Politics

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 19:49 UTC

  Kast–Paz rapprochement opens door to potential restoration of Bolivia–Chile relations

  

  The foreign ministers of Bolivia, Fernando Aramayo, and Chile, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, agreed on Friday to deepen bilateral ties and advance a joint economic agenda, amid a decisive diplomatic rapprochement between the two countries after nearly five decades without ambassador-level relations. The meeting, held at an event organized by the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism (Cainco) in Santa Cruz, concluded a two-day official visit by the Chilean minister.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 15:55 UTC

  US weighs withdrawing diplomatic support for UK over Falklands

  

  An internal Pentagon email is considering the withdrawal of US diplomatic support for the United Kingdom in its dispute with Argentina over the Falklands as part of a package of retaliatory measures targeting NATO allies that did not back US military operations in the war with Iran, which began on February 28 of this year. The revelation was published on Friday by Reuters, based on a leaked memorandum and confirmed by a US official speaking on condition of anonymity.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 11:31 UTC

  Petro travels to Caracas to meet Delcy Rodríguez following failed Cúcuta summit

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet at midday on Friday in Caracas with Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, in what marks the first official meeting between a head of state and the Venezuelan leader since she took office on January 5, following the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro in a US military operation on January 3 of this year.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 23:01 UTC

  Days before King Charles's state visit, Trump says it could help mend ties with London

  

  US President Donald Trump said the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, which begins on Monday, could help repair relations with the United Kingdom, strained by weeks of tension over the Iran war and other bilateral disputes. The remarks came in a telephone interview with the BBC broadcast on Thursday.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 11:51 UTC

  Iran attacks ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire without conditions and faces domestic backlash

  

  US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday without setting a deadline, hours before his own two-week truce was set to expire without a deal. The decision came as Iran attacked two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, with the White House declining to characterise the strikes as a ceasefire violation on the grounds that neither vessel was American or Israeli.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 11:35 UTC

  Tech magnate Peter Thiel meets Milei after a week of private contacts with the Argentine government

  

  Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and PayPal and one of the most influential figures in the global technology sector, met with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada on Thursday, official sources confirmed. The meeting, scheduled for 2:00 p.m., was the culmination of a week of reserved activity in Buenos Aires that included high-level contacts with key members of the Argentine government.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 03:30 UTC

  Bullrich arrives in Uruguay criticising cannabis legalisation and calling for tougher security policy

  

  Argentine Senator Patricia Bullrich, former National Security Minister under President Javier Milei, will visit Montevideo this week to take part in the conference “Uruguay, future and youth: current challenges,” organised by the Manantiales Foundation at the World Trade Center. During her visit, Bullrich questioned the effectiveness of Uruguay's cannabis legalisation policy and said the country must reduce its homicide rate, which she described as high relative to the country's socioeconomic profile.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 03:25 UTC

  European airlines cut flights and raise fares as Iran conflict fuels jet fuel crisis

  

  Lufthansa Group announced on Tuesday the cancellation of 20,000 short-haul flights from its summer schedule through October, the most significant measure taken so far by a European airline in response to soaring jet fuel prices driven by the conflict in Iran. The decision is part of a broader trend reshaping European aviation ahead of the peak travel season.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 - 14:18 UTC

  Peru's electoral authority chief resigns as runoff still undecided ten days after first round

  

  Piero Corvetto resigned as head of Peru's National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) on Tuesday, ten days after the April 12 first-round presidential vote, amid judicial investigations and an institutional credibility crisis deepened by the logistical failures recorded during the election. The National Justice Board (JNJ) accepted the resignation unanimously.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2026 - 13:46 UTC

  Zero net migration would shrink UK GDP by 15% by 2060, Oxford Economics warns

  

  A long-term scenario of zero net migration would reduce the United Kingdom's economy by 15% by 2060 and limit GDP growth to an annual average of 0.9%, according to a report published on Wednesday by consultancy Oxford Economics. The study, which examines the impact of migration on British GDP and public finances, comes amid intense political polarisation over immigration controls.