Politics

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 09:44 UTC

  US investigates ICE shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin

  

  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, while he was making a delivery for DoorDash, in an incident the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating alongside the FBI and which prompted calls for an independent investigation from local officials.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 09:31 UTC

  Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union

  

  Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has proposed that the United Kingdom join the economic alliance Ottawa is negotiating with the European Union, in comments to the BBC. “We are independent and sovereign, but we are stronger together,” he said. The British government has not publicly responded to the proposal.

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 09:32 UTC

  UK calls Argentine action against Falklands companies “unacceptable”

  

  Britain's Minister for the Overseas Territories, Uma Kumaran, on Friday described as “unacceptable” and carrying “no legal justification” the proceedings Argentina has opened against companies and individuals linked to economic activity in the Falklands, and said the United Kingdom's diplomatic network fully backs those targeted.

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 09:22 UTC

  Falklands: official reception to celebrate Chile's Independence Day

  

  As is traditional in the Falklands, the Governor and the elected Legislative Assembly extended their congratulations and celebrated with great enthusiasm Chile's Fiestas Patrias, and in particular September 18, Independence Day.

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 06:23 UTC

  Trump and Delcy Rodríguez to meet in New York, first encounter with a Venezuelan leader in 11 years

  

  US President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what will be the first encounter between a US president and a Venezuelan leader in more than eleven years, since the brief meeting between Barack Obama and Nicolás Maduro at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in 2015.

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 06:00 UTC

  Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, with no steps to enforce it

  

  US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House “effective immediately,” though by the end of the day there was no indication his administration had taken any step to implement it and reporters from the three outlets were still working at the presidential complex.

• Saturday, September 19th 2026 - 00:31 UTC

  When Can a Second Medical Opinion in Switzerland Change a Treatment Plan?

  

  A serious diagnosis often comes with several possible treatment routes. Surgery may be recommended by one specialist, while another may suggest medication, targeted therapy, further diagnostics, or observation. In such cases, a second medical opinion can provide a more detailed assessment before a major decision is made.

• Friday, September 18th 2026 - 08:03 UTC

  Milei sends Congress his Falklands sovereignty bill, with an anti-terrorism registry attached

  

  Argentina's government sent Congress a National Sovereignty Defense Bill on Thursday, presented by President Javier Milei as “a milestone in the process of recovering” the Falklands, a text that toughens penalties for exploiting natural resources in the disputed area and also creates a registry of people linked to terrorism that does not require a prior criminal case.

• Friday, September 18th 2026 - 00:01 UTC

  Milei’s budget for 2027 contemplates the purchase of three conventional submarines and two frigates

  

  The Government of the Argentine president Javier Milei included in the draft 23027 budget a historic initiative to advance in the acquisition of submarines and all purpose firgates for the Navy as part of his policy to reequip and modernize the armed forces.

• Thursday, September 17th 2026 - 17:51 UTC

  Two weeks to Brazilian presidential election, Central Bank cuts interest rate for the fifth time running

  

  With presidential elections in two weeks’ time, Brazil’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate for the fifth straight time. The bank lowered the so-called Selic rate from 14% to 13.75%, and is part of a cycle that began in March after almost two years of rate hikes.