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Montevideo, October 26th 2025 - 18:30 UTC

Milei's future hangs in the balance at Sunday's midterms

Bessent's US Treasury handouts kept the peso from a sharper fall leading up to the polls

Sunday's midterm elections in Argentina have been deemed crucial for the future of President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza and its drastic “chainsaw” economic reforms amid mounting recession and a sharp slowdown despite bailouts from Washington.

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Chilean elections anticipate a shift to the right and a Conservative president

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Uruguay accuses Spanish shipyard Cardama of fraud; company calls it political interference

The contract, signed under former president Luis Lacalle Pou, called for the delivery of the ships to Uruguay’s National Navy to strengthen maritime surveillance and resource protection

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US sanctions Petro over alleged drug links

Petro denounced the Republican administration's move as a “mafia proposal,” questioning the US government's intentions

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Argentina's Justice Minister resigns as officials flee Casa Rosada ahead of midterms

Cúneo Libarona had already faced calls for his impeachment

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So far, 43 alleged drug traffickers have been killed by US operations north of South America

US strike kills six on Caribbean boat

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The Bolivarian leader also dubbed Washington's narrative “deranged”

Maduro says foreign movements organizing brigades to help Venezuela

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Dimon, in Argentina on a regional tour, was briefed about the country's economic priorities

Argentine President meets with JP Morgan CEO

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Ambassador Viera-Gallo acknowledged that 9 of Chile's 13 consulates had experienced financial “strains”

Chilean consulates in Argentina in dire straits

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