Stories for 2026

Monday, August 3rd 2026 - 00:21 UTC
Prediction Markets Force US Courts to Decide Who Regulates a Bet

The question now before several United States appellate courts is not whether Americans may wager on sporting events. It is which government gets to say so.
Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 21:39 UTC
A child's death in Argentina reopens debate over court-ordered family reunification

The death of a two-year-old girl in Villa Gesell, on the coast of Buenos Aires province, and the detention of her mother have drawn scrutiny to Argentina's child protection system, and in particular to court-ordered family reunification proceedings.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:43 UTC
Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece

Two crew members were killed on Sunday when two helicopters battling a wildfire collided in midair in the Psatha area, on the boundary between Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:29 UTC
Lula pledges defense spending so no one invades Brazil as he confirms his candidacy

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged on Sunday to increase defense investment if he wins October's elections, as his re-election bid was formalized at the Workers' Party national convention held at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:11 UTC
Bachelet places fourth in first Security Council straw poll ahead of Uruguay debate

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the Security Council's first informal poll on the candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, held behind closed doors in New York on Thursday.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:00 UTC
Trump halts strikes on Iran as Tehran denies any deal exists

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was suspending further strikes on Iran, saying the broad terms of an understanding had been agreed, an account Iranian authorities rejected hours later.
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Friday, July 31st 2026 - 23:11 UTC
Argentina's central bank reform bill reaches the lower house: what would change

Argentina's executive branch sent the bill to overhaul the central bank's charter to the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, a day after President Javier Milei outlined it in a nationwide broadcast. The measure will formally enter the parliamentary record on Monday and be referred to committees; the government hopes to pass it in August.
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 22:43 UTC
Nicaragua advances reform that would extend the presidential term to seven renewable years

Nicaragua's National Assembly this week opened consultations on a constitutional reform bill that would extend the presidential term from six to seven years on a renewable basis and impose restrictions on the participation of the government's opponents. The text is due to be voted in early September.
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 22:05 UTC
Three confederations reject selling part of the World Cup to private funds; Conmebol asks for explanations

The South American Football Confederation asked FIFA on Friday for additional information and clarification on the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, without coming out for or against it, a day after the confederations of Europe and of North and Central America and the Caribbean rejected the plan.
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 18:35 UTC
Brazil's top court authorizes influence-peddling probe into Lula's eldest son

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice André Mendonça authorized the Federal Police on Thursday to open an investigation into Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, the eldest son of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, over indications of influence-peddling and corruption.