Politics

• Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 20:14 UTC

  Car bomb kills one in Guayaquil

  

  A car bomb explosion outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday resulted in at least one person dead and two injured. The fatality was reported to be a local taxi driver. The explosion at around 6 pm local time caused damage to nearby vehicles and buildings.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Trump sends stern warning about future US economic aid to Argentina

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his country's help to Argentina hinged on Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) winning the upcoming midterms, followed by reelection in 2027. Trump stressed that the upcoming elections were “very important” and “being watched by the world.”

• Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

  Bolivia's fuel crisis deepens ahead of presidential runoff

  

  The fuel crisis in Bolivia has deepened just days before this coming weekend's presidential runoff, with stocks plummeting: There is only enough diesel for one day and gasoline for three days, Hydrocarbons Alejandro Gallardo admitted Tuesday. In this context, President Luis Arce Catacora has been accused of causing this problem deliberately.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 13:11 UTC

  Lula meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and First Lady Janja da Silva met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday. During the encounter, they reviewed religious issues, as well as the situation in the South American country amid global challenges.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 12:40 UTC

  From Ukraine to the Falklands: Endurance model’s remarkable journey

  

  A model of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s famous polar vessel, crafted by a former rocket engineer in war-torn Ukraine, has set sail on the British Antarctic Survey's RRS Sir David Attenborough. The ship left Harwich for the Falkland Islands on Monday 13th October 2025.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Boric welcomed at Holy See by Leo XIV

  

  Pope Leo XIV welcomed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font at the Vatican Apostolic Palace on Monday. Following the private meeting, the South American leader met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

  Maduro orders Armed Forces to ready “indigenous brigades”

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the expansion of indigenous militias within the Bolivarian forces to defend the nation against what he calls a “threat” from the US military deployment in the Caribbean.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 09:20 UTC

  Paraguay's economy has positive figures to show

  

  According to a Central Bank report released on Monday in Asunción, Paraguay's monthly economic activity indicator (IMAEP) went up by 4.5% in August year-on-year, accumulating a growth of 5.6% through the end of August 2025, driven particularly by the Secondary Sector's 7.1% adjustment amid a strong performance in electricity (both generation and distribution), as well as construction, both private and public.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 09:01 UTC

  Falklands’ Film Company video screens, Why you should stand for election?

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is pleased to share the first of two videos produced by the Falkland Islands Film Company ahead of the 2025 Falklands General Election with support from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Secretariat's Small Branches Regional Initiative Fund.

• Monday, October 13th 2025 - 21:09 UTC

  Venezuela shuts down embassy in Oslo just days after Machado's Nobel Prize

  

  Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday that the Bolivarian regime was shutting down its embassies in Norway and Australia as part of a diplomatic restructuring program. The Chavista Government denied that the measure was linked to Norway's granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to opposition leader María Corina Machado three days prior.