Airport Infrastructure & Fees: Argentina approved an 18-year extension of Aeropuertos Argentina’s airport concession, pushing the end date to Feb. 2056 and backing an estimated $7.3B investment plan, including $600M in direct operator spending and a domestic passenger fee increase to $9 from Jan. 1, 2027. Caribbean Culture: The Caribbean lost calypso icon The Mighty Sparrow, whose decades of music blended entertainment with social and political commentary across the region and diaspora. Cuba at the UN: Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez led an extensive UN General Assembly agenda in New York, including multiple multilateral interventions and bilateral meetings, briefing officials on Cuba’s humanitarian situation amid the US energy blockade. Human Rights Funding Fight: A report says the Trump administration is steering $175M+ from its flagship human rights fund toward ideologically aligned awards, including anti-communism and other rightwing-linked programs, drawing criticism over interference concerns. False Viral Claim: A widely shared Facebook video claiming the Somali Red Sea “dried up” was debunked as footage from an Indian shipbreaking yard. ICE Case in Texas: US prosecutors charged Venezuelan migrant Wilber Garcés after an ICE operation where he was shot and later accused of assaulting and resisting a federal agent. Colombia Money Laundering Probe: Colombian police arrested TikTok influencer Michelle Jamileth Macias Penarrieta and her mother in a suspected $25.8M laundering scheme tied to Ecuadorian cartel leader Adolfo “Fito” Macias. Panama Mining Decision Path: Panama’s government is set to recommend restarting the suspended Cobre Panama mine via a state partnership with First Quantum, after a Supreme Court ruling and major job and tax impacts from the 2023 shutdown.