International

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  “Brazil needs fertilizers to help feed the world, we can't condemn Russia” admits Bolsonaro

  

  Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro reiterated his opposition to economic sanctions against Russia and described the Brazilian government's position in the Ukrainian conflict as one of “equilibrium” since Brazil needs a steady supply of Russian fertilizers for its powerful agribusiness sector.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Lacalle Pou and Zelensky hold a telephone conversation: here's what they talked about

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on the telephone and conveyed to him the South American country's stance condemning Russia's invasion.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 20:37 UTC

  Luis Suárez, Uruguayan national team's all-time leading scorer, will return to play for his country's club, Nacional

  

  The player of the Uruguayan national soccer team, Luis Suárez, published a video on his social networks to give the news that fans of Nacional, one of the most important teams in the Uruguayan league, wanted the most. The 35-year-old forward announced that he has a pre-contract with the club where he was born and said that “in the next few hours details will be finalized”.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Uruguayan peacekeepers said to be OK after violence hits UN mission in Congo

  

  Uruguayan peacekeeping forces in Congo have been reported to be in good health after riots took place at the local UN headquarters where the South American troops are stationed.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina: Unofficial dollar falls after Batakis meets IMF Chief

  

  The unofficial exchange rate between the US dollar (also known as “blue”) and the Argentina peso fell between AR$ 16 and 17 Monday after Economy Minister Silvina Batakis met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the World Bank agreed on a US$ 200 million loan to boost the country's coffers.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:51 UTC

  World Bank officials meet Batakis and confirm continued support for Argentina

  

  World Bank Managing Director of Operations, Axel van Trotsenburg met with Silvina Batakis, Minister of Economy. Mr. van Trotsenburg and Minister Batakis discussed the global impacts of inflation and the war in Ukraine and Argentina’s role in helping to ease the world’s food crisis as a major agricultural producer.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Argentine judge releases Emtrasur 747's cargo

  

  Argentine Federal Judge Federico Villena Monday ordered the release of the cargo brought into the country aboard the Venezuelan-Iranian Boeing 747-300 seized at the Ezeiza International airport after the nature of the flight and the size of the crew rose suspicion.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  A first international database on Leopard seals' births and pups, shows they roam well beyond Antarctica

  

  Leopard seals remain mostly a mystery given the limited information and research on the species and its range of action. However, an international study shared by several Antarctic institutes and universities identifies leopard seal births and pups in the first database of its kind and reveals evidence that these sightings are not limited to the Antarctic.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Pope asks for forgiveness for atrocities against native Canadian children

  

  Pope Francis has apologized in Canada for the deaths and abuses against children from native communities at Catholic residential schools.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 08:05 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: “not a word of Russia's Putin can be trusted”

  

  British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the hit on the Black Sea port of Odessa was “completely unwarranted”, adding that “not a word” Russian President Vladimir Putin says can be trusted.