South America
South America
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:41:00 GMTWhy a U.S. military plane landed in Ushuaia: lawmakers, ports and geopolitics
The landing in Ushuaia of a U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers has reignited political controversy in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province and sharpened attention on the country’s st...
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:18:00 GMTUruguay Central Bank accelerates easing, cuts key rate to 6.5% as dollar hits lows
Uruguay’s Central Bank (BCU) cut its benchmark policy rate by 100 basis points to 6.5% and said monetary policy “enters an expansionary phase,” framing the move as a way to prevent inflation from drifting away from its 4....
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:08:00 GMTDelcy Rodriguez meets Repsol, Chevron and Shell as Venezuela pushes oil law overhaul to draw investment
Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez met on Monday in Caracas with representatives of oil companies including Repsol, Chevron and Shell to discuss a hydrocarbons law reform now moving through the National Assembly, as...
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:18:00 GMTLula urges Trump to limit “Peace Board” to Gaza in call covering governance, Venezuela and bilateral agenda
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, in a nearly hour-long conversation that blended global governance issues with the bilateral agenda. Brazilian media, ...
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:27:00 GMTWinter storm triggers worst U.S. flight-cancellation day since the pandemic, officials say
A sweeping U.S. winter storm of snow and ice delivered the worst single day of flight cancellations since the Covid-19 pandemic, grounding more than 11,000 flights and triggering roughly 17,000 delays on Sunday, according to U....