Stories for 2026

Friday, August 14th 2026 - 21:43 UTC
The Falklands Legislative Assembly marks 434 years since the first recorded sighting

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Falklands Day on Friday, the anniversary of the first recorded sighting of the archipelago, on August 14, 1592. The day was marked by raising the Falkland Islands flag and the Union flag side by side on Victory Green, in Stanley.
Friday, August 14th 2026 - 10:43 UTC
A year from the presidential vote, Argentina's parties begin to define alliances

With little more than a year to go before Argentina's presidential elections of October 2027, the governing party and the main opposition force began this week to realign their positions. La Libertad Avanza, the party of President Javier Milei, resumed talks with former president Mauricio Macri's PRO, while the various currents of Peronism agreed a truce aimed at blocking the electoral reform the government is promoting.
Friday, August 14th 2026 - 08:40 UTC
Argentina restricts access to an Andean plain after damage caused by a pickup truck

Authorities in the Argentine province of San Juan will keep access to Pampa del Leoncito restricted until the end of the month, after a vehicle drove across the white clay plain, located at 1,500 meters above sea level at the foot of the Andes, despite a ban on traffic, leaving ruts up to 25 centimeters deep.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 22:46 UTC
Argentina's largest investment project aims to export Vaca Muerta gas

Argentina's majority state-owned oil company YPF confirmed on Thursday that it has filed an application for the Argentina LNG project to join the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI). The venture, developed alongside Italy's Eni and the Emirati company XRG, contemplates an estimated outlay of 51 billion dollars over its full life, the largest figure submitted so far under the scheme.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 22:34 UTC
Brazil: Two days before the deadline, Bolsonaro's party cannot register Flávio as candidate

Brazil's Liberal Party was unable on Thursday to file Senator Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy with the Superior Electoral Court, after the electoral system recorded him as a member of a different party. The deadline for submitting candidacies expires on Saturday at 7pm.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 22:31 UTC
Colombia faces reconstruction with 96% of the year's debt quota already used

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an economic emergency on Wednesday to address the consequences of Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake in the west of the country, against a backdrop of fiscal constraints that will shape how reconstruction is financed.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 10:16 UTC
Disapproval of Orsi's government climbs to 57% in the third quarter, Opción finds

Fifty-seven percent of Uruguayans disapprove of the performance of the government led by Yamandú Orsi and 19% approve, according to the third-quarter 2026 Public Opinion Monitor released on Wednesday by the polling firm Opción. In the previous measurement the figures were 48% and 20% respectively.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 09:03 UTC
Lula's runoff lead over Flávio Bolsonaro narrows to 8.9 points, CNT/MDA poll finds

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva holds an 8.9-point lead over Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a potential runoff, according to the CNT/MDA poll released on Tuesday. The gap stood at 12.5 points in the June survey.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 08:59 UTC
Venezuela's government and opposition agree to renew the Supreme Court and claim the London gold

The government of acting president Delcy Rodríguez and a section of Venezuela's opposition closed the first round of negotiations in Caracas on Wednesday with two agreements: restarting from scratch the renewal of the Supreme Court of Justice, and acting jointly to recover Venezuelan gold reserves held at the Bank of England.
Thursday, August 13th 2026 - 06:55 UTC
The main land crossing between Argentina and Chile passes its winter closure record

The Cristo Redentor international crossing, which links the Argentine province of Mendoza with Chile's Valparaíso Region through the Andes, has now been closed for close to a month because of a snow and wind storm, surpassing the winter closure record set in 2023. Authorities on both sides estimate it could reopen next week, depending on weather conditions.