International

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 20:45 UTC

  Pope Leo XIV's possible Uruguay visit remains officially unconfirmed despite local announcements

  

  The possible visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay during the first half of November, announced on Wednesday by the intendant of the department of Florida, Carlos Enciso, does not yet have official confirmation from either the Uruguayan Catholic Church or the Vatican, according to ecclesiastical sources cited by the Montevideo Portal news outlet. The municipal official stated on his X social media account that, according to “Vatican sources” consulted by his administration, the pontiff is expected to visit the national shrine of the Virgin of the Thirty-Three as part of a possible trip to the South American country.

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 20:07 UTC

  Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to 1982 British landing

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly on Thursday issued an official statement commemorating Landing Day, the date that recalls the arrival of British forces at San Carlos Bay on 21 May 1982, during the war between the United Kingdom and Argentina over sovereignty of the archipelago. The institutional declaration pays tribute to “the courage and sacrifice of those who came to restore our freedom and right to self-determination” and emphasizes that “the service of all who supported the liberation of our Islands will never be forgotten.”

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 18:59 UTC

  Changing habits in the UK: from streaming to interactive platforms

  Digital habits are changing quickly. In recent years we have witnessed the evolution from a passive consumption of entertainment (driven by players such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ and sports platforms) to an interactive way of being involved. The common mobile app user is not satisfied anymore by just watching: he or she wants to be part of the entertainment, acting as an agent and not only a consumer.

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 18:11 UTC

  Falklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA

  

  Reaffirming the close relationship and collaboration members from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) team led a coalition of Falkland Islands businesses for the inaugural Marketplace Expo during the International Association for Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) Annual meeting, which was held in late April, in Annapolis, Maryland, USA.

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 04:36 UTC

  Starmer urges Glasgow to reconsider Royal Regiment of Scotland freedom of the city decision

  

  The Prime Minister has urged Glasgow City Council to reconsider its decision to refuse the Royal Regiment of Scotland the freedom of the city as it marks its 20th anniversary. A motion to grant the civic honor to the unit was defeated in a vote last week after opposition from SNP and Green councilors.

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 02:54 UTC

  Falklands at online meeting of UKBOTs, preparing for next Joint Ministerial Council

  

  The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, represented the Government of Gibraltar at an online meeting of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association to prepare for this year’s Joint Ministerial Council in November.

• Thursday, May 21st 2026 - 00:16 UTC

  Why International Payments Remain a Pain Point for the Region's Exporters: Critical Infrastructure Gaps and Rising Costs

  Exporters across the region have mastered the hard parts of global trade: sourcing reliable products, negotiating with international buyers, and navigating complex logistics.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2026 - 23:59 UTC

  Milei authorizes US Southern Command to patrol Argentine southern sea in strategic shift

  

  Javier Milei's government on Wednesday announced the signing of a letter of intent with the United States for joint patrolling of the South Atlantic over the next five years, in a military cooperation agreement that ratifies Buenos Aires's strategic alignment with the Donald Trump administration and that has triggered alarms over Argentine sovereignty in its maritime spaces. The agreement, signed by the US Southern Command and Argentine Navy authorities, involves the supply of US technology to modernize the South American country's naval equipment and, at the same time, authorizes the participation of US forces in patrolling the Argentine southern sea.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2026 - 01:27 UTC

  The European Union unblocks tariff deal with United States after ten months of negotiation

  

  Negotiators from the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission reached a provisional agreement in the early hours of Wednesday on the final text of the tariff pact with the United States, in a decision that closes ten months of negotiations marked by pressures, threats, and successive blockages in the European Parliament. The Cypriot presidency of the Council, exercised during the first half of 2026, confirmed the breakthrough through the X social media platform and emphasized that the aim of the agreement is to “enhance a stable and predictable trade relationship” between the two blocs.

• Tuesday, May 19th 2026 - 18:53 UTC

  WHO warns of “magnitude and speed” of Ebola outbreak in Congo with 131 deaths and cases in Uganda

  

  The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Tuesday before the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva that “the magnitude and speed” with which the Ebola outbreak is spreading in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are alarming, with more than 543 suspected cases, 131 deaths linked to transmission, and 33 laboratory-confirmed infections. Two further cases have been confirmed in neighboring Uganda, both involving Congolese citizens who had crossed the border, one of whom has died. The WHO director convened the organization's Emergency Committee to formulate containment recommendations.