Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei supreme leader as war widens to oil and water infrastructure Monday, March 9th 2026 – 00:30 UTC In Tehran, overnight strikes hit fuel depots in Shahran and other facilities, sending flames and thick black smoke over the capital Iran on Sunday named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader, […]

Bogotá, Colombia – Paloma Valencia, a former senator from Colombia’s Democratic Center (Centro Democrático) party, has been one of the most vocal opponents of President Gustavo Petro and a key figure of the country’s far-right.  A staunch ally of controversial former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Valencia is currently running in one of three primary elections […]

Bogotá, Colombia – Colombians take to the polls Sunday to elect representatives to Congress and the Senate. They will also have the option to vote in three primary elections – known as inter-party consultations – that will decide a presidential candidate that parties will put forth for the first round of presidential elections on May […]

Falklands Legislative Assembly marks International Women’s Day with inclusive message Sunday, March 8th 2026 – 16:28 UTC “Today is not about singling out the few; rather it is vitally important to be inclusive to all,” Gould and Roberts said in the short public message issued by the Office of the Legislative Assembly. The […]

Ongoing power outages, which began on Wednesday, have triggered protests in the Cuban cities of Havana and Matanzas. Videos shared on social media show Cubans on the streets banging pots and pans in the darkness to demonstrate their frustration with the current situation.  This form of protest, which has often occurred as a direct response […]

Medellin, Colombia – Leaders from 11 Latin American countries will meet with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Doral, Florida, on Saturday to discuss several U.S. interests, including combatting drug trafficking, immigration, and foreign (read Chinese) influence in the hemisphere.  Representing Chile at the “Shield of the Americas Summit” will be […]

Trump launches anti-cartel coalition, says Cuba regime “in its final days” Saturday, March 7th 2026 – 22:40 UTC Held at Trump National Doral Miami, the gathering brought together the leaders of 12 right-wing Latin American leaders U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday opened the first Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, […]

U.S. operations in Ecuador open a new chapter in the region’s drug war, but the secrecy around targets, tactics, and purpose points to something larger: a remapped Latin American alliance where security, ideology, and sovereignty are colliding in plain sight. A War Announced in Fragments The scene is oddly revealing. At a security forum in […]

Falklands, Commonwealth Day Youth Parliament Sitting; Monday 9 March Saturday, March 7th 2026 – 02:43 UTC Picture from Falklands Radio showing Speaker Keith Biles surrounded by 2023 Falklands Youth Parliamentarians The eight members of the current Legislative Assembly whom will be taking questions from Falklands’ youngsters To mark Commonwealth Day, Monday […]

Falklands’ conflict to be re-examined at University of Manchester conference Saturday, March 7th 2026 – 06:50 UTC Professor Sir Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London, has served as the official historian of the Falklands Campaign The event hopes to build upon success of the last conference […]