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Monday, October 26th 2026 - 13:05 UTC
Milei stays silent on Lula’s victory as Kast and Peña congratulate him

Argentine President Javier Milei had not congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election in Brazil by Monday, unlike other right-wing South American leaders such as Chile’s José Antonio Kast, Paraguay’s Santiago Peña and Bolivia’s Rodrigo Paz. Milei, who publicly backed Senator Flávio Bolsonaro during the campaign, met his cabinet at the Casa Rosada first thing in the morning.
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Monday, October 26th 2026 - 13:03 UTC
Brazil’s real plunges more than 8% and São Paulo stocks slump after Lula’s victory

Brazil’s real lost more than 8% against the dollar and futures on the Ibovespa index plunged 15% on Monday, in the first session after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in the election runoff, a result markets had not expected. The dollar opened up 8.64% at 5.42 reais.
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Monday, October 26th 2026 - 09:01 UTC
Lula wins Brazil’s presidency for a fourth time with 51.8% of the vote

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Sunday’s presidential runoff with 51.78% of valid votes against 48.22% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, according to the Superior Electoral Court, with 99.97% of the vote counted. Lula, 80, will govern the country for a fourth time, from 2027 to 2030, after overturning his first-round deficit.
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Monday, October 26th 2026 - 04:26 UTC
Bolsonaro refuses to recognise Lula’s victory and says he will seek to annul the election

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro announced on Sunday night that he does not recognise President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory in Brazil’s presidential runoff and will seek to have it annulled, arguing that the extension of voting hours ordered by a Supreme Federal Court judge was irregular. Lula won with 51.78% of valid votes against 48.22%, a margin of some 4.4 million votes.
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Monday, October 26th 2026 - 00:15 UTC
Building Consumer Trust in Emerging Markets: The Security Backbone of Modern iGaming Platforms

Emerging markets can provide significant growth opportunities for iGaming providers. However, one challenge is often underestimated: trust.
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Monday, October 26th 2026 - 00:14 UTC
How Independent Reviews Can Help Compare Cameroon Betting Sites

It is easy for two bookmaking websites to be nearly indistinguishable from each other. Although both offer competitive odds, fast payouts, and numerous bonus offers, are they really as good as they seem? Cameroonian bettors need independent reviews that help identify the pros and cons of a website before giving it money. Reviews give an honest comparison of what is provided on a site, reveal the terms and conditions of a site's policies, and highlight some possible issues with the site. Before deciding which site to use, check at least three or four different unbiased review sites.
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Sunday, October 25th 2026 - 17:08 UTC
María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after ten months abroad and seven failed attempts

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after nearly ten months abroad and at least seven failed attempts to go back. “I am here. With you,” she wrote on X, shortly before reappearing at a Mass at the Divina Pastora sanctuary in Barquisimeto, Lara state, surrounded by supporters.
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Sunday, October 25th 2026 - 13:32 UTC
Montevideo cements its role as a staging port for Antarctic expeditions

The port of Montevideo welcomed seven polar expedition ships this week at the start of the Antarctic season, reinforcing the Uruguayan capital’s role as a staging point for cruise ships heading to the frozen continent.
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Sunday, October 25th 2026 - 09:37 UTC
Falklands Government reminds 2026 Census latecomers to submit returns

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has reminded residents who have not yet completed their 2026 Census to do so as soon as possible.
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Sunday, October 25th 2026 - 09:36 UTC
Defense and Falklands, PM Burnham call with Chilean president Kast

Ten Downing Street reported on Friday that Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to the President of Chile, Jose Antonio Kast on Friday 23 October.
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