in 2025, according to national accounts data published by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU). The result fell nearly a full percentage point below the 2.6% forecast included in the government's budget law and was also lower than the 2.5% estimated by the International Monetary Fund.
Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 11:15 UTC
Ex President Boric draws mixed reactions after being spotted riding Santiago de Chile's Metro

Less than two weeks after leaving office, former Chilean President Gabriel Boric drew renewed public attention after being spotted riding the Santiago Metro as an ordinary passenger.
Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:23 UTC
Lula warns he will not allow others to seize Brazil's critical minerals

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he will not allow other countries to take the nation's rare earths and critical minerals, in remarks widely interpreted as a direct warning to the United States amid a growing dispute over control of these strategic resources.