Stories for 2026

Friday, July 31st 2026 - 18:29 UTC
Italy and France tighten borders with Spain after 50,000 enter Ceuta

Italy ordered the reintroduction of border checks at its ports and airports with Spain on Friday, and France announced it would increase fivefold the officers deployed at its land border from Saturday, after tens of thousands of people entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta irregularly from Morocco.
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 09:39 UTC
Fernández de Kirchner asks UN to suspend the ban keeping her off the ballot

The defense team of former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has filed an individual communication with the United Nations Human Rights Committee seeking suspension of the lifetime ban on holding public office imposed on her by the Argentine courts, her lawyers announced on Wednesday in Buenos Aires.
Friday, July 31st 2026 - 08:02 UTC
Stability alone does not buy a house: Georgieva's message in Montevideo

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Uruguay's macroeconomic and institutional strength on Thursday but urged authorities to take greater risks to turn that stability into growth.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 23:08 UTC
British journalist suggests channeling Enzo Fernández's taxes to Falklands defense

British sports journalist Henry Winter has proposed that the taxes Argentine footballer Enzo Fernández pays in the United Kingdom be directed toward the defense of the Falklands, as a form of punishment after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the Argentine Football Association.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 23:05 UTC
From closing the central bank to reforming it: Milei's shift on monetary authority

Argentine President Javier Milei presented on Thursday, in a nationwide broadcast, a bill to overhaul the central bank's charter, the statute governing the monetary authority, in an initiative the government considers central to its economic program and which it will send to the Chamber of Deputies in the coming days.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 18:59 UTC
Milei decree allows expulsion of foreigners over hate messages against Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei has signed an emergency decree allowing authorities to bar entry, cancel residence permits already granted and expel foreigners who direct or incite expressions of hatred, discrimination or violence on grounds of nationality, as well as those who desecrate national symbols.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 16:26 UTC
Brazil confirms its ambassador will return to Buenos Aires but sets no date

The Brazilian government confirmed that its ambassador to Argentina, Julio Glinternick Bitelli, will return to Buenos Aires after being recalled for consultations, without specifying when, in the first sign of de-escalation in the most serious diplomatic crisis between the two countries in decades.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 15:11 UTC
Falklands suspend new permanent residence applications for up to 12 months

The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved a temporary suspension of new applications for Permanent Residence Permits (PRP) for a period of up to 12 months, while a full review of the system is carried out, the Legislative Assembly said in a public statement on Thursday.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 06:37 UTC
Bolivia issues arrest order against Morales over May and June road blockades

The Santa Cruz departmental prosecutor's office issued an arrest order on Wednesday against former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) over his alleged role in the road blockades and protests that paralyzed parts of Bolivia for 53 days in May and June.
Thursday, July 30th 2026 - 01:40 UTC
Lula says Paraguay chose to invade Brazil; Paraguayan Congress accuses him of distorting history

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invoked the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) to defend increased defense spending, in remarks that drew formal rejection this week from both chambers of Paraguay's Congress.