Department of State Announces Appointment of Thomas “Tommy” Pigott as State Department Spokesperson

Department of State Announces Appointment of Thomas “Tommy” Pigott as State Department Spokesperson – U.S. Embassy in Chile Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s... Read more »

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... Read more »

Brazil’s Competition Watchdog Opens Google Probe Over Publisher Pay

Brasilia, Federal District—Brazil. The offices of CADE, the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense. Shutterstock Brazil’s competition watchdog, Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), unanimously decided Thursday to open a formal investigation... Read more »

Expanding Visa Restriction Policy to Protect U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere

Expanding Visa Restriction Policy to Protect U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere – U.S. Embassy in Chile Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s how... Read more »

Peter Thiel’s dystopia, Milei’s utopia

About a decade ago, Peter Thiel, the German-US billionaire who met with Argentine President Javier Milei this week, wasn’t seen as a sort of super-villain who manipulates global politics and funds anti-natural... Read more »

How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels | Fossil fuels

The world’s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. A “coalition of the willing” –... Read more »

Milei discusses taxes, culture war, politics during ‘wonderful’ meeting with Peter Thiel

President Javier Milei hosted German-US entrepreneur Peter Thiel at the Casa Rosada on Thursday for what Argentina’s leader said was a “wonderful meeting.” Speaking a few hours after he welcomed Thiel to... Read more »

Rassmuss Puts Chile Steel Giant CAP Stake Up for Sale

Key Points —Chile’s Rassmuss family has handed Bank of America a mandate to find buyers for its stake in Invercap — the holding company that controls Chilean steel and mining group CAP... Read more »

Milei moves to eliminate PASO primaries in election reform push

President Javier Milei announced from Israel midweek that his government will send an electoral reform bill to Congress that would, among other changes, eliminate the PASO primaries. The proposed reform would radically... Read more »

Highway project in Brazil’s Amazon becomes a dig site for clues to the past

MACAPA, Brazil (AP) — Paving roads in the Amazon rainforest has long brought deforestation that threatens the people who live there. The same roadwork, however, has also allowed archaeologists to get glimpses... Read more »