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[Milei announces a national address on Thursday over the Falklands claim]]> Milei described the matter as “the most important and sacred cause we Argentines have” and said “something very significant happened yesterday” in relation to it. Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will address the nation on Thursday evening to set out the state of the sovereignty claim over the Falklands, a day after US President Donald Trump said he was reviewing his country's position on the archipelago.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:28:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands/Chile second shipping link, decisive support from Punta Arenas]]> Punta Arenas Municipality is hosting a “Business Showroom”, end of September to facilitate a network of businesses between Falklands and Magallanes Region To support a second shipping link between the Falkland Islands and Chile, the Municipality of Punta Arenas is hosting a “Business Showroom” on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th September 2026.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:24:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump says he reviews “every position” when asked about Falklands sovereignty]]> “The UK's got some problems but they'll get solved,” Trump said US President Donald Trump replied on Monday in the Oval Office, when asked whether his government was reviewing its position of neutrality on the Falklands: “I always review every position. That's just one of many.” It is the first time he has publicly addressed the sovereignty dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina, though his answer committed to nothing.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay and Argentina seek to stop the green hydrogen plant repeating the pulp mill conflict]]> Orsi said on Friday in Paysandú that Argentina had withdrawn “the criminal complaint” filed against the project The governments of Uruguay and Argentina are trying to contain tensions surrounding the green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant that HIF Global plans to build in the Uruguayan department of Paysandú, on the Uruguay river, after a statement by President Yamandú Orsi drew three consecutive denials from the Argentine side.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:32:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Pentagon memo already floated in April using the Falklands as leverage over London]]> An internal Pentagon memo leaked in April already raised the prospect of using a review of the stance on the archipelago as an instrument of diplomatic pressure on alliance partners Senior US Defense Department officials are considering a review of Washington's position on the Falklands as one of several measures to press the United Kingdom to meet the 5% of gross domestic product military spending target agreed at NATO, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported, citing a senior US official.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay's central bank marks five years without intervening in the currency market]]> Against that backdrop, banks will have to warn clients of the exchange rate risk attached to dollar accounts The Central Bank of Uruguay completed five years on Monday without intervening in the foreign exchange market. Its last operation was a purchase of 31.2 million dollars in 2021. Its president, Guillermo Tolosa, described the milestone as of "enormous" importance and said the country is going through a period of "absolutely free floating of the currency".

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:49:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Venezuelan oil concession goes to Alejandro Betancourt's firm, under investigation in Europe]]> Betancourt said in a statement that Venezuela is “blessed with an abundance of natural resources, hardworking people and untapped potential,” and thanked Trump and Rodríguez The White House on Monday identified the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government: North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who is under investigation in Switzerland and Spain over his alleged involvement in a scheme to launder funds from the state oil company PDVSA. There is no conviction against him.

]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Brazil: Flávio Bolsonaro promises 500,000 prison places inspired by the Salvadoran model]]> “There are few prisoners in Brazil, there should be more; there are not more only because the legislation is weak,” the senator said after the meeting Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party's presidential candidate and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's main rival in October's elections, met on Sunday in São Paulo with El Salvador's justice and public security minister, Gustavo Villatoro, and announced he will incorporate into his programme measures inspired by President Nayib Bukele's security policy.

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:13:00 GMT <![CDATA[PM Burnham addresses cost of living and young people priorities in first visit to Northern Ireland]]> Prime Minister Andy Burnham with Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly in Belfast Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived Thursday in Northern Ireland as part of his summer tour of the United Kingdom, to discuss cost of living, young people priorities and an overall growth agenda. In Northern Ireland for the first time since becoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham met with the First Minister, Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, and later with all five main parties.

]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:42:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ukraine and Iran Wars Expose the Flaws in Nuclear Deterrence]]> In 1946, the Chinese revolutionary leader, Mao Zedong, called nuclear weapons a “paper tiger,” arguing that they could not be used to fight a war to dominate other nations By Melissa Parke (*) In recent weeks, Ukraine has been striking targets deep inside Russia with large-scale drone attacks and long-range missiles. Some commentators in Western media have hailed Ukraine for beginning to turn the tide. Whether that turns out to be correct, we can only wait and see. The momentum in wars can swing back and forth.

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