International

• Tuesday, August 18th 2026 - 06:15 UTC

  Moscow warns the UK of “consequences” over British drones used against its territory

  

  Russia's embassy in London has accused the British government of deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine conflict, after it emerged that British-made drones were used in strikes on targets inside Russian territory. “In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks,” it said in a statement.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2026 - 00:24 UTC

  Venezuela's Reopening and Latin America's Payment Shift

  

  Cash, Crypto, or Cards: How Venezuela's Reopening Could Redraw Latin America's Payment Map:

• Monday, August 17th 2026 - 23:48 UTC

  A Chelsea fan displays a Falklands flag as Enzo Fernández comes on

  

  A Chelsea supporter held up a Falkland Islands flag at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández came onto the pitch during the club's final pre-season friendly, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

• Monday, August 17th 2026 - 23:07 UTC

  The Washington-Tehran memorandum expires without talks ever having opened

  

  The memorandum of understanding signed on June 17 by the United States and Iran expired on Monday at the end of its sixty-day term, without the peace talks it envisaged ever taking place and without either side announcing an extension.

• Monday, August 17th 2026 - 22:57 UTC

  Falklands debates immigration inflow ahead of oil industry development

  

  After the announcement that the Falkland Islands Government has decided to suspend Permanent Residence Permits (PRP) for a year in order to carry out a review of the entire scheme, the local press approached two elected members who back the initiative to explain the reasons behind the measure.

• Monday, August 17th 2026 - 22:09 UTC

  FAO World Food Prices edged up in April, mainly cereals, vegetable oils and sugar

  

  The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices edged up in July, as recent heatwaves and energy price dynamics pushed up quotations for cereals, vegetable oils and sugar, according to new data released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

• Saturday, August 15th 2026 - 02:44 UTC

  Cash Still Rules, But the Economy Also Depends on Digital Transactions. Why Is That?

  

  Walk into any major city in the world today, and you will find two parallel realities operating side by side. In one, people hand over physical currency (coins and notes) to pay for coffee, market produce, or a bus fare.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2026 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentina to mark every July 15 with the World Cup win that revived the Falklands dispute

  

  The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has established July 15 as National Football Teams Day, in tribute to the 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World Cup semi-final, the same match after which several players displayed a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands that prompted a FIFA disciplinary case.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2026 - 00:16 UTC

  US disables a Panama-flagged container ship off the coast of Pakistan

  

  US forces struck the Panama-flagged container ship Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, leaving it unable to steer, after it attempted to head for an Iranian port in violation of the naval blockade imposed by Washington, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed.

• Wednesday, August 12th 2026 - 00:05 UTC

  Colombia asks for supplies but not foreign rescue personnel after the earthquake

  

  Colombia's government has requested international aid in the form of supplies for those affected by Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but has not called for foreign rescue teams, despite offers from at least six countries and multilateral bodies.