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Montevideo, December 21st 2025 - 07:29 UTC

International

  • Wednesday, November 12th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    Argentina and Paraguay expedite OECD membership applications

    Argentina had been invited to join the organization in 2022 but declined under then-President Alberto Fernández

    Argentina has formally initiated the technical phase of its bid to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), submitting its “initial memorandum” to the Paris-based body. The document, a preliminary self-assessment of the country's alignment with international standards, was delivered by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, who is currently visiting Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 15:23 UTC

    FAO Food Prices decline in October, with the exception of beef

    Beef prices continued to rise, driven by higher quotations from Australia due to firm global demand.

    World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). However beef continued to rise because of a very firm global demand.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    COP30 starts in Belem with a focus on accelerated global warming

    Some 50 presidents and heads of state will participate at the meeting in the coming days

    The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change officially kicked off in the city of Belém (Brazil), marking the first time the global climate summit has been held in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The meeting, set to run for two weeks, brings together world leaders from 163 countries to address the urgent crisis of global warming.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

    Uruguay chosen to UNESCO Board

    Montevideo's Foreign Ministry said the appointment reflected Uruguay's “historic commitment to multilateralism”

    Uruguay has secured a seat on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a four-year term, following an election held during the organization's 43rd General Conference in Uzbekistan. The South American country obtained 119 votes from the Member States present at the event.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 09:38 UTC

    Syrian President meets with Trump at White House

    Al-Sharaa wants Trump to help Syria transition to an ally in the Middle East

    US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, marking the first official visit by a Syrian head of state since the 1940s and signifying a dramatic reversal of fortunes for the new Middle Eastern leader.

  • Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

    Chinese competition authorities greenlight joint lithium venture in Chile

    “This is a very important achievement,” Chile's Mining Minister said

    China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved the partnership between Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco and private miner SQM to develop lithium resources in the Salar de Atacama, prompting Chile's Mining Minister Aurora Williams to hail the decision as “good news.”

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 20:31 UTC

    Falklands, young student highlights Islands’ education system in Westminster at Youth Parliament

    Young Alexia Davies addressing the UK Youth Parliament from the despatch box

    Last Thursday, Alexia Davies, a student from the Falkland Islands, was among students from across the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies representing the voices of young British people across the globe at the UK Youth Parliament Sitting in the House of Commons.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Low Attendance and Diplomatic Tensions at EU-Celac Summit

    The encounter was attended by only nine heads of state or government, featuring numerous notable absences and last-minute cancellations

    The fourth summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) kicked off on Sunday in the Colombian city of Santa Marta, amid significant diplomatic friction and a noticeable lack of high-level engagement from both blocs.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    French minister vows to block EU-Mercosur FTA out of concern for its farmers

    Genevard warned that unless these guarantees are “in writing, validated and accepted by Mercosur partners,” France will maintain its opposing stance

    France has once again cast a negative note on the proposed Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard stated emphatically that her country would not sign a deal that “condemns its farmers.”

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:47 UTC

    BBC Chiefs resign amid crisis over misleading Trump speech edit

    Davie had served the BBC for 20 years

    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was thrown into a deep leadership crisis on Sunday after Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness both resigned following accusations that a documentary had misleadingly edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.