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Montevideo, August 11th 2026 - 22:45 UTC

Stories for 2026

  • Friday, July 24th 2026 - 07:00 UTC

    Six candidates to lead the UN debate in the General Assembly with no clear front-runner

    The common thread across the interventions was the need to restore the credibility of an organization facing financial strains and largely absent from negotiations over the world's major conflicts

    The six contenders to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations set out their proposals on Thursday in a debate held in the General Assembly Hall, a week before the formal start of the selection process. For nearly two hours they answered questions from diplomats, UN staff, and civil society representatives, in a publicly broadcast session.

  • Friday, July 24th 2026 - 06:48 UTC

    Family of murdered journalist urges Paraguay to comply with Inter-American Court ruling

    The family also said it had proposed holding the official act of acknowledgment of responsibility at the site of the killing, a proposal that was not accepted

    The widow and children of Paraguayan journalist Santiago Leguizamón, murdered in 1991, have called on the state to fully comply with the ruling in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Paraguay responsible for failing to properly investigate the crime. The demand was voiced on Monday at a ceremony beside the monument honoring the broadcaster in Pedro Juan Caballero, on the border with Brazil, convened by the family, the Paraguayan Journalists' Union, and the Human Rights Coordinating Body, with backing from the International Federation of Journalists.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 22:37 UTC

    World Bank estimates $19.6 billion in earthquake damage in Venezuela

    The disaster struck a country with a poverty rate above 76% and an economy that contracted sharply over the past decade, in a period marked by US sanctions

    The twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 caused an estimated $19.6 billion in direct physical damage, according to a preliminary assessment published on Thursday by the World Bank. The figure is equivalent to about 18% of the country's gross domestic product, based on International Monetary Fund data.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 22:33 UTC

    US rebuilds its tariff wall with forced-labor levies on 60 economies

    The levies are applied under Section 301 of the 1974 trade law, which allows a response to unfair trade practices following an investigation

    The United States imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, which together account for about 99% of its imports, over what the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) described as their failure to adopt and effectively enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measures, announced on Thursday, took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, at the same moment the 10% universal tariff in place since February expired.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 07:34 UTC

    New York judge sets June 2027 for the start of Maduro and Cilia Flores's trial

    Maduro, 63, is charged with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices

    Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein set June 1, 2027, as the preliminary start date for the trial of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the narcoterrorism case they face in the United States. The decision came on Wednesday during the case's third hearing before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which lasted only a few minutes.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 07:34 UTC

    Wes Streeting appointed UK Defence Secretary; ‘disappointment’ with removal of Dan Jarvis, responsible for DIP

    “With John Healey now looking after the money, Wes Streeting can focus on the vital Defence Reforms necessary to deliver.”

    Former Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has been appointed by Prime Minister Andy Burnham as the new UK Defense Secretary, replacing Dan Jarvis who has taken the job when John Healey resigned last June.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 02:00 UTC

    Stephen Doughty confirmed as Minister of State for Overseas Territories

    Minister Doughty during a meeting in London with MLA Roger Spink

    Stephen Doughty MP has been confirmed at Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Until 21 July 2026 and from 8 July 2024 he was previously Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories in the FCDO.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 01:57 UTC

    Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, no friend of “Trumpism”, White House

    Miliband’s political positions have frequently put him at odds with the White House: he led opposition within the National Security Council to the use of UK bases for US bombers

    Reports from the United States indicate the White House has raised concerns about UK Premier Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint Ed Miliband as foreign secretary, amid warnings from the Donald Trump administration that he could create tensions in the UK-US relationship, according to reports Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 22:26 UTC

    Report says Trump is pushing Infantino to lead the UN

    According to those sources, Trump believes the football official, 56, who holds dual Swiss and Italian nationality, is “respected by everyone around the world”

    US President Donald Trump is promoting FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a candidate to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, according to the New York Post, which cited anonymous sources close to the White House. The information has not been officially confirmed by the US government or FIFA, and Infantino himself has not commented publicly.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 22:13 UTC

    A young Falkland Islander will represent the islands at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Sydney

    Lee is a Falkland Islands student currently studying veterinary nursing in the United Kingdom and serves as a junior ambassador for the islands (Pic FB)

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly announced that Jessica Lee will represent the territory at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, to be held from July 26 to 31 in Sydney, hosted by the Parliament of New South Wales, Australia.