Politics

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 - 08:55 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez calls her meeting with Trump “historic” and thanks him for his support

  

  Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, described her first meeting with US President Donald Trump as “historic”. The encounter took place on Tuesday evening in New York behind closed doors and with no press access. Her post on the social network X is the only available account of what was discussed: the White House confirmed the meeting and those present but released no agenda or outcomes.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 19:53 UTC

  Lula warns against foreign interference in Brazil's election at the UN Assembly

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva warned the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that his country will not allow domestic or foreign actors to undermine the October 4 election, in a speech combining a defence of national sovereignty with a broader critique of the multilateral system.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 19:45 UTC

  Burnham says he raised the Falklands with Trump at their first meeting

  

  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday that he raised the question of the Falklands with US President Donald Trump during their first meeting, held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. “The Falklands we mentioned. And you were good enough to listen to us on those issues,” he told reporters. Trump made no public response on the archipelago.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 11:26 UTC

  Over 40 items and £60,000: the Friends of the Falklands Museum launch their website

  

  The UK charity that acquires and sends Falklands heritage items to the archipelago has launched a new website after securing more than 40 objects, documents and books for Stanley's historical institutions over the past decade.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:55 UTC

  Replica of the flag shown by Argentina's football team unfurled at Darwin cemetery

  

  A group of Argentine veterans of the 1982 war and relatives of fallen soldiers unfurled at the Darwin cemetery in the Falklands a flag bearing the inscription “The Malvinas are Argentine”, a design the Argentine press describes as a reproduction of the one displayed by Argentina's national football team after defeating England at the 2026 World Cup. It is the first time the emblem has been displayed in the archipelago.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 10:30 UTC

  De la Espriella skips the UN and delegates Colombia's address to his vice president

  

  Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella will not attend the United Nations General Assembly and has delegated the country's address to his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, September 24. It is the first time in recent history that a Colombian vice president has taken on that role.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2026 - 09:24 UTC

  UN general debate opens with wars, artificial intelligence and the Guterres succession

  

  The high-level general debate of the United Nations General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York with the wars in Iran, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Congo and Myanmar at the centre of the agenda, alongside concern over the advance of artificial intelligence without global controls and the race to succeed Secretary-General António Guterres.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 12:54 UTC

  Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at its discretion, and said the decision has “the full support of the UK Government”.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 10:42 UTC

  The pending fiscal adjustment dominates the final stretch of Brazil's presidential race

  

  Brazil heads into the October 4 general election with a growing economy and unemployment at record lows, but with one debate dominating the campaign's final stretch: the cut in public spending that analysts and business leaders agree will fall to whoever wins, whether President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

• Monday, September 21st 2026 - 10:15 UTC

  Delcy Rodríguez arrives in New York for UN General Assembly, ahead of meeting with Trump

  

  Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York in the early hours of Monday to take part in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, days ahead of a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.