Situation Monitor

Markets

Headlines

• The Senate set a date to debate the suspension of the PASO primaries, amid tension with Bullrich
  After the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem, demanded this Thursday to move forward with the project to suspend the open, simultaneous, and mandatory primaries (PASO), it was confirm…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-13T00:35:40Z
• 'Now or never' – Argentina targets UK, Malvinas oil project at tribunal
  A delegation representing the government makes its case at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, calling for provisional measures to halt new drilling and the installation of production f…
  BA Times latam 2026-11-13T00:33:47Z
• Dominican Republic will play in its first FIFA U-17 World Cup following the United States' withdrawal
  The Dominican Republic men's national team will play the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026, after the organization confirmed its entry as a replacement for the United States, which withdrew from the tour…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:33:20Z
• Humanitarian mission needed in occupied Hola Prystan community, similar to Oleshky operation – local official
  The Hola Prystan community needs a humanitarian mission similar to the one carried out in Oleshky.
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-11-13T00:31:00Z
• Why Hong Kong is losing ground in AI data centre race as Malaysia, Singapore advance
  From large factory premises in Tseung Kwan O to compact, multilayered industrial buildings in Kwai Chung, data centres are spreading into every corner of Hong Kong. The outlook once appeared promising…
  SCMP asia 2026-11-13T00:30:05Z
• (LEAD) Seoul shares start sharply higher following Nvidia's leadership change
  SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday desp...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-13T00:29:31Z
• A man stabs and robs a lottery ticket seller in Panama
  The Attorney General's Office of Panama achieved the provisional detention of a man accused of stabbing a lottery ticket seller and robbing him of a backpack containing National Lottery bills in the B…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:26:34Z
• Costa Rica's Congress unanimously reelects Justice Jorge Olaso for another eight years, and the ruling party changes its stance
  The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica unanimously approved the reelection of Jorge Enrique Olaso Álvarez as a justice of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, allowing him to remain in…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:22:43Z
• Roblox uses Japan playbook to grow in Asia-Pacific gaming market
  Nikkei asia 2026-11-13T00:22:38Z
• Neither war nor peace in Tigray - is Ethiopia's latest conflict really over?
  The army has taken control of most of Tigray's main towns - it is unclear if the TPLF is capable of fighting back.
  BBC uk 2026-11-13T00:20:24Z
• Calls grow for release of beloved California nurse detained by ICE: 'We want her home'
  Ann Lawani was taken from her home, sparking a huge outcry among students and faculty at her university Nearly two months after ICE agents whisked a beloved California nurse and professor from her hom…
  Guardian uk 2026-11-13T00:19:54Z
• China's unexpected attack on Chile over the headquarters of the High Seas Treaty, days before Kast's visit
  The announcement went relatively unnoticed last Friday. That day, the Foreign Ministry reported that Chile and Belgium had decided to join their bids to host the Secretariat of the High Seas Treaty, i…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:19:40Z
• Costa Rica and Panama strengthen alliance to combat organized crime on the border: "We are not afraid of them"
  The governments of Costa Rica and Panama agreed to strengthen their security cooperation to combat the threats of transnational organized crime, through a joint strategy that includes information shar…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:19:23Z
• UN questions criminal justice reforms in Honduras and warns of risks of arbitrary detentions and restrictions on freedoms
  The United Nations (UN) called on the State of Honduras to review the recent reforms to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code, warning that some of the provisions approved to combat organi…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:17:21Z
• Government yields to the unions and doubles its offer to end the truckers' stoppage
  This Thursday, the government managed to reach an agreement with the most relevant truckers' unions to end the demonstrations and lift the roadblocks, after three days of protests that began at midnig…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:16:30Z
• UAE truck crash kills 14, injures 30 in Fujairah; Indians among victims
  At least 14 people were killed and 30 injured after a truck crashed into several vehicles and caught fire in Fujairah.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-13T00:15:44Z
