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[King Charles III and Camilla begin US visit Monday: meeting with Trump and will address Congress]]> Beginning Monday 27 and until Thursday 30, King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be on a state visit to the United States, with engagements in Washington DC, New York and Virginia, which will include private meetings with President Donald Trump, addressing Congress and an agenda marking the 250th anniversary of US independence.

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:40:00 GMT <![CDATA[Who’s arriving on Monday, the King of Australia or the British Monarch?]]> Fifteen Australian flags were briefly included among more than 230 flags put on display ⁠to welcome the ⁠British king when he arrives in the U.S. capital on Monday US residents and children are usually not very illustrates about foreign countries, much less about flags so the District of Columbia, could be partially exonerated of the lack of knowledge. In effect DC, according to news reports, mistakenly placed several Australian flags ​instead of British flags near ‌the White House ahead of King Charles’ U.S. visit.

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[UK political reaction to Pentagon leak: 'Falklands sovereignty is not up for debate']]> A spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that sovereignty “rests with the UK” and invoked the islanders' right to self-determination The UK government closed ranks on Friday around its sovereignty claim over the Falklands, after the publication of an internal Pentagon email that considers reconsidering US diplomatic support for London over the archipelago as retaliation for Britain's refusal to join the military offensive against Iran. The institutional response was matched by a political front that included governing and opposition parties, as well as the Falklands government itself, amid the imminent state visit by King Charles III to the United States.

]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei reaffirms Falklands claim as US-Argentina alignment deepens with State Department visit]]> “We are doing everything humanly possible to return the Falklands to Argentina. Sovereignty is non-negotiable, but it must be handled judiciously, with brains,” Milei said President Javier Milei reaffirmed on Friday Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands and said his government is “making unprecedented progress,” hours after the leak of an internal Pentagon memorandum that considers reviewing US diplomatic support for the United Kingdom over the archipelago as retaliation for London's refusal to join military operations against Iran.

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:11:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hormuz closure keeps Brent above $105 with outlook uncertain]]> Brent crude closed on Friday at $105.33 a barrel, accumulating a gain of nearly ten dollars from the start of the week, in a market dominated by uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict and the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The European benchmark crude touched $107.40 on Thursday — its weekly peak — before moderating its advance.

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:40:00 GMT <![CDATA[US weighs withdrawing diplomatic support for UK over Falklands]]> The document, circulating at senior Pentagon levels, lists punitive options against countries that refused to grant the US access, basing, and overflight rights during the Iran offensive 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.

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Days before King Charles's state visit, Trump says it could help mend ties with London]]> The US president, who has known the British monarch for years, described him as “a brave man” and predicted that the visit would be “a positive.” 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.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:01:00 GMT <![CDATA[Iran attacks ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire without conditions and faces domestic backlash]]> Trump justified the extension by citing the need to give Iran's government, which he described as “seriously fractured,” time to submit a unified proposal. 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.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:51:00 GMT <![CDATA[New York court rules in favor of Uruguayan fintech dLocal, dismisses investor class action]]> dLocal, founded in Uruguay, specializes in processing payments in emerging markets and listed on the Nasdaq in June 2021 The Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court unanimously upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed by investors against Uruguayan fintech dLocal and the investment banks involved in its 2021 initial public offering, finding no material omissions in the information the company disclosed before the IPO.

]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:14:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump extends Iran truce, demands "unified proposal" from Tehran to negotiate]]> The White House said Vice President J. D. Vance would not travel to Pakistan for the time being for a second round of peace talks US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced an indefinite extension of the ceasefire with Iran, hours before the two-week truce was set to expire, but maintained the naval blockade on Iranian ports and conditioned any diplomatic progress on Tehran presenting a "unified proposal" to resume negotiations.

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