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Montevideo, December 1st 2025 - 19:47 UTC

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  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 09:38 UTC

    Syrian President meets with Trump at White House

    Al-Sharaa wants Trump to help Syria transition to an ally in the Middle East

    US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, marking the first official visit by a Syrian head of state since the 1940s and signifying a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the new Middle Eastern leader.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 08:54 UTC

    SCOTUS rejects challenge to same-sex marriage ruling

    The Court’s denial of the case temporarily leaves the Obergefell precedent intact

    The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday upheld its landmark 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide by rejecting an attempt by a former Kentucky county clerk to overturn the ruling. The justices, operating with a 6-3 conservative majority, declined to take up the controversial case, avoiding direct engagement with the issue three and a half years after overturning federal abortion rights.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Deal reached in US Senate to end longest-ever Gov't shutdown

    A few formalities were still pending after the deal, it was reported in Washington DC

    A bipartisan agreement was struck in the Senate on Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, a 40-day impasse that has crippled federal agencies and left hundreds of thousands of civil servants without pay.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Milei promotes Argentina's business climate at NY event

    Milei's event at the Council of the Americas drew attendees from major business firms

    Argentine President Javier Milei concluded his trip to the United States on Friday, spending the day in New York, where he met with high-profile business leaders and made a significant personal visit to a revered religious site.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:19 UTC

    Milei criticizes Mamdani and praises Trump

    Milei described his recent Oct. 26 election win as a “plebiscite for two models of the country”

    In his appearance on Thursday at the America Business Forum in Miami, Argentine President Javier Milei seized the opportunity to lambast New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, praise his US colleague Donald Trump, and seek investments for his country. Milei described his own electoral victory as a mandate for capitalist reform.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    US Senate rejects resolution to curb Trump’s military actions in Venezuela

    The proposal, drafted by Senators Tim Kaine, Adam Schiff, and Republican Rand Paul, aimed to reaffirm Congress’s authority as the only body empowered to declare war

    The US Senate, controlled by Republicans, rejected on Thursday a bipartisan resolution that sought to block President Donald Trump from launching military operations in Venezuela without congressional approval. The measure was defeated 51 to 49, with only two Republican senators siding with Democrats.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

    Trump intensifies pressure on Maduro after Senate refuses to limit his military powers

    Trump defended the US military’s extrajudicial strikes. “We’re blowing up cartel terrorists linked to Maduro’s regime”

    Despite the legislative setback, President Donald Trump continues to escalate his campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom he accuses of leading a regional narcotics network.

  • Thursday, November 6th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Ecuador's Noboa hosts US Homeland Security Secretary to discuss cooperation

    It was Noem's second trip to Ecuador this year

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa met on Wednesday with US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at the former Eloy Alfaro military base in Manta, Manabí province. The meeting aimed to advance bilateral cooperation against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, with a focus on assessing technological and infrastructural capabilities.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 20:52 UTC

    Lula enacts law designating Belém as capital of Brazil during COP30

    Lula will travel to the Celac-EU summit in Colombia before returning to Belém

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed into law a bill making Belém, in the state of Pará, the capital of the South American country for the duration of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) between Nov. 11 and 21. The measure has been published in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    New York City to have its first Muslim Mayor ever

    Born in Uganda and of Indian origin, Mamdani ran on a platform promising to reduce the cost of living for ordinary New Yorkers

    The Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the new Mayor of New York City, defeating independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani, 34, a socialist and open opponent of President Donald Trump, will be New York's youngest mayor since 1892 and its first Muslim mayor.