Stories for 2026

Thursday, October 15th 2026 - 20:59 UTC
Argentina’s bill toughening sanctions over Sea Lion stalls in Congress

The National Sovereignty Defence bill, with which Javier Milei’s government seeks to toughen sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, failed to secure committee approval in the Chamber of Deputies and will not reach the special session planned for October 21, according to the Argentine press. The opposition is demanding that the text, which besides sanctions reforms security, defence and intelligence, be split.
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Thursday, October 15th 2026 - 20:54 UTC
Brazil approves a 40-hour week and two days off ten days before the runoff

Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved, by 75 votes to one, a cut in the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours with no reduction in pay, ending the so-called 6x1 schedule of six working days and one day off and extending to two the days off for formal-sector workers. The reform, which according to Reuters benefits some 37 million people, comes ten days before the presidential runoff between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 22:05 UTC
Badenoch accuses Farage of trading Chagos for Trump’s silence on the Falklands

British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called “humiliating” a proposal by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to offer US President Donald Trump the Chagos archipelago in exchange for him to stop talking about the Falklands. “Giving away British territory in return for someone keeping quiet is not a deal. It is humiliating,” she told The Telegraph.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 22:02 UTC
US lifts sanctions on Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly

The US Treasury Department on Wednesday removed from its sanctions list Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly and brother of acting president Delcy Rodríguez. The Treasury did not explain the reasons for the decision.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 21:53 UTC
Farage proposes offering Trump Diego Garcia in exchange for his silence on the Falklands

Reform UK leader c has said that, if he were prime minister, he would offer US President Donald Trump the use in perpetuity of the Diego Garcia military base, in the Chagos archipelago, in exchange for him to stop talking about the Falklands. The proposal sparked a clash with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who called it “humiliating”, and prompted the White House to come to Farage’s defence.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 21:45 UTC
What are the red notices Argentina has sought from Interpol over Sea Lion

Argentina has requested Interpol red notices against individuals linked to the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, and the United Kingdom has asked the organisation to reject them as “politically motivated”, according to the British newspaper The Guardian. Interpol responded by reaffirming Article 3 of its constitution, which prohibits any intervention or activity of a political character.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 21:10 UTC
HMS Protector breaks down and leaves UK without an Ice Patrol

Britain has been left without its Ice Patrol after HMS Protector on Tuesday suffered engine problems and had to be towed back to Plymouth, according to reports in the media. This could speed the Royal Navy’s assessment as to whether the vessel originally built in Norway and now with 25 years of rough seas in both poles has to be replaced.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 07:01 UTC
A tornado and an unusual spring hailstorm overwhelm Santiago, Chile

An electrical storm with hail, unusual in the middle of spring, flooded streets, homes and businesses in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday and produced a tornado that the Chilean Meteorological Directorate preliminarily classified as EF0, the lowest intensity category. The national disaster prevention and response service declared a red alert in the Metropolitan Region, five days after the mudslide that hit the Las Condes district.
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Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 01:04 UTC
South American Bettors Judge a Sportsbook by Its Withdrawal Speed, Not Its Odds

Ask a regular bettor in Montevideo or Medellín why they stay loyal to one betting site, and the answer rarely mentions the price on a Copa Libertadores match. It mentions a Tuesday afternoon when winnings landed in a banking app before the coffee had gone cold. Among players across the continent, the speed of a payout has become a quiet currency of trust.
Wednesday, October 14th 2026 - 00:10 UTC
New US Hemp Rules Take Effect December 11, Shifting Demand for South American Exporters

When new US hemp rules take full effect on December 11, the products with the clearest path forward will be non-intoxicating goods made with THC-free ingredients.