• Officialist radio station admits Daniel Ortega's physical frailty despite the secrecy of the Nicaraguan family regime
  A radio station aligned with Nicaragua's regime published an opinion column that unusually acknowledged Daniel Ortega's physical deterioration, after the leader reappeared following 68 days without pu…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:14:47Z
• Leo XIV walked in Argentina in the footsteps of Pope Francis
  At every stop on his visit to Argentina, Leo XIV walked in the footsteps of his predecessor Francis, to the point that when saying farewell he said on social media that Argentina "has two popes," one …
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-13T00:14:16Z
• Pacific leaders call for climate investment at COP31: "We don't need to be saved"
  Pacific leaders called this Thursday at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31 or Climate Summit) for international support for the "Blue Pacific Continent" to finance responses l…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:12:56Z
• Javier Milei spoke before business leaders and promised to bring the opening of the economy to 90%
  President Javier Milei spoke before business leaders at the Endeavor Argentina 2026 Gala, held this Thursday at Rut Haus in the city of Buenos Aires, following the release of October's inflation figur…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-13T00:11:44Z
• "What a pathetic display!": Ossandón exclaims over new uproar caused by the Republicans as the episode leads to a rupture on the right
  There are now so many deputies fined for outbursts during the debate on the 2027 Budget Law — a discussion that began on Monday and will run through Friday — that the Chamber of Deputies' presidin…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:11:38Z
• DR Congo doctors say Ebola cases growing
  Efforts to contain the outbreak are complicated by a shortage of beds at treatment centers, combined with logistical problems
  TASS russia 2026-11-13T00:11:24Z
• Nvidia chief Jensen Huang toppled by revelations of extramarital affairs
  Departure marks stunning end to three-decade tenure of executive who built chip company into an engine of the AI boom
  ft uk 2026-11-13T00:07:33Z
• Government extends fuel price freeze until March 31 and fiscal cost rises to US$1 billion
  The government submitted the bill that freezes fuel prices this Thursday. The aim of this initiative was to defuse the truckers' and transporters' protests. Initially, the proposal presented by the go…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:05:48Z
• Seoul shares start sharply higher following Nvidia's leadership change
  SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday desp...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-13T00:04:31Z
• Who could replace the departed Jensen Huang as Nvidia CEO?
  Chief financial officer Colette Kress to take over on interim basis but other names are in mix to be permanent successor The hunt is on for a new Nvidia CEO. It comes after a whirlwind week, which saw…
  Guardian uk 2026-11-13T00:03:57Z
• (URGENT) Seoul shares start higher following Nvidia's leadership change
  (END)
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-13T00:02:24Z
• CAP Group prepares sale of non-essential assets worth US$40 million to reduce debt
  The CAP Group is evaluating the sale of non-essential assets to raise US$40 million, amid strong financial pressure that for years has driven the company to seek mechanisms to reduce its debt. In thi…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:01:57Z
• The background information that Toesca provided to the contributors of Sartor and the deadlines for the sale of Azul Azul
  A series of new details regarding the wind-down process of the funds of the defunct Sartor AGF, which included everything from the sale of the controlling stake in Azul Azul to the payment of redempti…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:01:18Z
• Second world war ‘brain’ bunker in cliffs of Dover opens to public
  Hidden bunker, entered via a hatch in a field, controlled a gun battery used to attack German ships in Channel It has been kept secret for decades, buried four metres deep into the white cliffs of Dov…
  Guardian uk 2026-11-13T00:01:03Z
• Florencia Yáñez, president of the FEUC: "We will always seek to mobilize in order to have an impact on the discussion in Congress"
  This Friday, Florencia Yáñez takes office as president of the Student Federation of the Catholic University (FEUC), a position that for decades has served as a platform for political figures such as…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-13T00:00:46Z
• Iran war live: Riyadh, China discuss Houthis as group claims Aramco attacks
  Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drones heading for Riyadh as the rebel group claims attacks on energy facilities.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-13T00:00:26Z
• Is Indonesia’s new aircraft carrier worth its US$98,700 a day fuel cost?
