Politics

Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 10:09 UTC
Meta races the clock to prove to Brazil’s electoral court it treats Lula and Bolsonaro equally

The 24-hour deadline given by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court to Meta to show that its algorithms and artificial intelligence treat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro equally expires on Tuesday, five days before the runoff. If the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp fails to show compliance, the daily fine will double from 500,000 to one million reais.
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Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 09:52 UTC
Argentina awaits the Supreme Court after the YPF case is closed at first instance

New York federal judge Loretta Preska has vacated her 2023 judgment ordering Argentina to pay more than US$16 billion over the expropriation of oil company YPF and formally closed the case at first instance. Its future now depends on whether the US Supreme Court agrees to review it, as litigation funder Burford Capital requested in early October.
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Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 09:47 UTC
Milei arrives in Madrid mid-campaign and will meet Ayuso but not Sánchez

Argentine President Javier Milei flew to Madrid on Monday night on his third visit of the year to Spain and his seventh since taking office, in the middle of the campaign for the snap general election on November 29. His agenda includes a meeting with the president of the Madrid regional government, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, of the People’s Party, but, as on previous visits, no meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
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Tuesday, October 20th 2026 - 08:01 UTC
Alberta overwhelmingly rejects starting the path to an independence referendum from Canada

Voters in the Canadian province of Alberta on Monday overwhelmingly rejected having their government begin the process of calling a binding referendum on independence from Canada, according to preliminary results. With more than half the votes counted, around 76% chose for Alberta to remain a Canadian province, against about 24% who backed starting down the path to separation. Official results will be known on Thursday.
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Monday, October 19th 2026 - 19:50 UTC
US calls at the UN for an end to the Decolonisation Committee, key to Argentina’s claim

The United States has called at the UN for an end to the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body before which Argentina presents its sovereignty claim over the Falklands every year, and described some of its activities as “a waste of resources”, according to the official summary of the General Assembly Fourth Committee session held on October 15.
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Monday, October 19th 2026 - 19:46 UTC
Argentina spent US$445 million on weapons and military equipment under Milei

Argentina’s government spent some US$445 million on weapons, military and security equipment from when Javier Milei took office in December 2023 to August 2026, according to an analysis by the newspaper Infobae based on the state’s official procurement system and agreements signed with other countries. The figure already exceeds what was invested during the full terms of Alberto Fernández and Mauricio Macri.
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Monday, October 19th 2026 - 06:15 UTC
Lula asks Bolsonaro whether he will wield “Milei’s chainsaw” in a heated debate

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked his rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, on Sunday whether he intends to apply Argentine President Javier Milei’s “chainsaw” to cut 250 billion reais in public spending, during a first televised debate marked by mutual accusations of corruption, a week before the October 25 runoff.
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Monday, October 19th 2026 - 06:13 UTC
Rioting returns to Paris after a day of protests that saw 1,800 arrests across France

Clashes between police and groups of protesters returned to central Paris on Sunday around the Place de la République, a day after a nationwide day of protests against the cost of living and conditions in schools ended with the looting of hundreds of shops and at least 1,800 arrests across the country, according to police.
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Sunday, October 18th 2026 - 21:56 UTC
US fears Falklands-related sanctions could hit American companies

The US government has conveyed to Javier Milei’s administration its concern that the National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, could reach American companies, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported, citing unnamed officials in Washington.
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Sunday, October 18th 2026 - 19:43 UTC
Lula’s campaign takes alleged Meta favouritism towards Bolsonaro to the UN and federal police

The coalition backing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election on Saturday reported to the UN alleged unequal treatment by Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, in favour of his rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, and asked the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Federal Police to investigate possible illegal funding of his campaign. Meta attributes the incidents to technical errors.
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