Stories for 2025

Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 12:26 UTC
Senator Uribe Turbay's father picks up his son's baton

The 79-year-old Miguel Uribe Londoño, father of the Colombian slain Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, announced Friday that he would fill his son's vacancy within the conservative Centro Democrático's presidential primaries. Uribe Turbay died on August 11 after being shot during a campaign event in June.
Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 12:15 UTC
Amazonia Summit countries pass Bogotá Declaration

Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela on Friday approved the Bogotá Declaration, a document that establishes a unified position for COP30, scheduled for November 10-21 in Belém do Pará, Brazil.
Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 11:52 UTC
Maduro says Venezuela is an impregnable homeland

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Friday insisted before the National Assembly (Parliament) that his country was an “impregnable homeland,” which “nothing and no one will touch.” He also underlined that true wealth lay in “moral, spiritual, and ethical” values.
Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 10:51 UTC
Brazil's STF votes again to convict Congresswoman Zambelli

Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) decided on Friday (22) by 9 votes to 2 to convict Federal Congresswoman Carla Zambelli (PL-SP) to five years and three months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm and illegal coercion with the use of a firearm.
Saturday, August 23rd 2025 - 09:37 UTC
Uruguay marks centenary of Legislative Palace with new LED lighting

Montevideo inaugurated on Friday a modern lighting system for the Legislative Palace as part of the celebrations marking the building’s 100th anniversary. More than 250 LED lights have been installed on the exterior, featuring energy-efficient technology and automated control.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:50 UTC
Brazil: Over 350 dead Magellanic penguins found

Over 350 Magellanic penguins were found lifeless along the coast of Ilha Comprida in São Paulo, Brazil, the Cananéia Research Institute (IPeC) announced this week. The birds, discovered over four consecutive days, were in an advanced state of decomposition, which made it impossible to determine the exact cause of death.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:31 UTC
Milei's govt hit by string of setbacks

Argentine President Javier Milei has been suffering a series of setbacks this week after the Lower House overturned his veto of the Disability Emergency Law, followed by a slumping trade surplus projection and a sharp drop in wholesale transactions amid mounting corruption scandals.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 20:01 UTC
Paraguay declares Cartel de los Soles a “terrorist organization”

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has signed a decree officially declaring the Cartel de los Soles an “international terrorist organization,” it was announced in Asunción. The Government argued that the measure highlighted its commitment to fighting transnational crime and protecting national sovereignty.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:46 UTC
Colombia: Terrorist attack leaves 6 dead and over 70 wounded

At least six civilians were killed and 71 other people were wounded following an explosion Thursday at the Marco Fidel Suárez Colombian Air Force Base in Cali, caused by an attack with cylinder bombs thrown from a truck, which missed the military facilities and hit a nearby street, damaging homes and vehicles and injuring people, including passengers on a bus.
Friday, August 22nd 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Grau becomes Chile's new Finance Minister

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font on Thursday appointed Nicolás Grau, previously the Economy Minister, as the new Minister of Finance, following Mario Marcel's resignation earlier in the day. Meanwhile, Álvaro García was chosen to replace Grau. Ignacia Fernández, former Undersecretary of Agriculture, took over as Minister of Agriculture in lieu of Esteban Valenzuela.