International

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 22:24 UTC

  WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027

  

  El Niño is firmly established in the tropical Pacific and will intensify over the coming months into a very strong event, peaking towards the end of 2026 and with climate effects extending well into 2027, according to an update released on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in Geneva.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 17:50 UTC

  Argentine analysts rule out a real shift by Washington on the Falklands

  

  Argentine specialists in international affairs consulted this week agree that Donald Trump's statement about a possible review of the US position on the Falklands responds to pressure on London rather than to any substantive change on sovereignty over the archipelago.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 17:38 UTC

  Trump hints he would not back the UK and doubts its “capacity” to retake the Falklands

  

  US President Donald Trump has suggested his country would not come to Britain's aid in a possible conflict with Argentina over the Falklands, linking that position to the lack of British support in Washington's war with Iran.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 00:48 UTC

  Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle

  

  By Sarah Kula for the Smithsonian Magazine
  
  Called The Whale, the new venue is under construction in Andenes, a village on the northern tip of the island of Andøya, roughly 190 miles above the Arctic Circle. It’s scheduled to begin welcoming visitors on June 4, 2027, inviting guests to explore the majestic marine mammals through science, art, storytelling, sound and architecture.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 00:31 UTC

  Eight Months After Maduro's Capture, Venezuela's Oil Boom Has Outrun Latin America's Sovereignty Debate

  

  When Colombian former President Gustavo Petro convened an emergency CELAC session in the first week of January, the assumption in most South American foreign ministries was that the region would answer the United States with one voice. Eight months later, the answer is still fragmented — and Venezuela's oil is flowing north at a rate not seen in two decades.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 - 21:22 UTC

  China's embassy accuses a senior Argentine official of spreading “rumours” about the Nepal flood

  

  China's embassy in Buenos Aires has accused an official in Javier Milei's government of spreading “malicious rumours” and seeking to “stain the international image” of the Asian country, after he attributed to a Chinese state company responsibility for the flood that devastated the border corridor between Nepal and Tibet on August 26.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 - 07:50 UTC

  The UK dismisses Trump's remarks and reaffirms its sovereignty over the Falklands

  

  The British government on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's remarks about a possible review of Washington's position on the Falklands, and reiterated its commitment to the archipelago's status.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2026 - 07:42 UTC

  A conciliatory chancellor calls to ‘refresh’ UK’s special relationship with the US

  

  Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey in an interview with The Times, tried to cool the strong exchange caused by British leaders’ reaction to White House statements on a possible review to US neutrality policy towards the Falkland Islands sovereignty, which could imply serious consequences.

• Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 11:26 UTC

  Trump says he reviews “every position” when asked about Falklands sovereignty

  

  US President Donald Trump replied on Monday in the Oval Office, when asked whether his government was reviewing its position of neutrality on the Falklands: “I always review every position. That's just one of many.” It is the first time he has publicly addressed the sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina, though his answer committed to nothing.

• Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 09:55 UTC

  A Pentagon memo already floated in April using the Falklands as leverage over London

  

  Senior US Defense Department officials are considering a review of Washington's position on the Falklands as one of several measures to press the United Kingdom to meet the 5% of gross domestic product military spending target agreed at NATO, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported, citing a senior US official.