Politics

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 23:37 UTC

  Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files, political prosecutions

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, ending a turbulent 14-month tenure at the helm of the Justice Department. Trump confirmed the move in a Truth Social post in which he called Bondi “a Great American Patriot” and announced that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would step in as acting attorney general.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 21:01 UTC

  Milei reaffirms Falklands sovereignty, warns oil firms and vows to rebuild the armed forces

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei on Thursday reaffirmed his country's sovereignty claim over the Falklands Islands, warned of a diplomatic response to British oil exploration in the area, and announced that 10% of fiscal revenue from privatizations will be allocated to purchasing weapons and equipment for the armed forces.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:50 UTC

  Milei presides over Falklands fallen tribute amid thaw in relations with London

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei is leading Thursday's central ceremony marking Veterans Day and the Day of the Fallen in the Falklands War, at Plaza San Martín in Buenos Aires's Retiro neighborhood, where the cenotaph honoring soldiers killed in the 1982 conflict stands. The ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m., includes a presidential address, a wreath-laying, and a minute of silence before the unknown soldier plaque.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 10:41 UTC

  Low government approval deepens internal tensions within Uruguay's Frente Amplio

  

  Just over a year into the Frente Amplio's (FA) fourth administration, polls from Uruguay's leading survey firms show an unusual level of discontent among the left-wing coalition's own voters, intensifying internal disputes between its factions ahead of party elections expected in late 2026 or early 2027.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 03:01 UTC

  US lifts sanctions on Delcy Rodríguez, clearing the way for her visit to Washington

  

  The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday removed Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, from the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, the country's main financial sanctions registry managed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The move allows her to access blocked assets, conduct transactions with U.S. entities, and travel to American territory.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2026 - 03:00 UTC

  Trump vows to send Iran “back to the Stone Age” as oil surges back above $100

  

  Oil prices surged on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in a televised address to the nation to hit Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 4.1% to $104.21 per barrel, while Brent, the international benchmark, gained 5% to $106.42, according to CNBC data.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:37 UTC

  Bolivia: probe into ring that stole and adulterated fuel imported through Chilean ports

  

  Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz on Tuesday denounced the existence of an international ring dedicated to stealing and adulterating gasoline and diesel imported into the country, with operations detected in Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay. According to the president, the scheme originated under the previous management of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned fuel supply company.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 10:12 UTC

  Trump running out of options in Iran, a US victory is possible?

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the US and Israeli air-strikes and assuming that those numbers mean a US victory is possible. But five gets you ten that the Iranians are already thinking about nuclear weapons. Not their own, which don’t exist. America’s.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 09:24 UTC

  Increases in fees for applications for British passports in Falklands begin 6 April

  

  The Falkland Islands’ Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Wednesday 8 April 2026 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by approximately 8%.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2026 - 09:09 UTC

  UK Government implements measures to bring down the cost of living for families

  

  As a consequence of events in the Middle East, UK is implementing a aft of new measures – coming into force today (1 April 2026) – among which will see wages go up, bills come down, and more support for those who need it most.