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Montevideo, November 4th 2025 - 08:22 UTC

International

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 21:21 UTC

    Milei reiterates Argentina's claim to Malvinas at UN Assembly

    Milei accused world leaders of sticking to the current status quo not to offend potential voters

    In his speech to the United Nations' General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei insisted on his country's claim to the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, describing the case as “legitimate and inalienable.”

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 20:49 UTC

    Orsi highlights Uruguay's values at UN convention

    “All war is criminal, no matter where it takes place,” Orsi argued

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi described his country during his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly as a suitable host for international negotiations and a promoter of dialogue.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 19:04 UTC

    Falklands outstands at Young Marine Researchers international conference in Germany

    The group of participants at ICYMARE, ‘International Conference for Young Marine Researchers’ in Bremerhaven, Germany. Most attendees were fellow PhD students.

    By Amy Guest, SAERI PhD and University of Aberdeen student - During the second week of September (9-12th), I attended ICYMARE, the ‘International Conference for Young Marine Researchers’ in Bremerhaven, Germany. Most attendees were fellow PhD students, although there was also a mix of master’s and Undergraduate students.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 14:21 UTC

    Yair Netanyahu sparks controversy by recognizing Falklands as Argentine territory

    Yair, born in 1991, has no official role in Israel’s government but is a polarizing figure known for outspoken social media posts targeting political opponents, journalists, and foreign leaders

    Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declared on social media that he recognizes the Falkland Islands as part of Argentina, reviving a long-standing sovereignty dispute between Buenos Aires and London.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Additional financial help for Argentina announced

    Caputo thanked the World Bank for its efforts

    Following meetings in the United States, including the one between President Javier Milei and his US colleague Donald Trump, the South American country has secured significant financial support from international agencies.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Activist target livestock shipments from Montevideo to Israel

    Uruguay is receiving “blood-stained” money for these transactions, they claimed

    Protesters demonstrated this week at the port of Montevideo to object to the shipment of live cattle to Israel. The joint effort by the Coordination for Palestine and the Maritime Port Coordination argued that it was improper to feed the country perpetrating a genocide in the Gaza Strip.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Trump underscores Europe's failures on immigration and energy

    “The immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe,” Trump warned

    US President Donald Trump stressed during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that other countries' policies on immigration and energy were “destroying a large part of the free world” and causing nations to “go to hell.”

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 08:55 UTC

    Chile launches Bachelet's candidacy for UN top position

    Boric described Bachelet as “a figure capable of building bridges”

    During his message before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font officially nominated former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as a candidate for the next UN Secretary-General.

  • Wednesday, September 24th 2025 - 00:55 UTC

    The Quiet Power of Unpredictability in South America

    South America holds a lesson that goes beyond its borders

    If you live in South America, you know that you can't be sure of anything. Living here has its own beat. It may be rough and crazy, but it never is boring. As you grow up, you know tomorrow can be very different from today. You could lose everything you have in weeks due to inflation, acquire a new president overnight, or see a flood cover up a whole valley. It does wear you out, but it also makes you tougher in a way that seems to be odd in this part of the world.

  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 10:47 UTC

    Middle East: Lula favors two-state solution

    Lula wants the restoration of the 1967 borders

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva spoke in favor of the coexistence of Palestine and Israel during his speech on Monday at the second session of the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Resolution of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution convened by France and Saudi Arabia.