Stories for 2025

Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:24 UTC
Chile's Boric also finds attack on Iran disrespectful of international law

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font expressed his utmost rejection to the United States' bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities (Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan), which – he claimed – violated international law.
Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Uruguay condemns Saturday's US strikes on Iranian soil

Uruguay's government of President Yamandú Orsi expressed deep concern over the recent US airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, citing a dangerous escalation of violence in the Middle East. Montevideo's Foreign Ministry condemned actions threatening international peace and security, noting that the use of force is regulated by international law and the UN Charter, while highlighting the risk of radiological leakage. Hence, all parties were urged to cease hostilities, protect civilians, and resume dialogue for a peaceful resolution.
Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:11 UTC
Brazil against attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities

The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly condemned the recent military attacks by Israel and the United States on Iranian nuclear facilities, labeling them as violations of the Asian country's sovereignty and international law.
Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC
Bolivia says US attacks on Iran were “arbitrary”

Bolivia's President Luis Arce Catacora and the South American country's government condemned the US military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, calling them an “arbitrary attack” that violates international law and the UN Charter.
Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 02:23 UTC
Solana ETF Filings Updated as Firms Respond to SEC

A handful of investment houses have filed fresh paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC to launch exchange-traded funds ETFs tied to Solana, the blockchain-backed token that has pulled in a loyal following over the last few years. The flurry of filings followed the SEC’s thumbs-up for Ethereum spot ETFs and set off renewed chatter about similar products tied to other cryptocurrencies.
Sunday, June 22nd 2025 - 07:26 UTC
US obliterates Iran's nuclear capabilities, Trump says after attack

US President Donald Trump announced Saturday that warplanes from his country, including B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, conducted “massive precision strikes” that “obliterated” three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. The operation, carried out at about 2.30 am Iranian time on Sunday, involved bunker-buster bombs to penetrate the heavily fortified Fordow site, located 300 feet underground.
Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:58 UTC
Flag Day showcases rift between Milei and Vilarruel

The June 20 National Flag Day commemorating another anniversary of General Manuel Belgrano's passing further showcased the rift between Argentine President Javier Milei and Vice President Victoria Villarruel, who appeared at different celebrations hundreds of kilometers apart.
Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:57 UTC
Uruguayan troops returning from Congo on July 3

The Uruguayan Government of President Yamandú Orsi arranged with the United Nations (UN) that the peacekeeping troops from the South American country, numbering between 190 and 200, would be returning from their mission in Congo on July 3, Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced Friday in Montevideo.
Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Tattooing or piercing pets becomes a federal offense in Brazil

Starting this week, Brazilian animal owners who have their domestic pets tattooed or pierced for aesthetic purposes face between two and five years in prison, in addition to a fine, plus losing custody of the animal. The penalty also applies to anyone allowing this to happen and is aggravated if the animal dies in the process or as a result thereof.
Saturday, June 21st 2025 - 10:51 UTC
CFK sends crowds away from her home and delivers a recorded message

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner told her followers Friday in a recorded message from her house arrest in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Constitución that Security Minister Patricia Bullrich was seeking “to provoke chaos” and insisted that Javier Milei's policies could collapse sooner or later.