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Montevideo, November 21st 2025 - 08:47 UTC

Stories for November 1st 2025

  • Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei holds private dinner with Macri as key ministers resign

    The meeting between Macri and Milei was shadowed by the snap Cabinet reshuffle

    President Javier Milei and former President Mauricio Macri held a private dinner at the Olivos presidential residence on Friday night. The gathering was shadowed by Guillermo Francos and Lisandro Catalán announcing their resignations as Cabinet Chief and Interior Minister, respectively.

  • Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Francos resigns – Adorni takes over

    Francos' departure also led to the resignation of his close associate, Interior Minister Lisandro Catalán

    The 74-year-old Guillermo Francos resigned on Friday as Argentina's Cabinet Chief, effective immediately. He will be replaced by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni, marking the start of a significant restructuring within the Javier Milei administration following the October 26 midterm elections. Adorni is slated to be sworn in on Monday.

  • Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Presidents of Chile and South Korea agree to deepen ties

    Lee and Boric pledged to combine South Korea's technology with Chile's energy and mineral resources. Photo: Presidency of Chile

    South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung and his Chilean counterpart, Gabriel Boric Font, met on Friday in Gyeongju (South Korea), on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in various key sectors.

  • Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Brazil's job creation falters interannually

    High interest rates amid an economic slowdown have been singled out as the main cause for this retraction

    According to Brazil's General Registry of Employed and Unemployed Workers (Caged) under the Labor Ministry, 213,002 formal jobs were added in September after subtracting the number of layoffs from that of hirings.

  • Saturday, November 1st 2025 - 09:58 UTC

    Trump denies imminent attack on Venezuela

    Both Trump and Rubio said Washington had no such plans

    US President Donald Trump on Friday denied that his administration was planning military attacks against Venezuela, contradicting reports from major US media outlets in this regard citing anonymous sources.