Politics

Sunday, October 4th 2026 - 08:57 UTC
Trump declines to back Lula or Flávio Bolsonaro as Brazil votes

US President Donald Trump has not endorsed either of the two leading candidates in Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, unlike in recent elections in Honduras, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Costa Rica.
Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 09:52 UTC
Argentina to sell citizenship to foreigners for US$350,000 to raise dollars

Argentina's government has unveiled a citizenship-by-investment programme that will allow foreigners to obtain an Argentine passport in exchange for a non-refundable US$350,000 contribution to the Treasury or the purchase of US$800,000 in a seven-year government bond. Applications would open before the end of the year.
Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 07:36 UTC
Alternative media and Trump are influencing Brazilian voters

By Gwynne Dyer - “Flávio Bolsonaro is Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust,” claims the latest video released by President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s re-election campaign.
Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 07:06 UTC
Brazil votes with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied and a small group of undecided voters holding the key

Brazil holds the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro tied in a prospective runoff and a narrow band of undecided voters, along with abstention, able to tip the result.
Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 06:56 UTC
Halliburton rules out Sea Lion after Argentina raised criminal and civil enforcement

US oilfield services company Halliburton confirmed on Friday that neither it nor its subsidiaries will work on the Sea Lion project or take part in hydrocarbon exploration or production in or around the Falklands, after Argentine authorities raised the prospect of criminal and civil enforcement.
Friday, October 2nd 2026 - 07:53 UTC
Brazil heads to the polls without a single debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro

Brazilian broadcaster Globo on Thursday cancelled, an hour before it was due to start, the last presidential debate scheduled before Sunday's first round, following a series of court rulings and the absence of both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The two leading candidates thus head to the polls without having faced each other in a single televised debate during the entire campaign.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 23:07 UTC
British foreign secretary reiterates support for the Falklands in meeting with Cheryl Roberts

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband hosted Cheryl Roberts, a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, in London on Thursday, and reiterated to her that the United Kingdom “stands shoulder to shoulder” with the archipelago's residents and “remains steadfast” in supporting their right “to determine their own future and develop their own resources”.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 22:26 UTC
British-Iranian man arrested over the RAF Fairford incident

British counter-terrorism police on Thursday arrested a 25-year-old man with dual British and Iranian nationality in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, in connection with Sunday's incident near RAF Fairford, an airbase in western England used by the United States Air Force.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 22:20 UTC
Christa Pike survives a failed execution in Tennessee and remains in critical condition

Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in the US state of Tennessee, survived a lethal injection execution attempt on Wednesday and remains in critical condition in hospital, her lawyers said. Her defence has asked Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence.
Thursday, October 1st 2026 - 09:32 UTC
Uruguay's foreign minister separates the “invaded island” from the money extracted from the Falklands

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin argued that the Falklands dispute has changed in nature with oil exploration: one thing, he said, is “the invaded island” and “the fight against colonialism”, and another is “when a lot of money is taken from there”. His remarks come as Yamandú Orsi's government considers buying two patrol vessels from the Royal Navy, a deal that has already prompted a resolution from twenty deputies of Argentine President Javier Milei's party.