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Montevideo, July 26th 2026 - 08:54 UTC

International

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 02:29 UTC

    Spain and UK open new chapter as Gibraltar treaty takes effect and border fence falls

    Beyond Gibraltar, the figures reflect a dense relationship: about 408,000 Britons reside in Spain and 427,000 Spaniards in the UK

    Spain and the United Kingdom are seeking to elevate to strategic a bilateral relationship shaped for decades by the Gibraltar dispute, after the treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom on the territory entered provisional application in the early hours of Wednesday. The agreement, signed on Tuesday in Brussels, brought the dismantling of the fence that had separated the British territory from the Spanish municipality of La Línea de la Concepción since the early twentieth century.

  • Thursday, July 16th 2026 - 00:03 UTC

    Argentina beat England 2-1 to reach World Cup final against Spain

    The run of play reflected the South American side's control, with 64% possession and fourteen shots, six on target, against England's six

    Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semifinal on Wednesday and will play the final on Sunday, July 19, against Spain. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni overturned a deficit and broke down late in the match the resistance of an opponent that sat back after taking the lead.

  • Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 13:20 UTC

    Free movement between Gibraltar and Spain

    Picture credit: GBC Television

    By Jim Watt - A historic transformation of the frontier between Gibraltar and Spain has taken place at the land border. Under a landmark post-Brexit treaty between the UK and the EU, the physical border fence — traditionally known as “La Verja” in Spain — has been completely dismantled, and on Wednesday, at midnight, the crossing was fully open to pedestrians.

  • Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:41 UTC

    FIFA bans Falklands imagery from Argentina-England World Cup semifinal

    Argentina fans display a Lionel Messi banner after the match as Argentina qualify for the quarter finals of the World Cup. Photo: Brett Davis-Imagn

    FIFA, in coordination with US security authorities, has banned imagery referring to the Falklands from the stadium where Argentina and England play the 2026 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, a match loaded with historical connotations that has been classified as high-risk.

  • Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 09:30 UTC

    British embassy in Buenos Aires jokes ahead of Argentina-England semifinal

    The diplomatic mission shared on its social media a mock “internal memo” addressed to its communications officer

    The United Kingdom's embassy in Buenos Aires posted a humorous message ahead of the 2026 World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England, played on Wednesday in Atlanta, in an attempt to ease the mood before a match loaded with historical connotations.

  • Wednesday, July 15th 2026 - 00:56 UTC

    Why Do CAD Fees Differ So Much Between Canadian iGaming Payment Options?

    Photo: Unsplash

    Canadian players moving money in and out of online casinos rarely see one flat cost. A deposit by Interac might land free of charge, while a card top-up quietly adds a small percentage, and a crypto withdrawal shifts the cost onto network conditions. These gaps are not random. They trace back to how each payment rail is built, who profits along the way, and which currency conversions happen behind the scenes.

  • Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:38 UTC

    Milei removes embassy official in Spain over internal dispute

    The conflict had become public in April, when Nimo said on social media that Bunge had taken away the office where he received businesspeople interested in investing in Argentina

    The government of Argentine President Javier Milei has dismissed Marcelo Alejandro Nimo as specialized attaché for Investment Promotion and International Trade at the Argentine embassy in Spain, ending an internal conflict the official had been engaged in with the ambassador in Madrid, Wenceslao Bunge Saravia.

  • Monday, July 13th 2026 - 15:45 UTC

    Scaloni plays down England semifinal: 'It's a football match, nothing more'

    “We are going to play against a great team, with a great coach, whom I appreciate and admire greatly. It's a football match, full stop. There's nothing more to it,” he added

    Argentina's head coach, Lionel Scaloni, rejected attributing any meaning beyond sport to the World Cup semifinal against England, to be played on Wednesday, and urged that the match be treated as just another game of football.

  • Monday, July 13th 2026 - 14:01 UTC

    RAF will upgrade 107 Typhoon Tranches 2 and 3; four Tranche 1 will remain at Falklands’ MPC

    A formation of Typhoon Tranche 1 fighter jets flying over the Falklands (MoD Pic)

    The Royal Air Force will upgrade all of its 107 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets at a cost of £5.4 billion, according to the latest UK Defense Investment Plan, as reported by Aerospace Global News, AGN, a British media company specializing in military information.This represents a significant increase from the 40 previously planned and announced in January 2026.

  • Monday, July 13th 2026 - 09:24 UTC

    Argentina's foreign minister calls for talks, says Islanders cannot decide sovereignty

    A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently said sovereignty rests with the United Kingdom and that the islanders' right to self-determination is paramount

    Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, has reaffirmed his country's claim to the Falklands in a lengthy article published in the newspaper La Nación, in which he rejected the validity of the 2013 referendum and argued that sovereignty over the archipelago cannot be determined by its inhabitants. The text restates Buenos Aires' long-standing position and appeared days before the World Cup semifinal between Argentina and England.