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Montevideo, December 17th 2025 - 07:21 UTC

International

  • Thursday, November 14th 2024 - 10:15 UTC

    Milei pulls Argentine mission from COP29 in Baku

    The three technicians were instructed not to engage in any participation to not interfere with discussions with which Buenos Aires does not agree

    Argentine President Javier Milei Wednesday ordered his country's already small mission to the Conference of Parties 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, to leave the event in rejection of the idea of climate change put forward by the so-called “Agenda 2030” which the Libertarian leader claims to oppose.

  • Thursday, November 14th 2024 - 10:06 UTC

    Brazil: FM heralds softer approach to Venezuelan crisis

    Brazil does not intend to break up with Venezuela, Vieira stressed

    Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira insisted Wednesday that it was time to appease the diplomatic differences with Venezuela and not “repeat the mistakes we made with Guaidó's self-proclamation.” He was referring to the arguably illegal appointment of then-Congressman as interim head of state between Jan. 23 2019 and Jan. 25 2023 after not recognizing the elections' outcome. In the end, President Nicolás Maduro was never removed from the Miraflores Palace and Guaidó's legitimacy eventually faded away, with only some countries recognizing him.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 20:32 UTC

    South Atlantic and Falklands: a more constructive attitude from Argentina?

    RRS Sir David Attenborough in Montevideo

    Several events over the last weekend seem to indicate that the last September understanding between UK and Argentina regarding South Atlantic and Falkland Islands interests, agreed by Foreign Secretary David Lammy and then Foreign Affairs minister Diana Mondino is beginning to make sense.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 20:14 UTC

    Uruguay quality beef complies with EU demands on deforestation, sustainability and traceability

    Uruguayan beef is top quality with access to the most demanding global markets

    The protein consumption of Uruguayans has averaged some 95 kilos per person, a few more kilos than back in 1918, when after reaching a peak of 87, had begun to fall. Of the total 95 kilos, 46 have been beef, with the rest chicken and pork, according to Conrado Ferber, head of the Uruguay National Meats Institute, INAC.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 20:00 UTC

    Minister’s Falklands visit “reinforces UK’s historical and strategic ties in the South Atlantic”

    Minister Pollard MP and Governor Alison Blake with seven of the eight members of the Legislative Assembly

    This week UK made official the fact that Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard MP was in the Falkland Islands to meet service personal, members of the Islands elected government, and also attend a Remembrance Day Service.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 12:23 UTC

    Macron adding Buenos Aires and Santiago to G20 South American tour

    Macron is launching a new phase in France's ties with South America

    French President Emmanuel Macron will be making state visits to Argentina and Chile as part of his South American tour to attend the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, it was confirmed in diplomatic circles. Macron will first get together with his Argentine colleague Javier Milei to discuss climate change and other bilateral issues between Nov. 16 and 17. Then, he will head for Brazil's gathering of world leaders on Nov. 18 and 19. And then he will travel to Santiago for talks with Gabriel Boric Font.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Falkland Islands representative honors Fallen Heroes on Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph

    The Falkland Islands Government Representative, Richard Hyslop, with the wreath laid on behalf of the people and Government of the Falkland Islands.

    Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK & Europe, marked Remembrance Sunday by laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in London, paying tribute on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government and people. He joined the UK Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and other representatives from the UK Overseas Territories in honoring those who lost their lives in service to the Allied Forces during the World Wars and the Falklands War.

  • Wednesday, November 13th 2024 - 09:38 UTC

    Brazil has its own space at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan

    This year's COP29 will be focused on funding to tackle climate change

    As the Conference of Parties 29 (COP29) opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, this week, Brazil assumed a leading position at the event by opening its Pathways to Ecological Transformation space to discuss the South American country's initiatives to tackle climate change, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    German Consul in Asunción killed in multiple-car crash

    At the time of impact, Consul Blumenröther was in the car's back seat with her 4-year-old son in her arms

    Germany's Consul General in Asunción (Paraguay) Kristin Blumenröther was killed Sunday in a multiple-car crash on the Luque-San Bernardino road known as Ecovía in which her husband and one of the children also perished. The couple's other child survived the accident and is hospitalized. The Paraguayan administration of President Santiago Peña extended its condolences to Blumenröther and the German Government.

  • Tuesday, November 12th 2024 - 10:02 UTC

    Bullrich meets with Gopinath in Washington

    “Without security there is no economic prosperity,” they both concurred

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Monday met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath to discuss thee South American official's anti-picketing policy. “Without security there is no economic prosperity,” they both concurred.