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Montevideo, December 12th 2025 - 14:40 UTC

International

  • Tuesday, October 29th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Maduro lashes out at Itamaraty and Boric

    Boric “believed that supporting the fascists of Venezuela against the Bolivarian Revolution was going to give him votes, on the contrary people do not support cowards,” Maduro argued

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Monday accused Brazil's Foreign Ministry of being an agent at the service of the United States, which would explain his country not being admitted as an associate member of BRICS, unlike Cuba and Bolivia.

  • Tuesday, October 29th 2024 - 09:48 UTC

    UN agency banned in Israel

    “These bills increase the suffering of Palestinians and are nothing more than collective punishment,” UNRWA Chief Lazzarini said

    Israel's Knesset (Parliament) passed bills Monday preventing the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) from working in the country. The agency has been active in the region for 70 years and has around 20,000 employees to provide education, healthcare, social and humanitarian assistance. The measure is expected to hamper the agency's work in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 23:37 UTC

    Falkland Islands Representative Honors Fallen at UK Parliament's Garden of Remembrance

    The Falkland Islands Government Representative, Richard Hyslop, at the opening of the Speaker’s Constituency Garden of Remembrance at the Houses of Parliament.

    Richard Hyslop, the Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, honored Falkland Islanders who served in both World Wars and those who died during the Falklands War by placing a commemorative cross in the Speaker’s Garden of Remembrance at the UK Parliament.

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 16:27 UTC

    Falklands gains cross-party support during first Parliamentary drop-in sessions

    Falkland Islands Government Representative, Richard Hyslop, with newly elected Conservative MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, Aphra Brandreth MP. Photo: Falkland Islands Government Office

    The Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) held its first-ever drop-in sessions at the UK Parliament last week, hosting over 30 MPs and Peers across two days. The sessions, held on October 22nd and 23rd, aimed to familiarize cross-party Parliamentarians, particularly newly elected members, with key issues concerning the Falkland Islands, including unregulated fishing, the region's strategic importance, and Islanders' right to self-determination.

  • Monday, October 28th 2024 - 08:11 UTC

    Commonwealth leaders concur it is time to discuss slavery reparations

    Starmer downplayed the prominence of reparations on the summit’s agenda

    Commonwealth leaders agreed during a Heads of Government meeting in Samoa Friday that it was time to discuss reparations from the United Kingdom for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. ”The time has come for a meaningful, truthful, and respectful conversation towards forging a common future based on equity,” the leaders said in a statement.

  • Saturday, October 26th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

    Israel launches mass air raids against Iran

    Over 100 Israeli aircraft were deployed to target Iran, including the F-35

    Israel finally launched an attack against Iran hitting strategic missile-building capabilities and other key points, it was reported in the early hours of Saturday. Five explosions were heard across Tehran and the nearby city of Karaj. US and Israeli sources said three waves of airstrikes were launched in what was dubbed Operation Days of Repentance. Over 100 planes were involved in the 2000 k.m. attack, including the cutting-edge F-35.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 22:54 UTC

    Venezuela angry at Brazil for BRICS exclusion while Bolivia and Cuba were admitted

    Also granted BRICS associate member status were Algeria, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam

    While Cuba and Bolivia were accepted into the BRICS bloc as associate states, the Bolivarian regimen of President Nicolás Maduro blamed Brazil for Venezuela's exclusion.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 19:45 UTC

    Argentina discloses identity of alleged Hezbollah Chief in South America

    “Hussein Ahmad Karaki oversaw the logistics of the two bombings against Argentina,” Bullrich said during a press conference

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Friday released a picture and data of the alleged Hezbollah leader in South America, who she also claimed was involved in the bombings in Buenos Aires of the Israeli Embassy in 1992 and the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) in 1994. The suspect was identified as Hussein Ahmad Karaki and was said to be currently in Lebanon.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 18:28 UTC

    Fortuna completes acquisition of Holyhead Towing Company Ltd

    The Board of Fortuna Ltd are delighted to announce the acquisition of Holyhead Towing Company Ltd, as of 25th October 2024. Ownership of the Company is a further step toward growing Fortuna’s wider maritime-related interests.

  • Friday, October 25th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    IMF to think about what is best for Argentina, says Georgieva

    “We see the improvements,” Georgieva admitted

    Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo met Thursday in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who then announced that “we have an objective, which is to think together, as a single team, what is best for Argentina”.