  Indonesia’s fresh drills this month on its first and only aircraft carrier have refocused attention on the issue of whether the costly, ageing vessel is being put to good strategic use. The KRI Sriw…
  SCMP asia 2026-11-13T00:00:19Z
• Gov't holds first task force meeting to ease living costs for wage earners
  SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a...
  Yonhap asia 2026-11-13T00:00:02Z
• The U. S. Cut Cuba Off From the World’s Oil. Now It Runs on American Fuel.
  Growing American fuel shipments are keeping Cuba afloat after Trump’s oil embargo pushed the island to the brink of a humanitarian crisis.
  WSJ us 2026-11-13T00:00:00Z
• US and Ukraine say Europe will join next round of talks with Russia as Putin sticks to hardline stance
  'We cannot conclude this deal without Europeans being at the table,' US envoy Jared Kushner said on Thursday, adding that Putin was 'willing to give it a try.' The Russian leader also said he would no…
  Le Monde europe 2026-11-12T23:58:02Z
• COP31: Now for real?
  TO THE EDITOR: COP31 began with the hope that this time an agreement will be approved that explicitly establishes the need to minimize the burning of fossil fuels in the economy. Without euphemisms, a…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:58:00Z
• Argentina would have threatened the chief executive of a British oil company with prison over drilling in the Falklands
  At a time when Argentina has begun to intensify its rhetoric regarding the Falklands, Javier Milei's government threatened a British businessman involved in an offshore oil project in the islands with…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:57:41Z
• Fall of Fund E: how much the retroactive recalculation cushions the blow to pensions under programmed withdrawal
  Last week, the Pensions Superintendency published a circular in which it authorized AFPs in an unprecedented way to carry out "extraordinary recalculations" of the pensions of those who retired under …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:57:18Z
• Nothing is free
  MR. EDITOR: The truckers' strike over the diesel price increase deserves a prior clarification. The specific fuel tax is not just any tax. Like those on tobacco and alcohol, it is a corrective tax: it…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:56:00Z
• Vadhir Derbez obtains a new court order preventing his detention; he is accused of rape
  A federal judge granted Vadhir Derbez, son of comedian Eugenio Derbez, an immediate stay (suspension de plano) that prevents the Mexico City Attorney General's Office from executing the arrest warrant…
  El Universal latam 2026-11-12T23:54:42Z
• The new extramarital affairs that sealed the fate of Nvidia's CEO
  Nvidia magnate Jensen Huang resigned this Thursday following an investigation into his relationships with a suspected Chinese spy and with two of his subordinates at the company. The American magnate …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:54:26Z
• Danstar must not ask for permission
  MR. EDITOR: Argentina's foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, warned that the Chilean vessel "Danstar" must request authorization to head to the South Atlantic islands, alluding to Decree 256 signed in 2010…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:54:00Z
• FBI seizes $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency stolen from Binance in history’s largest heist
  The FBI seized over $1.2 billion in crypto stolen from Binance in history’s largest heist, blamed on a North Korean group.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T23:53:58Z
• Allen Says US Needs Stronger Export-Control Enforcement
  Michael Allen, Managing Director of Beacon Global Strategies and former special assistant to President George W. Bush in the National Security sector, thinks Congress needs to direct its questions to …
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T23:52:51Z
• Yemen’s Houthis renew strikes on Saudi Arabia as UNSC extends sanctions
  Saudi-led coalition intercepts flurry of suspected Houthi drones targeting oil and military infrastructure.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T23:52:38Z
• Repairs on streets in Viña del Mar
  SIR: While the decision to repair the already far too deteriorated streets in the City of Viña del Mar is excellent and very necessary, it is nonetheless worrying that two circumstances worthy of ana…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:52:00Z
• Karina Milei and Santilli met with Valdés in Corrientes over the PASO primaries and the El Niño emergency
  The national government revived political efforts to suspend or eliminate the PASO primaries next year. In that vein, Karina Milei and Diego Santilli arrived in Corrientes this Thursday, where they we…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T23:50:47Z
• After 16 days of waiting: opposition files constitutional accusation against Minister Rabat
  At 8:00 p.m. sharp, amid the Budget processing, and taking advantage of the fact that many deputies had signed up to speak on the Ministry of Housing budget item, the center-left and left caucuses car…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:50:22Z
• Witkoff, Kushner's plane takes off from Dublin — air traffic control
