Stories for 2026

Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 22:33 UTC
Uruguayans see security as top national concern, cost of living as main personal problem

Uruguayans continue to identify security and crime as the country’s main problem, but when the question shifts to everyday life, the dominant concern becomes the cost of living, according to a new survey by University of the Republic academics analysed in a report by El Observador. The poll also found that about one-third of respondents believe such problems stem from “longer inheritances” or broader trends that no government has managed to solve.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 20:19 UTC
Chile: José Antonio Kast sworn in as president in conservative shift after Boric

José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday in a ceremony at the National Congress in Valparaíso, in a transfer of power that confirmed the country’s sharpest shift to the right since the return to democracy in 1990. Senate President Paulina Núñez administered the oath and placed the presidential sash on him, formalizing the handover from Gabriel Boric.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 14:23 UTC
Venezuela opens mining sector to foreign capital as US authorizes Minerven gold dealings

Venezuela this week took another step toward opening its extractive sector to foreign capital, while the United States authorized limited transactions involving Venezuelan gold. The National Assembly approved on first reading a mining reform pushed by Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government, as Washington issued a license allowing dealings with Minerven, Venezuela’s state gold company, just days after the two countries restored diplomatic and consular relations.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 04:15 UTC
Boric leaves office defending his record and acknowledging mistakes

In his final national address before handing the presidential sash to José Antonio Kast on Wednesday, Chilean President Gabriel Boric defended his government’s record, highlighted progress in security, pensions and healthcare, and accepted political responsibility for two of the most damaging episodes of the final stretch of his administration: the handling of the Monsalve case and the failed purchase of former President Salvador Allende’s house.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 04:03 UTC
Chile: Kast arrives at La Moneda with a 90-day plan focused on security, fiscal cuts and migration

José Antonio Kast will be sworn in as Chile’s president on Wednesday with a pledge to lead an “emergency government” focused on security, the economy and migration control, as he seeks to turn his electoral mandate into early, visible action. His team has drafted a first 90-day roadmap combining administrative measures, regulatory changes and an initial batch of bills meant to show movement from the outset.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:55 UTC
Lula withdraws from Kast inauguration amid presence of Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has canceled a planned trip to Chile to attend José Antonio Kast’s inauguration on Wednesday and will instead be represented at the ceremony by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. Brazilian officials said the change was due to “scheduling reasons.”
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:49 UTC
María Corina Machado arrives in Chile for Kast’s inauguration and meeting with Venezuelan migrants

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has arrived in Chile to attend Wednesday’s ceremony in which Gabriel Boric will hand over the presidency to José Antonio Kast, in a visit that also includes an event with Venezuelan residents in Santiago and several public appearances in the capital. She is among the international guests invited to the transfer of power, where Kast will formally take office at Congress in Valparaíso.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:07 UTC
US steps up strikes on Iran, destroys 16 mine-laying vessels and raises pressure in Hormuz

The United States and Israel launched what the Pentagon and witnesses in Iran described on Tuesday as the heaviest day of bombing since the war began, while Washington widened operations around the Strait of Hormuz and said it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels. The move further increased risks around the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, through which about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes.
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Wednesday, March 11th 2026 - 03:00 UTC
Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes Trump adviser to visit Bolsonaro in prison

Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized Darren Beattie, a Trump administration adviser focused on Brazil, to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison on March 18, in another sign of how far Bolsonaro’s legal case has spilled into the international arena. The decision was issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the cases related to the attempt to overturn the 2022 election and Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting against the democratic order.
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Tuesday, March 10th 2026 - 15:43 UTC
Milei: “I am the most Zionist president in the world”

Argentine President Javier Milei said in New York that he is “the most Zionist president in the world,” reaffirming his alignment with the United States and Israel during an appearance at Yeshiva University, one of the main stops on a U.S. trip that also included investor meetings as part of “Argentina Week.” The university said the event was part of a three-day visit focused on economic leadership and support for Washington and Israel in the war against Iran.
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