Politics

• Friday, August 28th 2026 - 12:48 UTC

  Falklands: Chilean shipping line drives new link and promotes Expo with Islands and Punta Arenas products

  

  The formalization of a regular commercial maritime link between the Falklands and Chile, together with the promotion of an Expo of Islands and Chilean products in Punta Arenas, are being pushed with considerable enthusiasm by the Chilean shipping company Easter Island Naviera (EIN), which connects Easter Island with mainland Chile.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

  The Falklands close the second Loligo squid season three days after reopening it

  

  The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Thursday the closure of the second Loligo squid season due to low biomass levels, just three days after fishing had resumed following a two-week pause.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:43 UTC

  Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada

  

  Uruguay bade farewell on Thursday to musician Ruben Rada with a wake open to the public at the Legislative Palace, the seat of parliament, after hundreds of people had gathered the previous night with drums in the neighbourhood where he grew up, with no official summons involved.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 08:20 UTC

  Beijing asks Washington to “overcome obstacles” before Xi's White House visit

  

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the United States to “remove interference” and “overcome obstacles” in high-level exchanges between the two countries, during a meeting in Beijing on Wednesday with US Ambassador David Perdue, as part of preparations for President Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington.

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 08:09 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers travel to Brasília to repair relations with Brazil

  

  A delegation of Argentine deputies and senators from opposition parties will travel to Brasília next Wednesday with the aim of repairing bilateral relations, strained since President Javier Milei referred to his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in offensive terms. The group is due to meet the Brazilian Senate's foreign relations committee, the foreign ministry and representatives of the presidency.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 16:41 UTC

  The US postpones residence visa interviews at all its consulates

  

  The United States State Department has instructed its embassies and consulates worldwide to reschedule immigrant visa interviews, the category covering applicants for permanent residence from abroad, while consular officers complete a training programme on admissibility criteria.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:42 UTC

  Chile debates a state of emergency of up to eight months without congressional approval

  

  José Antonio Kast's government indicated on Tuesday it was willing to amend the constitutional security reform bill it submitted to the Senate on August 17, after the proposal drew objections both from the opposition and from parties within its own coalition.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:35 UTC

  Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands; Deadline: 06-Oct-2026

  

  The Chevening Scholarship Falkland Islands offers exceptional future leaders from the Falkland Islands the opportunity to pursue a fully funded one-year master's degree at a UK university. The program supports individuals with leadership potential who want to develop their professional expertise and return home to contribute to positive social, economic, environmental, or community development.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:25 UTC

  PM Burnham on taxes, “I won't be unrealistic, and people need to understand that”

  

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested tax rises could be on the cards in the coming Autumn Budget, warning “I won’t be unrealistic” over the state of the public purse. The PM quickly pledged to give people “breathing space” and ease the cost of living after taking the keys to No.10 last month.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2026 - 08:00 UTC

  Bolivia deploys troops against blockades over a decree its own government wants repealed

  

  Bolivia's government deployed military and police units on Tuesday in the municipality of Yapacaní, in Santa Cruz department, ahead of announced road blockades called by farming organisations against the decree that raised the price of diesel for large consumers. Hours later, the deputy interior minister acknowledged that the same measure must be annulled.