Politics

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 07:50 UTC

  Falklands’ conflict to be re-examined at University of Manchester conference

  

  The University of Manchester is hosting a major conference about the Falklands conflict next April on Thursday 16 and Friday 17. 44 years have passed, but the conflict still resonates deeply in both the UK and Argentina.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 06:24 UTC

  Japan’s Justice orders dissolution of the ‘Moonies’ Unification Church

  

  A Japanese high court has upheld an order to dissolve the controversial Unification Church, popularly known as the “Moonies” local media report. Last year, a district court in Tokyo ordered the church to disband after Japan's education and culture ministry accused it of manipulating followers into making huge donations.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 02:43 UTC

  Falklands, Commonwealth Day Youth Parliament Sitting; Monday 9 March

  

  To mark Commonwealth Day, Monday 9 March, young people from the Falkland Islands will take their seats in the Chamber to question Members of the Legislative Assembly on the issues that matter to them.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 01:30 UTC

  Trump deflects questions on reports of Russia sharing intelligence with Iran on U.S. Forces

  

  President Donald Trump declined Friday to comment on media reports indicating that Russia has been supplying Iran with intelligence on the positions and movements of U.S. troops, ships and aircraft in the Middle East.

• Saturday, March 7th 2026 - 01:24 UTC

  Ecuador and U.S. Forces Destroy FARC Dissident Training Camp in Amazon Region

  

  Ecuadorian and U.S. military forces bombed and destroyed a training camp belonging to the Comandos de la Frontera, a dissident faction of Colombia's former FARC guerrilla organization, in the Amazon border province of Sucumbíos on Tuesday, both governments confirmed Friday.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 15:31 UTC

  Trump says Cuba will “fall pretty soon,” but says Iran comes first

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Cuba is going to “fall pretty soon,” while making clear that his immediate priority remains the campaign against Iran, in remarks that widened the White House’s confrontational language toward both the Middle East and Latin America. Trump made the comments in a phone conversation with CNN anchor Dana Bash.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 12:24 UTC

  Trump welcomes Messi during White House tribute to Inter Miami

  

  Lionel Messi made his first visit to the White House on Thursday, joining the Inter Miami squad as President Donald Trump honored the club for winning the 2025 MLS Cup, secured in December with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 04:24 UTC

  US and Venezuela restore diplomatic and consular ties after seven-year rupture

  

  The United States and Venezuela’s interim authorities have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, in a formal shift that ends a rupture dating back to 2019 and deepens the bilateral thaw that began after Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in January. The announcement was made on Thursday by the State Department.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 22:19 UTC

  Trump to gather 12 aligned Latin American leaders in Florida, with Mexico, Brazil and Colombia absent

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries in Doral, Florida, on March 7 for the so-called Shield of the Americas Summit, a meeting the White House is framing as a forum on security, migration and hemispheric cooperation. The gathering comes amid a broader U.S. diplomatic and military push in the region and just weeks before Trump is expected to travel to China.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

  Bullrich meets freed gendarme Nahuel Gallo at Senate, questions AFA role in his release

  

  Senator Patricia Bullrich met at her Senate office with Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo, who was freed after 448 days in detention in Venezuela, in talks that lasted nearly two hours and focused on his captivity and the process that led to his return. Speaking afterwards, Bullrich said Gallo had “barely told 10% of what he lived through” and indicated the two would meet again.