Politics

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 11:15 UTC

  Ex President Boric draws mixed reactions after being spotted riding Santiago de Chile's Metro

  

  Less than two weeks after leaving office, former Chilean President Gabriel Boric drew renewed public attention after being spotted riding the Santiago Metro as an ordinary passenger.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:23 UTC

  Lula warns he will not allow others to seize Brazil's critical minerals

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he will not allow other countries to take the nation's rare earths and critical minerals, in remarks widely interpreted as a direct warning to the United States amid a growing dispute over control of these strategic resources.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2026 - 00:12 UTC

  Venezuela sends diplomatic delegation to Washington to formalize restoration of ties with US

  

  Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodríguez announced on Tuesday that a delegation of Venezuelan diplomats will travel to Washington this week to advance the normalization of bilateral relations with the United States, severed since 2019.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 23:45 UTC

  Thousands march in Buenos Aires on 50th anniversary of military coup under “Never Again” banner

  

  Tens of thousands marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the coup that installed Argentina's last military dictatorship, in a day shaped by the dispute between the human rights movement and President Javier Milei's government over how that period is narrated.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 23:42 UTC

  US deploys 82nd Airborne troops to the Gulf as Trump claims Iran offered a “gift”

  

  The Pentagon is preparing to deploy soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump insists negotiations with Iran are advancing and that Tehran has offered a “gift” related to gas, oil and the Strait of Hormuz.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

  USS Nimitz to operate in Uruguayan waters on final deployment before decommissioning

  

  The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), flagship of the United States Navy for more than five decades, will arrive in Uruguayan waters in the coming weeks as part of the “Southern Seas 2026” deployment, the US Fourth Fleet announced.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 21:33 UTC

  Chile withdraws support for Bachelet's candidacy for UN Secretary General

  

  The government of José Antonio Kast on Tuesday withdrew Chile's backing for former President Michelle Bachelet's bid to lead the United Nations, deeming her candidacy “unviable” in the current context.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 10:14 UTC

  Argentina marches on 50th anniversary of coup that led to the Falklands War and the regime's fall

  

  Thousands of people are expected to gather this Tuesday in Plaza de Mayo and in Argentina’s major cities to mark the 50th anniversary of the March 24, 1976, military coup that installed a dictatorship responsible for thousands of forced disappearances and which, in its final stage, launched the Falklands War in a desperate bid to cling to power.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 05:55 UTC

  Analysts warn $200 oil is no longer a far-fetched scenario

  

  Oil prices could surpass $150 per barrel and approach $200 if the Strait of Hormuz blockade persists, according to energy industry analysts — a level that would make a global recession virtually inevitable.

• Tuesday, March 24th 2026 - 03:27 UTC

  Colombian military plane crashes after takeoff with more than 120 people on board

  

  A Colombian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed on Monday shortly after taking off from La Tagua airstrip in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo, in southern Colombia, with at least 125 people on board. The aircraft was heading to Puerto Asís, also in Putumayo, carrying troops on a routine rotation.