  The US president's special envoys held talks with Vladimir Zelenskyy
  TASS russia 2026-11-12T23:50:01Z
• Growth strategy
  SIR: Blame-seeking is part of our culture. Rather than holding an industry responsible for low growth, I would prefer that we ask ourselves what we are doing to recover our capacity to produce. If we …
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:50:00Z
• Senate committee commits to passing Tuesday the bill that will allow implementation of the agreement between the government and truckers
  Senate President Paulina Núñez announced this Thursday that the Upper Chamber will give immediate processing to the bill that will allow the implementation of the measures agreed between the governm…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:49:40Z
• Arrive early
  SIR: The underlying problem with the recent fuel price increases is not only their economic impact, but a persistent failure in risk communication: no one prepared the citizenry. The government's effo…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:48:00Z
• National Treasury identifies data leak of 30,000 registrations
  The National Treasury Secretariat identified unauthorized access to personal data in its technological environment, with exposure of information from approximately 30,000 registrations and about 4,000…
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-11-12T23:48:00Z
• The box office of the heart: the historic return of the Colombia National Team to heal the wounds of the earthquake in Cali
  Friendly match against Chile projects an economic impact of $10.5 billion and a charitable purpose for earthquake victims.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-11-12T23:47:24Z
• The Debrief: Lutnick Faces Scrutiny Over Chip Export Controls
  Bloomberg’s Mario Parker joined the show for, The Debrief, to discuss Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick facing scrutiny over what he knew about Nvidia and China, tensions inside the White House and …
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T23:46:08Z
• Pereira bid farewell to its most emblematic cultural venue
  The Santiago Londoño Londoño theater marked the history of the people of Pereira, but it will now be demolished due to the damage caused by the earthquake.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-11-12T23:45:20Z
• In a confrontation, two criminals are killed in Ocotlán, Jalisco; a woman was wounded in the crossfire
  Agents of the Mexican army repelled an armed aggression in the municipality of Ocotlán, Jalisco, which left two aggressors killed and a man of Honduran nationality detained. Through its X account, t…
  El Universal latam 2026-11-12T23:41:18Z
• Rep. Meeks Says Questions Remain Over Nvidia Warning
  Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) says he wants to know when former CEO Jensen Huang was informed by the US government that the woman he was having an affair with was allegedly involved in Chinese espionage a…
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T23:40:17Z
• Diesel price in Chile is almost 10% below the world average and is the fifth cheapest in the OECD
  The war between the United States and Iran, which began at the end of February, triggered a sharp increase in the price of oil worldwide and, consequently, in its refined products. Since the sharp in…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:40:00Z
• From prison, Lázaro Báez gave orders to exploit his seized assets
  A judicial investigation reconstructed the illicit framework through which businessman Lázaro Báez issued orders from a phone inside Ezeiza prison and was part of the "executive leadership" of an or…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T23:37:53Z
• White House weighs ousting Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary amid Nvidia controversy: Report
  White House weighs Lutnick's removal amid scrutiny over Nvidia chip exports to China.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-11-12T23:36:31Z
• Cindy Holscher wins in Kansas, holding governor's office for Democrats
  Holscher, a state senator, overcame a more well-known Republican who had Trump's endorsement in the state that has gone to the GOP in most other statewide races. (Image credit: Jim Vondruska)
  NPR us 2026-11-12T23:36:19Z
• RN and Evópoli deputies question the climate of confrontation in the Chamber and call on the ruling coalition to avoid provocations
  The caucus of National Renewal, Evópoli, and independents issued a public statement this Thursday rejecting the insults and disparagements by opposition parliamentarians against ministers of Presiden…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:36:17Z
• Ukrainian drones to replace Mavics pass testing, best models to be ordered for military
  The Brave1 defense innovation cluster, together with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, has tested reconnaissance drones of the Mavic type from nine Ukrainian manufacturers to assess whether the aircraf…
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-11-12T23:36:00Z
• Bessent Ties Attacks on French Fridges to Chinese AI Model
  A Chinese artificial intelligence model was used in recent hacks that disabled refrigerators in French supermarkets, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday.
