Chile Grills a Foreign Minister for the First Time, With a US Pact in Focus
Chile foreign minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna faces a first-ever grilling in Congress today over the US-led Shield of the Americas...
September 28, 2026Section
Defense & Security
Peru’s Opposition Moves to Oust the Minister in Charge of Its Police
Peru interior minister César Astudillo faces the first censure motion against Keiko Fujimori’s cabinet as killings rise. Backers are two...
September 28, 2026
Chile’s Defence Minister Says Britain Has Held the Falklands for 200 Years
Chile Falklands row: the defence minister backs Argentina’s claim but says Britain has exercised sovereignty for 200 years, wording at...
September 27, 2026
Why Brazil’s Military Is Closing In on the World’s Top 10
Brazil ranks 11th in the 2026 Global Firepower index, ahead of Germany. The top 10 is in reach, if the...
September 27, 2026
UK Says It Can Defend the Falklands as Argentina Oil Standoff Hardens
Britain's defence secretary says Argentina 'lacks the ability' to take the Falklands, as a fight over a US$2.1 billion oil...
September 27, 2026
Argentina’s Next Six F-16 Fighters Held in the Canaries by Weather
Six ex-Danish F-16s bound for Argentina sit in Gran Canaria waiting out the weather. They will take the fleet to...
September 27, 2026
Colombia’s President Says a Killed Crime Boss Was a Peace Manager
Colombia’s president says alias Cholo, killed near Santa Marta, held peace-manager status under Petro, and vows an offensive on the...
September 22, 2026
Guatemala Takes Delivery of US Rifles as a 48-Year Arms Freeze Ends
Guatemala M4 rifles landed on 21 September 2026, part of a US$5 million purchase that followed the lifting of US...
September 22, 2026
Explosives Kill Three Soldiers in Central Colombia, Army Blames Rebels
A La Macarena attack blamed on FARC dissidents killed three Colombian soldiers on 21 September 2026 and wounded six more...
September 22, 2026