South America
South America
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:12:00 GMTChile's new era with Kast in power
Chile entered a new political phase on Wednesday with the inauguration of José Antonio Kast, the most conservative figure to reach La Moneda since the return to democracy. Kast was sworn in at Congress in Valparaíso and then ...
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:08:00 GMTAdorni under pressure after taking his wife on Milei’s official U.S. trip
Argentina’s chief of staff, Manuel Adorni, has come under political pressure after it emerged that his wife accompanied him on the presidential aircraft during Javier Milei’s trip to the United States, triggering questions ...
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:00:00 GMTTrump releases 172 million barrels from strategic reserve to curb fuel price surge
U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the release of 172 million barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of a coordinated action with the International Energy Agency, in a bid to contain rising fuel p...
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:50:00 GMTU.S. formalizes before court its recognition of Delcy Rodríguez as Venezuela’s state authority
The U.S. government has formally recognized Delcy Rodríguez before a federal court in New York as the Venezuelan authority empowered to act on behalf of the state, giving legal effect to the diplomatic shift toward Caracas ann...
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:33:00 GMTUruguayans see security as top national concern, cost of living as main personal problem
Uruguayans continue to identify security and crime as the country’s main problem, but when the question shifts to everyday life, the dominant concern becomes the cost of living, according to a new survey by University of the ...