United States

• Saturday, February 21st 2026 - 04:27 UTC

  NASA targets March 6 for Artemis II after passing key SLS fueling rehearsal

  

  NASA said on Friday it is targeting March 6 as the earliest launch date for Artemis II, the mission that will send four astronauts on a flight around the Moon and back, after completing a second full countdown-and-fueling rehearsal of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

• 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.

• Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 02:54 UTC

  Trump weighs Iran strike options as U.S. builds up forces and pursues talks

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump has considered a timeline for potential strikes on Iran “in the coming days,” but no final decision has been made, CBS News reported, citing U.S. officials.

• Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 02:29 UTC

  SOUTHCOM chief and senior Pentagon official visit Venezuela, meet interim government

  

  U.S. Southern Command chief Gen. Francis L. Donovan and Pentagon official Joseph M. Humire made an unannounced trip to Caracas on Wednesday and met Venezuela’s interim authorities, signaling continued operational engagement between Washington and the government led by Delcy Rodríguez.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2026 - 12:04 UTC

  Marco Rubio holds discreet contacts with Raúl Castro’s grandson, Axios reports

  

  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held discreet talks with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the grandson and caretaker of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, bypassing official Cuban government channels, Axios reported, citing sources familiar with the outreach.

• Wednesday, February 18th 2026 - 03:12 UTC

  Argentina clears US oceanographic cruise in the South Atlantic as debate grows over “dual-use” data

  

  Argentina’s Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) recorded that it had “no objections,” within its remit, to a United States request for a marine scientific research cruise by the R/V Roger Revelle inside Argentina’s Exclusive Economic Zone between March 5 and March 30, 2026. In the same document, the council asked for “all basic data” plus “preliminary and final reports” to be submitted to Argentine authorities prior to any publication of results.

• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 04:06 UTC

  US, Canada and Mexico face measles outbreaks months before World Cup 2026

  

  With fewer than four months to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the United States, Canada and Mexico —the tournament’s three host countries— are reporting significant measles resurgences, a highly contagious disease that had been pushed back across the region through routine immunization. Health authorities and international bodies are urging stronger vaccination and surveillance as public trust in vaccine guidance frays.

• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 03:47 UTC

  Colombian pro-Trump lawmaker asks Petro for help after ICE arrests her son

  

  Colombian Conservative congresswoman Ángela Vergara says her 22-year-old son, Rafael Alfonso Vergara, has been detained in the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and had spent “18 days jailed and chained” when she first went public.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 06:51 UTC

  Milei to travel to the first Board of Peace summit and to meet with Trump

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei will travel to the United States this week to attend the inaugural summit of President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” and hold another meeting with Trump in Washington.

• Sunday, February 15th 2026 - 16:28 UTC

  Lagarde says Trump’s ‘kick in the butt’ has pulled European leaders closer

  

  European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said on Sunday at the Munich Security Conference that a shift in US President Donald Trump’s stance toward Europe has acted as a political jolt, pushing European leaders into closer coordination.