Stories for 2025

Monday, October 20th 2025 - 21:45 UTC
Argentina and US finalize currency swap deal

The United States and Argentina formalized a US$20 billion currency swap agreement just days before Argentina's national legislative elections next Sunday.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Paz wins Bolivia's presidental runoff

Rodrigo Paz won Sunday's runoff and will become Bolivia's next president. With 97% of the ballots counted, the center-right senator secured 54.5% of the vote, defeating former right-wing president Jorge Tuto Quiroga, who received 45.4%.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:50 UTC
Trump confirms new tariffs for Colombia

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that the US was preparing to announce significant tariffs on Colombia, following the Republican leader's decision to suspend financial aid to the South American country due to its alleged inaction in the fight against drug trafficking
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:41 UTC
IAPA finds deteriorating conditions for reporters in Paraguay and Venezuela

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), at the close of its 81st General Assembly, released a report highlighting “persistent serious challenges” to freedom of expression in Paraguay. It also noted that 80 digital news portals were blocked in Venezuela, including CNN, NTN24, and Infobae.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:01 UTC
Global public debt nearing historic high, IMF finds

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiscal Monitor report warned that global public debt was nearing a historic high, projected to exceed 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2029. In Latin America, the report identified Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay as the countries with the highest levels of debt.
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:56 UTC
Retail sales plunge in Argentina even for Mother's Day gifts

Waning retail sales in Argentina, even in the wake of Sunday's Mother's Day celebrations, reflected the country's ongoing crisis just one week before the Oct. 26 midterms, according to a survey conducted by the Argentine Confederation of Medium-Sized Enterprises (CAME).
Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:34 UTC
Lula favors independent Latin America against foreign bullying

In Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's view, joint education projects involving all Latin American countries would ensure greater independence for the region and prevent “presidents of other countries” from bullying him.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Argentine markets remained unconvinced despite US help

Despite interventions from the United States Treasury, financial tensions continue to escalate in Argentina just over a week before the Oct. 26 midterms. The wholesale dollar recorded its biggest daily rise on Friday in almost six weeks, closing at AR$1,450, a 3.5% increase. It briefly reached an intraday high of AR$1,475, putting it just 2.5% below the floating band ceiling of AR$1,489.10.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 10:17 UTC
Trump against supplying more missiles to Ukraine

US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian colleague, Volodymyr Zelensky, that he was reluctant to deliver Tomahawk long-range missiles to Kyiv. He made those remarks during a meeting at the White House. The Ukrainian government considers these supplies vital for attacking military and energy infrastructure deep within Russian territory.
Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Missing FACh helicopter found - one crewmember dies

Chile's Air Force (FACh) confirmed on Friday that it had located the MH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that had gone missing the previous afternoon in the Southern Ice Fields sector of the Aysén region, with four crew members on board.