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[Trump says he could 'settle' any conflict over the Falklands, calling it a potential disaster]]> He said he did not know whether they would be willing to travel that far, that it would take “weeks by boat,” and that the United Kingdom has “a little problem with immigration” US President Donald Trump said in Dublin on Saturday that he expects to be called in if a new conflict breaks out between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falklands, which he described as a "potential disaster," and said he would probably be able to settle it.

]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 17:25:00 GMT <![CDATA[US approves possible sale of four Black Hawk helicopters to Argentina for US$140 million]]> According to the statement, the sale supports US foreign policy goals and national security objectives by improving the security of a major non-NATO ally The US State Department has approved a possible sale of four UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to Argentina at an estimated cost of US$140 million, and notified Congress of the transaction, which has a review period before it can proceed.

]]> Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[New York marks 25 years since 9/11 with a seventh moment of silence]]> The ceremony held Friday at Ground Zero in New York for the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks included a seventh moment of silence for the first time, dedicated to those who died later from illnesses and injuries linked to the attacks. Organizers said it will become a permanent part of the annual event.

]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:21:00 GMT <![CDATA[Vance positions himself for 2028 as the Republican convention closes in Dallas]]> Vance focused his remarks on the Democratic Party, which he described as “the party of hate” and accused of holding the country in contempt US Vice President J. D. Vance closed the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday with a forty-minute speech that strengthened his standing as a contender for the 2028 presidential nomination, before an audience that chanted his name.

]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:41:00 GMT <![CDATA[Peru joins the Americas Shield during Rubio's visit to Lima]]> Fujimori said the move relaunches joint work between the two countries and rejected the idea that it compromises Peruvian sovereignty Peru will join the Americas Shield, the US-backed security coalition against transnational organized crime, President Keiko Fujimori announced on Thursday after meeting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Government Palace.

]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July]]> The market is also operating on thin margins Brent crude for November delivery rose above US$100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, in a session shaped by escalating attacks between the United States and Iran and by fears of further supply disruptions in the Middle East.

]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:51:00 GMT <![CDATA[Five dead as a cargo jet operating for Amazon overruns the runway at Miami airport]]> At least five people were killed and five others injured on Sunday when a cargo aircraft operating for Amazon overran the runway on landing at Miami International Airport, broke through the perimeter fence and a service road and struck several vehicles before catching fire.

]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:45:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei announces sanctions against oil firms operating off the Falklands without Argentine approval]]> Milei said he would sign a decree that same night to “speed up the sanctions procedures” against those involved in oil extraction in what he called “Argentine territory under British occupation” Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Thursday, in a televised national address, sanctions against companies taking part in hydrocarbon development off the Falklands without Argentine authorization, along with the construction of a naval base in Tierra del Fuego, at the country's southern tip. The message, recorded at the Casa Rosada alongside his full cabinet, raised tensions with the United Kingdom at a moment when Washington has cast doubt on its traditional neutrality in the dispute.

]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:21:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentine analysts rule out a real shift by Washington on the Falklands]]> Political scientist Andrés Malamud, of the Institute of Social Sciences in Lisbon, summarised his forecast by saying the same thing will happen as with Greenland, namely nothing Argentine specialists in international affairs consulted this week agree that Donald Trump's statement about a possible review of the US position on the Falklands responds to pressure on London rather than to any substantive change on sovereignty over the archipelago.

]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:50:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump hints he would not back the UK and doubts its "capacity" to retake the Falklands]]> “I don't know if you're prepared to do that. I just don't know if you have the capacity to do that,” he said US President Donald Trump has suggested his country would not come to Britain's aid in a possible conflict with Argentina over the Falklands, linking that position to the lack of British support in Washington's war with Iran.

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