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Montevideo, August 26th 2026 - 05:50 UTC

 

 

Argentina acknowledges the Magellan treaties and seeks to defuse friction with Chile
The 1881 treaty recognised Chilean sovereignty over the strait and established its perpetual neutralisation, with free navigation for vessels of all nations

Argentina's foreign ministry issued a statement on Tuesday reaffirming that its position on the Strait of Magellan is the one established by the 1881 Boundary Treaty and the 1984 Treaty of Peace and Friendship, a day after Chile announced it would send a note of protest o...

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The Pan-American Congress closes with a call for more equal north-south dialogue
“It is necessary to reframe the dialogue between the north and south of the Americas in more equal terms,” said the meeting's coordinator, David Adler, at the closing session held at the Teatro Solís
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Colombia orders deportation of irregular migrants after a decade as the main host country
“The order to Migration is clear: first those committing crimes, second those who have not regularised their status, who in due course will have to be deported,” he said
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Burnham picks Kyiv for his first foreign trip as British prime minister
Burnham announced that his government had authorised defence firm MBDA to declassify information on British-made components of the long-range SCALP missile
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Argentina votes this week on the reform barring the central bank from funding the Treasury
The bill also prohibits the purchase of national, provincial or municipal government bonds on the primary market, the mechanism through which the central bank has historically financed the Treasury
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Among tourists arriving in Argentina, 36.1% came from Brazil and 16% from Uruguay

Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals

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He did not specify which country he was attributing that sovereignty to, but Chilean authorities and media interpreted his words as an Argentine claim over the southern passage

Chile protests to Argentina over a military chief's remarks on the Strait of Magellan

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The situation came to light when the bus scraped another vehicle belonging to the same company

Man detained in Buenos Aires after driving a stolen bus, saying it was his dream

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The remarks come during the worst diplomatic crisis between the two countries since the return to democracy

Milei links Lula to the case of the Argentine former adviser detained in Bolivia

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