Politics

Saturday, February 7th 2026 - 00:53 UTC
Trump sets 25% “secondary” tariff to squeeze trade with Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing an additional 25% tariff on imports from countries that buy Iranian goods or services, expanding Washington’s economic pressure campaign beyond direct sanctions on Tehran.
Friday, February 6th 2026 - 21:43 UTC
Falklands Development Corporation contracts Strategic Projects Manager

The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, has announced that Sam Cockwell has joined the team as Strategic Projects Manager. The FIDC is the economic development agency for the Falklands in 1983 in response to the Shackleton Report.
Friday, February 6th 2026 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands: new Legislative Assembly consolidates close ties with the United Kingdom

On the occasion of the swearing-in of the newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, its Chair, MLA Jack Ford, travelled to the United Kingdom, where he held a series of meetings with government and opposition lawmakers, as well as senior officials from various ministries and offices linked to the Islands and other British Overseas Territories.
Friday, February 6th 2026 - 03:46 UTC
Taiwan protests Uruguay–China statement calling the island an “inalienable” part of China

Taiwan’s government issued a “strong protest and condemnation” after a joint statement released in Beijing by Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi and China’s President Xi Jinping reiterated Montevideo’s adherence to the “one China” principle and described Taiwan as an “inalienable” part of Chinese territory.
Friday, February 6th 2026 - 02:25 UTC
Venezuela’s legislature advances urgent amnesty law to free jailed protesters and critics

Venezuela’s legislature is moving forward with a proposed amnesty law that would grant clemency to protesters and government critics jailed in recent years.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 12:34 UTC
Argentina, US set to stage ‘Atlantic Dagger’ in high-profile special forces drill

Argentina and the United States are finalizing plans for “Daga Atlántica” (Atlantic Dagger), a joint special operations exercise expected to become one of the most politically significant bilateral defense activities in recent years—aimed at boosting interoperability, shared procedures and combined planning.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 09:23 UTC
Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Canal Meio.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 05:41 UTC
Pope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances

Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S.-born pontiff back to a country where he served as a bishop and later obtained Peruvian citizenship.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 05:39 UTC
Venezuela detains Alex Saab in joint operation with United States

Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab — long portrayed by U.S. authorities as a key financial operator for Chavismo and a former Venezuelan industry minister — was detained in Caracas early Wednesday in what Colombian media described as a joint operation involving Venezuela’s intelligence service (SEBIN) and the FBI. Venezuela’s government had not issued an official confirmation by the time of publication.
Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 00:36 UTC
The RRS Shackleton incident when an Argentine destroyer opened fire on the research vessel

On this day but in 1976 a very serious incident occurred in the South West Atlantic when the British research vessel RRS Shackleton was intercepted and fired upon by the Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Storni, some 78 miles south of Cape Pembroke in the Falkland Islands.