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Montevideo, October 12th 2026 - 06:11 UTC

Stories for 2026

  • Friday, July 10th 2026 - 08:55 UTC

    PAHO warns Venezuela quake health emergency has entered critical phase

    Photo: Maxwell Briceno / REUTERS

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Thursday that the health emergency stemming from the earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24 has entered a critical stage and is “far from over,” with the focus on preventing disease outbreaks among the displaced population. According to the official toll cited by the organization, as of July 8 the quakes had left 3,811 people dead and 16,740 injured.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 16:52 UTC

    YPF plans to drill off Uruguay in 2027, says potential could top Vaca Muerta

    “This could be much bigger than Vaca Muerta, it could yield millions and millions of barrels of production,” the executive projected

    Argentina's state oil company YPF plans to begin exploratory drilling of an offshore block off the coast of Uruguay between late 2027 and early 2028, its chairman and chief executive, Horacio Marín, confirmed, saying the area holds potential that, if confirmed, could surpass the Vaca Muerta unconventional field.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 16:23 UTC

    Falklands planning business delegation to Uruguay to buy construction materials, ‘costs the crux of the issue”

    The kind of products needed in the Islands are certainly available in Uruguayan terms of construction materials as well as normal every day goods and provisions

    Talks are continuing over a potential Falkland Islands business delegation to Uruguay later this year. Organized by Falkland Islands Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce, the visit would connect Falklands businesses with Uruguayan suppliers. The issue was discussed with Sam Cockwell, Strategic Projects Manager at the Falklands Development Corporation, FIDC

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 16:12 UTC

    Milei says Argentina is 'diametrically opposite' to the country he inherited in 2023

    Milei reviewed what he considered the achievements of his administration and asked the governors present to “renew their votes” and ratify the Pacto de Mayo

    Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday that the country is “diametrically opposite” to the one he inherited when he took office in December 2023, during the vigil marking the 210th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, held at the Historic House in San Miguel de Tucumán.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 14:23 UTC

    Falklands lawmaker meets UK Conservative leader during Westminster visit

    Engagement with the main British political forces is a routine practice for Falklands representatives, who seek to preserve cross-party support for the principle of self-determination

    A member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Cheryl Roberts, met on Tuesday in Westminster with the leader of the UK opposition and of the Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, as part of a round of political engagements in the United Kingdom.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 05:03 UTC

    Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts

    Between the start and middle of the week, the instability extends toward the Chubut mountain range and parts of Río Negro and Neuquén

    The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the most severe weather. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) has kept warnings in place for rain, snow and strong winds in the far south.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 04:57 UTC

    Court orders Argentina to restore Cristina Kirchner's widow's pension

    The reinstatement covers only the pension derived from the death of former President Néstor Kirchner

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will again receive, starting in August, a widow's pension of about 15.7 million pesos gross per month (around 12,000 dollars at the official exchange rate), following a court injunction that ordered the benefit provisionally reinstated after it was suspended in late 2024 in the wake of her corruption conviction.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2026 - 04:13 UTC

    Cuba details business reforms opening private firms to foreign investment

    Among the changes, authorities will allow the creation of larger private firms, with no size limit, and let a single person own more than one company

    The Cuban government on Wednesday set out the scope of measures on the management model for its state and private economic actors, part of a package of 176 reforms approved in June by the National Assembly with the stated aim of liberalizing and decentralizing the island's economy.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 21:20 UTC

    US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump declares ceasefire over

    The escalation is the most serious since the two countries signed a memorandum last month to end their war

    United States forces launched new strikes on Wednesday against Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump declared the provisional ceasefire with Tehran “over.” US Central Command confirmed the operation and said it aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation through the waterway, which carries close to a fifth of the world's oil.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 21:19 UTC

    UK/Netherlands navies partnership with eight next-generation amphibious transport ships

    The Damen Naval Enforcer 15628 LPD concept is believed to be a strong candidate for the amphibious transport design (Picture: Damen)

    The UK and the Netherlands have agreed a £2.4bn joint procurement program to acquire eight next-generation amphibious transport ships. Under the new maritime partnership the vessels will be built in the UK to a Dutch design, with four ships entering service with each nation.