Stories for December 2025

Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:27 UTC
Venezuela reactivates Panama flight despite US “airspace closure”

In a move to preserve international connectivity amid escalating regional tensions, Venezuelan carrier Rutaca Airlines officially resumed commercial service between the city of Barquisimeto and Panama City on Sunday.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:23 UTC
Trump picks Special Ops Veteran for Southcom Chief post

US President Donald Trump has nominated Marine Corps Lieutenant General Francis “Frank” L. Donovan to head the US Southern Command (Southcom), the Pentagon confirmed Friday.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC
CFK recovering after emergency surgery

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is recovering at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires following successful emergency surgery for acute appendicitis. The 72-year-old Peronist leader, who is currently serving a six-year sentence under house arrest, was rushed to the medical facility on Saturday afternoon after experiencing severe abdominal pain.
Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC
Uruguay and HIF reach agreement for green hydrogen complex

The Government of Uruguay and the multinational firm HIF Global have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a synthetic fuels project in the department (province) of Paysandú, representing a record-breaking investment of over US$5.3 billion.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Mercosur leaders shift to “constructive patience” after EU FTA delay

Following decades of negotiations and a high-stakes “now or never” deadline set for this week, the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) bloc has officially adopted a stance of cautious optimism after the European Union (EU) failed to secure the necessary internal mandate to sign the historic Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Saturday.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:26 UTC
Bolivia faces indefinite strike to protest end of fuel subsidies

Bolivia's powerful labor and transport unions confirmed they would launch an indefinite national strike starting Monday after President Rodrigo Paz Pereira vowed that Supreme Decree 5503, eliminating decades-old fuel subsidies, was a “non-negotiable” starting point for his administration.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 10:20 UTC
Falklands Fire and Rescue Service member attends top specialized training in UK

The Falkland Islands Fire and Rescue Service welcomed back Marc from his 8-week Firefighter Development training program at The Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh a few weeks ago.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 09:58 UTC
De Moraes okays Bolsonaro's surgery, but not at home recuperation time

Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes on Friday authorized former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily leave prison to undergo surgery. However, the magistrate flatly denied a request for the former president to serve the remainder of his sentence under humanitarian house arrest, citing a history of non-compliance and a high flight risk.
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 09:46 UTC
Integration Bridge between Paraguay and Brazil opened to traffic

The Brazil-Paraguay Integration Bridge was officially opened to vehicle traffic on Friday during a ceremony attended by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. His Paraguayan counterpart, Santiago Peña, intends to hold a separate event on Saturday on his country's side of the structure linking Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) to Presidente Franco (Paraguay).
Saturday, December 20th 2025 - 09:34 UTC
Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra hospitalized

Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was rushed from the Barbadillo prison to the Ate Vitarte - EsSalud hospital on Friday after suffering a severe hypertensive crisis and physical decompensation. The medical emergency occurred just days after Vizcarra began serving a 14-year sentence for corruption.