South America

South America

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:10:00 GMT
Nine days from the vote, neither Brazilian front-runner comes close to 50%
Neither of Brazil's two leading presidential candidates is approaching the threshold needed to win outright on October 4, according to the latest Datafolha poll, which puts President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on 40% of voting ...

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:08:00 GMT
Netanyahu rejects genocide allegations before an assembly emptied by dozens of delegations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called genocide allegations against his country over the war in Gaza "the biggest lie of the century", in an address to the United Nations General Assembly that dozens of de...

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:47:00 GMT
Punta Arenas/Falklands maritime links are based on history, economics and geography
The announced maritime and trade link between Punta Arenas in Chile and the Falkland Islands has been strongly argued and supported by the main newspaper from the Chilean austral city on the Magellan Strait and capital of the M...

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:59:00 GMT
UK replies to Milei: “not the behaviour we expect of a democracy”
The United Kingdom has asked for a written statement to be placed in the official record of the UN General Assembly in response to Argentine President Javier Milei's address, saying Buenos Aires' conduct over the Falklands “i...

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:47:00 GMT
Delcy Rodríguez tells the UN there will be elections in Venezuela, without setting a date
Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced on Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly that her country will hold elections, without specifying when, and thanked US President Donald Trump for "his wil...

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