Politics

Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 04:34 UTC
Trump vows new 10% global tariff after Supreme Court curbs emergency levies

US President Donald Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court hours after it curtailed his ability to impose sweeping tariffs under emergency powers, and signaled he intends to press ahead with his trade strategy. “I’m ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed,” he said at the White House.
Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 02:21 UTC
Brazil’s top prosecutor opposes Bolsonaro house arrest

Brazil’s Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet filed an opinion on Friday with the Supreme Federal Court (STF) opposing a request for former President Jair Bolsonaro to serve his sentence under house arrest, arguing that the facility where he is held has adequate medical support.
Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 02:09 UTC
Peru’s transitional government rules out pardons after Pedro Castillo clemency request

Peru’s transitional government said on Friday it has no plans “pending or scheduled” to grant presidential clemency, including pardons, one day after former president Pedro Castillo filed a request seeking such relief.
Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 01:40 UTC
Package bomb injures four at Argentina gendarmerie school in Buenos Aires

A package containing an explosive device detonated on Friday at Argentina’s National Gendarmerie Superior School in central Buenos Aires, injuring force personnel and triggering a security operation and a partial evacuation of the premises.
Friday, February 20th 2026 - 12:13 UTC
Uruguay foreign minister Lubetkin grilled over Venezuela, China–Taiwan wording and US visas

Uruguay’s foreign minister Mario Lubetkin appeared before Parliament’s Permanent Commission after an opposition-led interpellation focused on the government’s stance on Venezuela, a Taiwan-related line included in a joint statement with China, and the lack of clarity over US immigration-visa restrictions affecting Uruguay.
Friday, February 20th 2026 - 04:02 UTC
Argentina’s lower house backs Milei labour reform bill without article 44

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies approved President Javier Milei’s “labour modernisation” bill on Thursday, but with a last-minute change that removed article 44, one of the proposal’s most disputed provisions. Because the text was amended, it must return to the Senate for a final vote, a timetable the government wants completed ahead of the March 1 opening of the ordinary congressional session.
Friday, February 20th 2026 - 03:43 UTC
Christine Lagarde: International order is “in danger”

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde warned on Thursday in New York that the international order is “in danger” because the United States has begun to doubt the rules-based system it long supported, in remarks delivered as she received Columbia University’s Wolfgang Friedmann Memorial Award.
Friday, February 20th 2026 - 03:41 UTC
Venezuela passes unanimous amnesty law, excluding armed actions and serious crimes

Venezuela’s National Assembly unanimously approved an amnesty law on Thursday aimed at covering people prosecuted or convicted in political-crisis episodes between 2002 and 2025, a measure lawmakers said is designed to speed releases and close related court cases. The bill was sent to the Miraflores presidential palace for enactment and would take effect once formally published.
Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 23:43 UTC
The rise and fall of Prince Andrew: Falklands war veteran, trade envoy and scandals

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor —until recently known publicly as Prince Andrew— was detained on Thursday in Norfolk and later released “under investigation” in a probe into suspected misconduct in public office linked to his association with Jeffrey Epstein, police said. King Charles III said in a statement that “the law must take its course” and that a “full, fair and proper process” should follow.
Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 11:59 UTC
CGT general strike disrupts transport in Argentina as lower house debates Milei labor reform

Argentina began a 24-hour general strike on Thursday called by the country’s main labor federation, the CGT, to protest President Javier Milei’s labor reform bill, as the Chamber of Deputies was set to start debating the legislation from 2:00 p.m. local time. The stoppage immediately hit urban and long-distance mobility and forced airlines and operators to reschedule services.