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Montevideo, August 12th 2026 - 01:34 UTC

Stories for 2026

  • Saturday, June 27th 2026 - 09:45 UTC

    UK sends a 68-strong search and rescue team and £2 million in aid to Venezuela

    The UK's International Search and Rescue team, made up of 68 personnel and six specialist dogs, departed from Brize Norton on a RAF aircraft to assist in locating and rescuing people

    The United Kingdom on Friday deployed a specialist search and rescue team of 68 people and announced an initial £2 million (about $2.7 million) in humanitarian funding to support the response to the earthquakes that devastated north-central Venezuela, where the latest official toll exceeds 580 dead and 2,900 injured.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2026 - 09:43 UTC

    Repsol, Ecopetrol and 17 other oil firms cleared for Brazil's next pre-salt auction

    The ANP clarified that inclusion on the list does not mean the companies will submit bids

    Nineteen oil companies, among them Spain's Repsol and Colombia's Ecopetrol, have been cleared to bid in the upcoming auction of licenses to partner with the Brazilian State in the exploitation of hydrocarbons in the pre-salt, the country's main crude reserve. The list was released on Friday by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), following its publication in the Official Gazette.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2026 - 09:28 UTC

    Falklands' annual reception in London celebrates the Islands' sporting culture

    Roberts said the event allowed her to meet with members of parliament and peers from the United Kingdom, as well as with members of the diplomatic community and the sporting sector

    The Falkland Islands Government held its annual parliamentary reception in London on Tuesday, an event that brought together some 200 guests and was dedicated to the role of sport in the archipelago's community life, ahead of the Commonwealth Games that begin next month in Glasgow. The gathering took place on the Terrace Pavilion of the House of Commons.

  • Saturday, June 27th 2026 - 09:21 UTC

    Venezuela's earthquake toll rises to at least 920 dead as rescuers race against time

    Despite the time elapsed, teams were still rescuing people alive

    The number of victims from the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday rose to at least 920 dead and 3,360 injured, according to the toll given on Friday by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, who specified that at least 172 people remain trapped under the rubble. Rescue teams worked against the clock more than 48 hours after the quakes, as the chances of finding survivors narrowed.

  • Friday, June 26th 2026 - 14:09 UTC

    Falkland Islanders urge Canada to back their self-determination at the OAS assembly

    The British Overseas Territory, located in the South Atlantic, is claimed by Argentina, which occupied it for ten weeks in 1982 before being driven out by a British naval task force

    The Falkland Islands Government has called on Canada to use the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held this week in Panama, to publicly support the Islanders' right to self-determination. Last week, two members of the archipelago's Legislative Assembly traveled to Ottawa to meet with Global Affairs officials, members of parliament and senators, in search of support.

  • Friday, June 26th 2026 - 13:52 UTC

    Venezuela's quake death toll climbs to 589 as the rescue window narrows

    The World Health Organization recalled that the first 72 hours are decisive for finding victims alive

    The number of victims from the twin earthquake that struck north-central Venezuela on Wednesday rose to at least 589 dead and 2,980 injured, according to the toll given on Friday by acting President Delcy Rodríguez, who warned that the figure would keep rising. Rescue teams worked against the clock through the rubble as the first 72 hours —considered critical for finding survivors— drew to a close.

  • Friday, June 26th 2026 - 13:30 UTC

    Falklands representatives take the Islanders' case for self-determination to the UN

    Dorothy “Dot” Gould and Michael Goss, addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, known as the Committee of 24 (C24), on June 25,

    Two members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Dorothy “Dot” Gould and Michael Goss, addressed the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation, known as the Committee of 24 (C24), on June 25, where they defended the right to self-determination of the archipelago's inhabitants and renewed their invitation for the body to send a visiting mission to the Islands, something that has never happened since the UN began considering the question in 1965.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 22:13 UTC

    The EU deal's quota split will dominate the Mercosur summit as Uruguay takes the helm

    The agreement's commercial chapter entered provisionally into force on May 1, after more than 25 years of negotiations

    The internal distribution of export quotas under the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union will dominate much of the debate at the bloc's summit of heads of state, to be held on June 30 in Asunción, where Paraguay will hand over the six-month presidency to Uruguay. The meeting coincides with the 35th anniversary of the Treaty of Asunción, the bloc's founding charter.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:51 UTC

    Fishermen film the first seconds of Venezuela's earthquake from the sea off La Guaira

    In the video the reaction of the fishermen and an unusual movement of the boats can be seen during the first seconds of the quake

    A group of fishermen working off the coast of La Guaira state captured on video the moment when the two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that shook Venezuela began on Wednesday and that, according to the latest official toll, left at least 164 dead and 971 injured. The footage, shared on social media, became one of the most widely circulated records of the catastrophe.

  • Thursday, June 25th 2026 - 21:10 UTC

    The Falklands question “must be considered in the light of the wishes of the people who live there”

    The decision to pursue hydrocarbon development was a democratic choice by the people of the Falklands alone, and “this is an integral part of the Islanders’ right of self- determination”.

    The question of the Falkland Islands must be considered in light of the wishes of the people who live there. The Islanders have the right to determine their own political future, and they have expressed that choice clearly and democratically, pointed out Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Collins speaking during the 56th regular session of the OAS General Assembly in Panama City, Panama.