Bank of England keeps rate at 3.75%; inflation 2.8% but energy prices remain volatile Saturday, June 20th 2026 – 06:28 UTC The impact of the energy shock and Middle East events on the UK economy remains uncertain, BoE […]

Hot political summer ahead for Britain, Burnham MP intends to challenge PM Starmer Saturday, June 20th 2026 – 06:30 UTC Labor’s former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won with a clear majority in a special election to the British parliament Andy Burnham, Labor’s former Greater Manchester mayor has won with a clear majority […]

Cuba approves its deepest market reforms in over a decade amid public skepticism Saturday, June 20th 2026 – 06:57 UTC President Miguel Díaz-Canel justified the package before the Communist Party’s Central Committee with the premise of “changing whatever needs to be changed” Cuba’s National Assembly approved on Friday a package of 176 measures […]

Guaviare, Colombia – As Colombians head to a run-off vote on Sunday, 21 June to elect their next president, a leading think tank warns the next leader will inherit a cross-border security crisis with Ecuador that neither country can resolve alone. A report from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) says fragmentation of armed groups in […]

Trump opens a new rift with Meloni by claiming she ‘begged’ him for a G7 photo Friday, June 19th 2026 – 17:34 UTC Meloni responded immediately with a recorded video message. “Donald Trump’s statements are completely fabricated. Frankly, I’m stunned,” she said US President Donald Trump opened a new rift with Italian Prime […]

Peru’s Sánchez calls a protest against the result that makes Fujimori the virtual winner Friday, June 19th 2026 – 17:44 UTC According to the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Fujimori obtains 50.12% of the vote against Sánchez’s 49.88% Left-wing candidate Roberto Sánchez called a protest in Lima for Friday against the result […]

President Daniel Noboa’s promise of immunity for foreign personnel fighting Ecuador’s criminal groups may deepen security cooperation. It also risks weakening accountability, normalizing permanent emergency rule, and turning a sovereign nation’s desperate search for safety into a regional alarm bell. Safety Without a Legal Exit At Guayaquil’s airport, security became brutally concrete. Gunfire erupted outside […]

FIFA forced Haiti to remove revolutionary imagery from its 2026 World Cup jerseys, turning a uniform dispute into a struggle over memory, power, and who gets to decide when Latin America and the Caribbean’s history becomes too political for sport. A Revolution Stitched Too Close When Haiti walked onto the field against Scotland on June […]