MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Around 140 vessels stranded at Argentine ports after government deregulation decree]]> The disruption particularly affects Greater Rosario, the country's main agricultural export corridor Around 140 vessels were waiting on Monday to enter or leave Argentine ports after maritime pilots stopped accepting new assignments in protest at a decree deregulating their profession. The figures come from industry sources; some reports put the number above 150.

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:21:00 GMT <![CDATA[Toledo seeks release on health grounds, saying he does not want to die in prison]]> He asked Fujimori, who he noted had received a message from him when her father died, to speed up his pardon request because he does not want to die in prison Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, 81, has asked President Keiko Fujimori to expedite the presidential pardon he requested on humanitarian grounds, in an interview given on Sunday from Barbadillo prison to the program Sin Rodeos on Panamericana Televisión.

]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei: the alliance with Washington is the “key” to sovereignty over the Falklands]]> Milei described the claim as non-negotiable and said his government has achieved the greatest diplomatic progress since 1983 toward placing the archipelago under Argentine administration Argentine President Javier Milei said on Monday that his government's alignment with the United States will advance Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands, in remarks to Radio Mitre.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:14:00 GMT <![CDATA[Infantino opponents threaten non-cooperation with FIFA unless he resigns]]> The scope of that non-cooperation has not been defined. One senior figure told the broadcaster a refusal to take part in FIFA meetings could be expected Officials opposed to FIFA president Gianni Infantino are considering withdrawing cooperation with the governing body for as long as he remains in office, according to UEFA sources cited by the BBC, as the fallout deepens over the plan to open a commercial subsidiary handling the rights to its tournaments to private investors.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina: $LIBRA investors to file civil suit after mediation fails]]> La causa penal se inició tras el mensaje que Milei publicó en la red X el 14 de febrero de 2025, con un contrato para adquirir el token Un grupo de inversores que se consideran perjudicados por el lanzamiento del criptoactivo $LIBRA presentará una demanda por daños y perjuicios en el fuero civil argentino, tras no alcanzar un acuerdo en la instancia de mediación obligatoria previa.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:17:00 GMT <![CDATA[Traditional right-wing technocrats and Christian voices will share Colombia's new cabinet]]> The inauguration will take place on Friday, August 7, at the Arena USC of the Santiago de Cali University, outside the capital, for the 2026-2030 term Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, has completed all eighteen posts in his cabinet four days before taking office, with a team that will combine technical profiles drawn from the traditional right with figures close to Christian movements and to positions aligned with Trumpism.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:48:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rhine barges run at 20% of capacity as freight rates surge]]> At levels of 40 to 50 centimeters, vessels can carry around 20% of their normal volume Falling water levels on the Rhine are forcing barges to operate with a fraction of their usual load and have sharply raised the cost of river transport, as drought and extreme temperatures affect Europe's main inland waterways.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:47:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei on Lula: released over a procedural flaw, not for being innocent]]> Lula is a “thief and corrupt,” Milei said; he was “convicted and imprisoned, and was released over an administrative flaw rather than for being innocent.” Argentine President Javier Milei repeated his accusations against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday, arguing that the corruption convictions once against him were annulled on formal grounds, in remarks that came just as Brazil's ambassador to Buenos Aires was preparing to return after being recalled for consultations.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:08:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei says he has chosen a 2027 running mate amid rupture with his vice president]]> He said he has settled on his running mate for next year but prefers to keep the name to himself for now, in an interview published on Sunday by Diario Río Negro Argentine President Javier Milei said he has already decided who will run alongside him as vice-presidential candidate in the October 2027 elections, while withholding the name, in remarks that come amid an open confrontation with his current vice president, Victoria Villarruel.

]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Conflicting accounts over whether Spanish intelligence warned of mass entry into Ceuta]]> The newspaper The Objective reported that intelligence assessments had flagged a possible mass entry into Ceuta and Melilla coinciding with Morocco's Throne Day Spanish intelligence services concluded that Morocco did not plan last Thursday's mass entry of people into Ceuta, although it allowed the crossings and drew political benefit from the international attention, according to sources cited by El País. Other reporting contradicts that account on a key point: whether the government was warned in advance.

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