US weighs withdrawing diplomatic support for UK over Falklands — MercoPress

US weighs withdrawing diplomatic support for UK over Falklands Friday, April 24th 2026 – 15:55 UTC The document, circulating at senior Pentagon levels, lists punitive options against countries that refused to grant the US access, basing, and overflight rights during the Iran offensive An internal Pentagon email is considering the withdrawal of US […]

ACTIF2026 Signals Opportunity – But Caribbean Projects Face A Qualification Gap

By NAN Business Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 24, 2026: The upcoming AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF2026) is being positioned as a key platform to deepen trade and investment ties between Africa and the Caribbean – but a persistent challenge remains: project readiness. Afreximbank has signed a hosting agreement with the […]

Caribbean Economic Growth 2026–2027: World Bank Reveals Diverging Outlook

Caribbean economies are set to follow sharply different growth paths in 2026 and 2027, with oil-producing nations surging ahead while tourism-dependent economies face slower expansion, according to new data from the World Bank. By NAN Business Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri, April 24, 2026: Caribbean economies are set to follow sharply different growth […]

Javier Milei bans dozens of journalists from Argentina’s Presidential Palace

Medellín, Colombia – Argentine President Javier Milei banned some 60 journalists from the country’s Presidential Palace today. The formerly accredited reporters had their fingerprint access withdrawn from the building’s security system today, with Milei citing claims of espionage and Russian funding.  This is the latest in a pattern of repression of press freedom during Milei’s […]

El Salvador begins mass trial for 486 suspected MS-13 members

On Monday, El Salvador’s Attorney General announced the beginning of a mass trial of 486 alleged members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang, who are accused of more than 47,000 crimes committed between 2012 and 2022. Among the defendants, 413 are already detained in different penitentiary centers, while 73 have arrest warrants issued against them.  […]

Mexico Hunts the Mountain While the Drug War Hunts Back

Mexico’s new federal operation in Sinaloa is more than a search. It exposes the hard limits of anti-drug policy, the risks of chasing cartel power through mountains and factions, and the wider Latin American cost of wars without stable endings. A Raid in the Mountains and a State Under Pressure By Wednesday, the picture coming […]

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