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Montevideo, July 31st 2026 - 16:10 UTC

Stories for July 11th 2026

  • Saturday, July 11th 2026 - 07:19 UTC

    Trump threatens Iran with '1,000 missiles' over alleged assassination plot

    The message came after reports that Israel shared intelligence with Washington about an alleged new Iranian plan to kill Trump

    US President Donald Trump warned that “1,000 missiles” are armed and aimed at Iran, ready to strike the country should Tehran attempt to assassinate him, in a message posted on his social network that raises tension with the Islamic Republic amid an already ongoing military escalation.

  • Saturday, July 11th 2026 - 07:00 UTC

    Four held in Ecuador over migrant-smuggling network to the United States

    Ecuador has stepped up cooperation with US agencies on security and migration control in recent months

    Ecuador's police arrested four people, including a serving officer and a former immigration-control official, accused of belonging to an alleged network dedicated to smuggling migrants to the United States, the institution said. The arrests were made in simultaneous operations in the provinces of Pichincha, Tungurahua, Carchi and Santa Elena.