Trump calls on US companies to lower gasoline prices, “Oil Prices Down, NOW!” Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 08:22 UTC In the US amid a backlash over prices at the pump, the national average price of regular gasoline stood at about US$4.09 per gallon on Monday, according to AAA. This Monday President Donald […]
PM Burnham hands mayors share of income tax “to make lives better in every postcode” Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 08:29 UTC Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: “I said we’d take power out of Westminster and carry it into every postcode in the country. Today, we make good on that promise. The Prime […]
Brazil downgrades ties with Argentina to chargé d’affaires level over Milei’s remarks Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 08:38 UTC The crisis began on Saturday, July 25, when Milei addressed the Liberal Party convention in São Paulo in support of Flávio Bolsonaro’s candidacy. There he called Lula a thief Brazil decided on Tuesday to […]
Brasília accuses Washington of seeking to interfere in the October elections Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 08:46 UTC The deterioration dates back a year, when Washington imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods during Bolsonaro’s trial; he was later sentenced to 27 years Brazil’s government on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to […]
US revokes Brazilian ambassador’s visa over delay in accepting its envoy Tuesday, August 4th 2026 – 23:19 UTC The State Department stressed that revoking a visa is not the same as removing someone from the country: the ambassador remains in the US, though unable to carry out her official duties The United States […]
Ceuta alerts security forces over social media calls for August 15 Tuesday, August 4th 2026 – 23:23 UTC The posts circulate on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and name the Moroccan town of Fnideq, next to the Tarajal border crossing, as a meeting point The government of Ceuta has referred to the competent […]
Celeste Amarilla wants Paraguay’s presidency weeks after racist insults against Kylian Mbappé made her globally notorious. Whether the remarks reflected conviction or calculated provocation, voters should reject a candidacy built on dehumanization, opportunism, and a cynical misuse of gender politics. Racism Is Not a Campaign Strategy In Asunción, the question arrived with the confidence of […]
Uruguay: preliminary deal signed in construction to cut working hours Tuesday, August 4th 2026 – 15:29 UTC The text is not final. It must be ratified by Sunca’s general assembly, endorsed by both parties and approved by the Labor and Social Security Ministry Uruguay’s construction workers’ union, Sunca, and the sector’s employer chambers […]
Bolivia’s pursuit of Evo Morales tests whether democratic states can punish coercive road blockades without turning justice into vengeance. The answer matters across Latin America, including Paraguay, where powerful leaders also learn how easily victimhood can become armor against accountability. When Protest Becomes Collective Punishment For seven weeks, roads across western and central Bolivia stopped […]
Twenty days after Chile closed Los Libertadores, 6.6 meters of snow still blocks its main road to Argentina. The shutdown reveals how El Niño, mountain physics, fragile infrastructure, and a warming climate can turn essential Andean snowfall into economic paralysis. The Mountain Has Closed the Door At Los Libertadores, winter has stopped being scenery. Snow […]