United States

• Saturday, April 25th 2026 - 03:45 UTC

  UK political reaction to Pentagon leak: 'Falklands sovereignty is not up for debate'

  

  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.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 20:11 UTC

  Milei reaffirms Falklands claim as US-Argentina alignment deepens with State Department visit

  

  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.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 19:40 UTC

  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.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 15:55 UTC

  US weighs withdrawing diplomatic support for UK over Falklands

  

  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.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 23:01 UTC

  Days before King Charles's state visit, Trump says it could help mend ties with London

  

  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.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2026 - 11:51 UTC

  Iran attacks ships in Hormuz as Trump extends ceasefire without conditions and faces domestic backlash

  

  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.

• Tuesday, April 21st 2026 - 23:14 UTC

  New York court rules in favor of Uruguayan fintech dLocal, dismisses investor class action

  

  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.

• Tuesday, April 21st 2026 - 23:11 UTC

  Trump extends Iran truce, demands “unified proposal” from Tehran to negotiate

  

  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.

• Monday, April 20th 2026 - 19:14 UTC

  Cuba confirms meeting with US representatives in Havana, insists on lifting energy blockade

  

  Cuba's government on Monday confirmed that a meeting with US representatives recently took place on the island, in the latest sign of a diplomatic approach between both countries amid a severe energy crisis caused by Washington's blockade of oil supplies.

• Monday, April 20th 2026 - 06:13 UTC

  US captures Iranian cargo ship that tried to evade Hormuz blockade as new round of talks is prepared

  

  The US Navy fired on and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship on Sunday in the Gulf of Oman, in the first naval seizure since Washington imposed a blockade on Iranian ports a week ago. Iran vowed retaliation, calling the operation an “act of piracy,” casting doubt on the second round of peace talks Trump announced for Monday in Islamabad.