South America
South America
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:59:00 GMTArgentina's Central Bank to loosen up leash on US dollar
Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced Monday a twitch to its foreign exchange policy, which was welcomed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The new strategy seeks to further boost reserves and will become effective i...
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:50:00 GMTUS: Illicit fentanyl declared a weapon of mass destruction
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday formally designating illicit fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD). The move shifts the federal government's approach to the opioid crisis from a strictly p...
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:30:00 GMTKast meets with Boric before trip to BA for talks with Milei
Chilean President-elect José Antonio Kast emerged from his first transition meeting with incumbent President Gabriel Boric at La Moneda Palace on Monday, promising that his incoming administration will be a "much broader gover...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:44:00 GMTFalklands, First Sitting of the new Legislative Assembly
The Falkland Islands newly elected Legislative Assembly held its first sitting Monday 15th December following the General Election on the 11th of December. At the sitting, all Members swore the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath o...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:57:00 GMTKast's win marks return of rightwing gov't to Chile
Rightwing candidate José Antonio Kast has been elected the next President of Chile, securing an overwhelming victory in Sunday's runoff with nearly 59% of the vote against the Communist Jeannete Jara's leftwing coalition's 41%...