  Bloomberg us 2026-11-12T23:35:18Z
• US lawmakers pile pressure on Howard Lutnick as Nvidia scandal widens
  Legislators demand Trump’s commerce secretary explain why he allowed chip sales to company linked to alleged Chinese spy
  ft uk 2026-11-12T23:35:11Z
• Scandal-hit Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang quits, plunging AI chipmaking giant into turmoil
  US lawmakers now want to question Huang over whether one of his alleged relationships was with a Chinese spy.
  BBC uk 2026-11-12T23:34:05Z
• Military intervention, embargo, and sanctions: what Trump put on the table regarding Cuba in his latest statement
  U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed this Thursday that he wants to "get the Cuba issue resolved" before leaving the White House in January 2029, in a new sign of the pressure his Administration is …
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T23:32:39Z
• Milei spoke after the inflation figure was released and said he will seek to bring the opening of the economy to "90%"
  President Javier Milei said this Thursday that the country currently has an openness coefficient of 30% and that he will seek to "bring it to 90%," in his first message after the release of the Octobe…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T23:31:54Z
• A new scenario for old politics
  What will remain of what León XIV illuminated, pointed out, questioned, and restored through everything he did, said, and the ways in which he did and said it during four pleasantly frenetic (or fren…
  La Nacion latam 2026-11-12T23:31:37Z
• Jensen Huang: The Fall of the World's Most Powerful CEO
  Jensen Huang's departure marks the beginning of trouble for Nvidia, a company that, while it proved capable of dominating the world of AI chips, has weak corporate governance. This is the classic prob…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:30:00Z
• Inconvenience: politicization of Codelco
  Codelco's management has highlighted the problems facing the company and the need to undertake a series of changes to put it in order. The company has been hit by findings that detected inflated produ…
  La Tercera latam 2026-11-12T23:30:00Z
• AI boom will lift Nvidia even after Huang’s exit, investors say
  Shares largely recovered by close of market Thursday as shareholders bought the dip and looked to group’s future without CEO
  ft uk 2026-11-12T23:26:26Z
• In Dublin it's frosty toward the EU envoy, but the E5 format is born with Italy
  Whirlwind of meetings with Witkoff and Kushner, 'multilateral table'. Meloni's pressure
  ANSA europe 2026-11-12T23:25:57Z
• SpaceX denies new restrictions on Starshield for Kiev troops — Axios
  Earlier, Vladimir Zelensky announced new significant disruptions in the Starshield system
  TASS russia 2026-11-12T23:25:01Z
• Teacher fired from school in Santa Catarina after photo in support of Lula
  A teacher was fired this week from Colégio Unificado, in the city of Itajaí (SC), after posting a photo in which she and other employees made the "L" gesture with their hands in support of reelected…
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-11-12T23:25:00Z
• Distancing from Bullrich grows within the Government, and an unprecedented consensus has emerged in Milei's inner circle
  After Pope Leo XIV's visit to Argentina, the Government faces the dilemma of how to resume its relationship with Senator Patricia Bullrich, who in recent months has chained together a series of distan…
  Infobae latam 2026-11-12T23:24:29Z
• SpaceX to invest $74B into data center construction projects in Texas, Arizona
  Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to invest more than $74 billion into building two data centers in Texas and Arizona, the company announced Thursday, marketing them as projects that will boost local communi…
  The Hill us 2026-11-12T23:24:15Z
• Russian court jails rights lawyer for 12 years on treason charge
  Prosecutors say the woman shared security details with Ukraine, while her lawyers argue the information was not secret.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-11-12T23:18:50Z