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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 12:27 UTC
Iran hits UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in EU-member Cyprus after Starmer announces support for US

An Iranian-made drone struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus overnight, causing no casualties and only limited damage, in an incident that brought the Middle East conflict directly onto European Union territory. British authorities raised force-protection measures and ordered non-essential personnel to leave and disperse, while the base continued operating, according to official information reported by Reuters.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 06:11 UTC
Orsi’s first year in power: unemployment and crime fall, wages edge up, growth moderate in Uruguay

Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi is set to address the General Assembly on Monday to deliver a first-year account of his administration and outline priorities for the year ahead. Parliament scheduled the session for 18:30 at the Legislative Palace in Montevideo.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 04:58 UTC
Milei urges US “strategic alliance” as “state policy,” outlines sweeping reform push in Congress speech

Argentine President Javier Milei opened Congress’ 144th regular legislative session with an address focused on foreign policy, security and a broad reform agenda. He called for a “lasting strategic alliance” with the United States and said “it is time to turn this into a state policy,” while laying out a plan to send reforms to lawmakers in staggered packages.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 04:46 UTC
Israel launches new wave of strikes “in the heart of Tehran” as Iran replies with missiles and drones

Israel announced early Monday a new wave of airstrikes on targets in Tehran, as part of a U.S.-Israeli campaign that began on Saturday and has triggered a wider regional escalation involving cross-border attacks and strikes on U.S. forces and partners across the Gulf.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:27 UTC
Ecuador’s rainy season: 21,089 affected as regional emergency remains in force across eight provinces

Ecuador’s rainy season has left 21,089 people affected since January 1, 2026, with three deaths and 14 injured, according to the latest assessment by the National Secretariat for Risk Management (SNGR).
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:12 UTC
Hezbollah fires first cross-border projectiles since 2024 ceasefire as Israel strikes Lebanon

Hezbollah launched three projectiles toward northern Israel early Monday, describing the attack as retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting Israeli airstrikes on multiple locations across Lebanon, including the Beirut area, according to official statements and news reports.
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Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:00 UTC
One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago

At least one football fan was killed and another was injured on Sunday in Santiago, Chile, during a confrontation between supporter groups linked to Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile, hours before the country’s 199th Superclásico at the Monumental stadium, according to police and medical information carried by EFE.
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Sunday, March 1st 2026 - 15:29 UTC
Willian and Kate release a statement to mark St David, patron saint of Wales

Prince and Princess of Wales have released a joint statement to mark St David, the patron saint of Wales celebrated this Sunday March first. The message was posted on Sunday on their official Instagram account, with the couple captured at Frogmore House on the Windsor Home Park estate and talking in Welsh.
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Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 23:16 UTC
Chile: undersea cable dispute triggers US visa curbs, leaves Kast to decide on China Mobile project

With Chile’s presidential handover set for March 11, outgoing President Gabriel Boric is closing his term amid a diplomatic dispute with the United States over a China Mobile-backed undersea fiber-optic cable project that would link Chile’s coast in the Valparaíso region to Hong Kong—an issue now landing on president-elect José Antonio Kast’s desk.
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Saturday, February 28th 2026 - 20:21 UTC
Israel says Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes

Israel said on Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during a wave of airstrikes on Iranian territory. An Israeli official, speaking anonymously to local media, said “his body has been found.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said there were “growing signs” that Khamenei had died.
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