Politics

Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:38 UTC
Milei removes embassy official in Spain over internal dispute

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.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:07 UTC
US-backed talks between Venezuela's two parliaments to begin August 1

The two legislative bodies vying for legitimacy in Venezuela will begin a joint working agenda on August 1, promoted by the United States, with the stated aim of moving toward a democratic reinstitutionalization of the country, more than six months after the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:33 UTC
Colombia: Petro bars military sites for inauguration; De la Espriella says he will go ahead

Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, has ordered that no military facility be used for the inauguration of his successor, Abelardo de la Espriella, scheduled for August 7. The president-elect responded that he will maintain his intention to be sworn in at a garrison in the south of the country, deepening the standoff between the two men less than a month before the handover.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:24 UTC
Trump says US is investigating whether Iran stores drones in Cuba

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his government is investigating whether Iran is storing drones in Cuba and warned that Washington would act if their presence on the island is confirmed, though he framed the matter as a hypothesis that has not been verified.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:06 UTC
Venezuela names its envoy to Washington as foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle

Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed diplomat Félix Plasencia to head a new Ministry of Foreign Relations and Trade, merging the diplomatic and foreign trade portfolios. Plasencia had until now served as Venezuela's chief of mission in the United States, and replaces Yvan Gil, foreign minister since 2023, who moves to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
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Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:00 UTC
Uruguay postpones second aid flight to Venezuela over changed entry conditions

Uruguay has postponed the second shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, scheduled for Tuesday, after a change in the conditions set by Venezuelan authorities for the entry of cargo, Defense Minister Sandra Lazo said. The Air Force's KC-130H Hercules remains loaded with some 15 tons of supplies intended for victims of the June 24 twin earthquakes.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 14:01 UTC
RAF will upgrade 107 Typhoon Tranches 2 and 3; four Tranche 1 will remain at Falklands’ MPC

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.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 09:24 UTC
Argentina's foreign minister calls for talks, says Islanders cannot decide sovereignty

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.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 08:25 UTC
Argentina weighs protest over British patrol ship's passage to Chile

Argentina's foreign ministry is considering a formal statement following the transit of the Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Medway, which sailed from the Falklands to the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, in an episode over which Buenos Aires and London offer conflicting accounts.
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Monday, July 13th 2026 - 08:06 UTC
Lula aide insults Milei over plan to campaign for Bolsonaro's son in Brazil

A senior Brazilian government official called Argentine President Javier Milei an “imbecile” after he announced he will travel to Brazil on July 25 to take part in the launch of the presidential candidacy of Flávio Bolsonaro, the main opposition figure to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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