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Montevideo, December 15th 2025 - 14:54 UTC

Stories for 2025

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula and Trump discuss organized crime and trade tariffs

    Both leaders agreed to speak again soon to review the progress of these initiatives

    Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Donald Trump of the United States held a 40-minute telephone conversation on Tuesday, focusing on boosting joint efforts to combat international organized crime and the further reduction of US tariffs on Brazilian goods.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:39 UTC

    What are the conditions Maduro offered Trump? The keys behind US president’s ultimatum

    The Venezuelan president was reportedly willing to step down, but only under a set of political and judicial guarantees that Washington deemed unacceptable

    Amid an unprecedented military buildup and the formal designation of Venezuela’s so-called Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Nicolás Maduro “will do it,” when asked whether the Venezuelan leader had offered to step down. At the same press conference, Trump announced that US ground operations against “narcoterrorists” in Venezuela would begin “very soon,” adding: “We know where they live. We know where the bad guys live.” His comments come as more details emerge of a phone call in which, according to Reuters and France 24, Maduro reportedly laid out specific conditions for leaving office.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Vote count flips in Honduras after interruption

    Nasralla (in the pic) is now slightly ahead of Asfura

    Honduras' presidential race saw a lead change Tuesday as election officials resumed counting votes following accusations of US interference and the highly controversial pardon of a former Honduran president by Donald Trump.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Argentine gov't undertakes cleansing of second-tier officials

    Adorni's grip in Milei's administration is expanding

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni undertook a significant restructuring of second-tier officials following recent cabinet changes, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Only 10 of Boliviana de Aviación’s 20 aircraft operational

    Despite rumors, BoA will not be privatized, it was explained

    Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) General Manager Juan José Galvarro confirmed Tuesday that the state-owned airline is operating with only half of its fleet, leading to severe disruptions across its domestic and international network.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 09:53 UTC

    Argentina launches 2025/26 Summer Antarctic Campaign

    The Almirante Irízar is the campaign's flagship

    Argentina has formally commenced its 2025/26 Summer Antarctic Campaign (CAV), a massive, multi-faceted operation integrating logistics, scientific research, and infrastructure development in one of the planet’s most challenging environments.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 08:35 UTC

    UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035, next decade Policy Paper

    The Discovery Building at the BAS Rothera Research Station (Pic BAS)

    The strategy document sets out the UK's approach to the Antarctic over the next decade, It can be read at,UK Antarctic Strategy to 2035

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:27 UTC

    Peru: Presidential candidate Belaúnde survives armed attack

    Belaúnde said his survival was nothing short of a miracle

    Peruvian Presidential candidate Rafael Belaúnde of the Popular Freedom party survived an armed attack on Tuesday in Cerro Azul, a town 147 kilometers south of Lima, sustaining only minor scratches from broken glass.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC

    Colombian prosecutors want President's son arrested

    The president's son has previously faced judicial restrictions, including a ban on leaving his city of residence

    Colombian prosecutors formally requested on Tuesday that Nicolás Petro Burgos, the eldest son of President Gustavo Petro, be placed in preventive detention on charges of alleged money laundering and illicit enrichment.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 03:18 UTC

    AIHomeworkHelper Review: What We Learned From Testing It

    AIHomeworkHelper works like a private tutor that never gets tired and doesn’t mind repeating a concept until it clicks

    Some homework problems make you stop and wonder if the topic has quietly changed while you weren’t looking. You try a few steps, reread the instructions, and still end up stuck. That’s usually when you start searching for something (anything) that can make the task feel doable.