Politics

Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:50 UTC
Milei presides over Falklands fallen tribute amid thaw in relations with London

Argentine President Javier Milei is leading Thursday's central ceremony marking Veterans Day and the Day of the Fallen in the Falklands War, at Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires's Retiro neighborhood, where the cenotaph honoring soldiers killed in the 1982 conflict stands. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., includes a presidential address, a wreath-laying, and a minute of silence before the unknown soldier plaque.
Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:41 UTC
Low government approval deepens internal tensions within Uruguay's Frente Amplio

Just over a year into the Frente Amplio's (FA) fourth administration, polls from Uruguay's leading survey firms show an unusual level of discontent among the left-wing coalition's own voters, intensifying internal disputes between its factions ahead of party elections expected in late 2026 or early 2027.
Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 03:01 UTC
US lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington

The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move allows her to access blocked assets, conduct transactions with U.S. entities, and travel to American territory.
Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 03:00 UTC
Trump vows to send Iran “back to the Stone Age” as oil surges back above $100

Oil prices surged on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in a televised address to the nation to hit Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 4.1% to $104.21 per barrel, while Brent, the international benchmark, gained 5% to $106.42, according to CNBC data.
Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:37 UTC
Bolivia: probe into ring that stole and adulterated fuel imported through Chilean ports

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday denounced the existence of an international ring dedicated to stealing and adulterating gasoline and diesel imported into the country, with operations detected in Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay. According to the president, the scheme originated under the previous management of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned fuel supply company.
Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:12 UTC
Trump running out of options in Iran, a US victory is possible?

By Gwynne Dyer - The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the US and Israeli air-strikes and assuming that those numbers mean a US victory is possible. But five gets you ten that the Iranians are already thinking about nuclear weapons. Not their own, which don’t exist. America’s.
Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 09:24 UTC
Increases in fees for applications for British passports in Falklands begin 6 April

The Falkland Islands’ Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Wednesday 8 April 2026 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by approximately 8%.
Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 09:09 UTC
UK Government implements measures to bring down the cost of living for families

As a consequence of events in the Middle East, UK is implementing a aft of new measures – coming into force today (1 April 2026) – among which will see wages go up, bills come down, and more support for those who need it most.
Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 02:07 UTC
Machado meets Rubio in Washington, says her return to Venezuela is near

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado met Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington. It was the second meeting between the two since the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3.
Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 01:49 UTC
Argentina: court demands university salary restoration amid faculty strikes

Argentina's Federal Administrative Litigation Chamber on Tuesday upheld an injunction ordering President Javier Milei's government to immediately enforce Law 27,795 on University Funding, which mandates salary adjustments for teaching and non-teaching staff at public universities and the restoration of student scholarship programs.