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South America

Fri, 22 May 2026 03:20:00 GMT
Caracas authorizes overflight of two US aircraft for embassy evacuation drill
The Venezuelan government on Thursday authorized the holding, on Saturday 23 May, of an evacuation drill requested by the US Embassy in Caracas, which will include the controlled overflight of two aircraft over the Venezuelan c...

Fri, 22 May 2026 00:03:00 GMT
UN C 24 previous seminar in Nicaragua; main meeting in New York 15/26 June
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May within the framework of the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030)...

Thu, 21 May 2026 23:36:00 GMT
Reader's letter: a Head of the Bay farmer recalls the 1982 British landing
MercoPress this week received a letter from reader Michael (“Ted”) Jones, a farmer at Head of the Bay —a settlement located in the immediate vicinity of the site where British forces landed on 21 May 1982—, in response ...

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:45:00 GMT
Pope Leo XIV's possible Uruguay visit remains officially unconfirmed despite local announcements
The possible visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay during the first half of November, announced on Wednesday by the intendant of the department of Florida, Carlos Enciso, does not yet have official confirmation from either the Urugu...

Thu, 21 May 2026 20:07:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to 1982 British landing
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly on Thursday issued an official statement commemorating Landing Day, the date that recalls the arrival of British forces at San Carlos Bay on 21 May 1982, during the war between the Unit...

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