South America

Colombian businessman Alex Saab, identified by the US Treasury Department as Nicolás Maduro's principal frontman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a federal court in Miami to conspiracy to launder money linked to Venezuela's CLAP subsidized food program.

The British government published guidance on Tuesday for companies and individuals conducting economic activity in the Falkland Islands or supplying goods and services to the archipelago, offering assistance to those who receive correspondence or threats of legal action from the Argentine authorities.

Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing legislation this week to toughen sanctions against companies operating in the Falklands, a move analysts say could raise tensions with Britain beyond the oil sector.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls from the technology industry to slow the development of artificial intelligence, asserting that his administration holds broad criminal and regulatory powers over those companies.

One of the latest Falkland Islands Post Philatelic office is dedicated to the South Georgia reindeer, introduced by the Norwegian whalers and how they adapated to Southern Atlantic climate, living conditions and were later transferred to the Falklands.

Two private Argentine pollsters released findings this week pointing to an adverse reception of President Javier Milei's shift on the Falklands, even though the sovereignty claim commands broad consensus in Argentine society.

The Falklands Legislative Assembly has approved a donation of £40,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in support of its emergency response to the floods that devastated northern Nepal.

Argentina's government was finalizing on Monday the content of the sovereignty bill on the Falklands it will send to Congress, at a meeting with its own lawmakers chaired by President Javier Milei. The executive has yet to decide whether it will submit one bill or two.

The first ministers of Scotland and Wales, John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth, were due to sign an agreement on future collaboration in areas of shared interest on Monday afternoon, after meeting in Cardiff with Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill, in the first face-to-face gathering of the three since ap Iorwerth took office in May.

Argentine President Javier Milei signed a new round of judicial appointments last week bringing his government to 166 appointments of judges, prosecutors and public defenders in a year, according to a tally released by Justice Minister Juan Bautista Mahiques, who presented it as a record figure.