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Montevideo, April 3rd 2025 - 09:54 UTC

International

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 20:47 UTC

    UN Chief to visit Uruguay before the end of the year

    Lubetkin spent around 40 minutes with Guterres discussing issues of bilateral interest

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin announced that UN Secretary-General António Guterres would be visiting the South American country “before the end of the year.” Uruguay's top diplomat made those remarks after meeting with the Portuguese official, with whom he discussed health, peace, and environment issues for about 40 minutes.

  • Wednesday, March 12th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    Uruguayan troops in DRC to return home starting late this month

    Lubetkin met with António Guterres, who committed to investigating the death of the Uruguayan soldier in the DRC

    Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin confirmed that his country's military mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a UN peacekeeping force will return home between late March and early April 2025. Lubetkin made the announcement after meetings in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix. The relief of Uruguayan troops will be carried out in stages, it was also explained.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Canada's new PM's past in Brazil comes to light

    Carney played a senior role at Brookfield, a company linked to deforestation and slave-like labor scandals in the South American country

    Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, may be a novice in politics but not to scandals, given his past at the investment firm Brookfield Asset Management, where he was vice chair and head of transition investing, later becoming chair of the asset management arm. During his tenure, Brookfield's name was linked to deforestation and slave-like labor practices, which seem to clash with Carney’s public stance on sustainability and climate action.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Charles III launched the King's Baton Relay for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

    As the first Baton-bearer, Sir Chris Hoy walked through the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace to the Centre Arch with a pathway lined by Pipers from the Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band.

    His Majesty King Charles III, Patron of Commonwealth Sport, has officially launched the inaugural Commonwealth Sport King’s Baton Relay for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace on Commonwealth Day, Monday 10 March 2025. His Majesty placed his Message to the Commonwealth into the first Baton, passing it to the first Baton-bearer, Sir Chris Hoy, to start the relay with 500 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2026.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Opposition lawmakers file criminal case against Milei over IMF loan decree

    Milei's DNU is in violation, in the first place, of constitutional clauses, lawmakers such as Victoria Tolosa Paz argued

    A group of opposition lawmakers filed a criminal complaint against Argentine President Javier Milei for signing an Emergency Decree (DNU) to enable a new ten-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at canceling non-transferable Treasury bills held by the Central Bank (BCRA). The decree bypassed the traditional legislative process of sending a bill to Congress, which Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo said was necessary given the urgent need for IMF support.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:59 UTC

    The FAO Food Price Index in February was up, boosted by sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil demand

    World maize prices continued to rise, but prices fell by 6.8% in February due to ample exportable supplies and weak import demand.

    The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, according to the new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Belgian Customs seize 547 kilos of cocaine in container shipped from Montevideo

    The drugs involved a container in the vessel Grande Nigeria, from the Grimaldi Group, during February according to Uruguayan prosecution sources.

    Customs officials in Antwerp, Belgium seized some 547 kilos of cocaine inside a container with rice that left the port of Montevideo. The catch took place at the end of February and involved the vessel Grande Nigeria, belonging to the Grimaldi Group, according to Uruguayan prosecution sources.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Europol and Latin America agree to tackle organized crime, drugs trafficking and resilience of ports

    Europol headquarters in The Hague, where Latin American law enforcement officers met with their EU counterparts

    Ministerial delegations from Latin America spent several days of high level meetings in Europol headquarters in The Hague, aimed at strengthening cooperation between Latin American law enforcement authorities and Europol, enhancing strategic dialogue on tackling security threats such as organized crime and terrorism.

  • Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 09:08 UTC

    Philippines: Former President Duterte arrested upon landing in Manila

    Duterte was famous for his violent crackdown on drug trafficking

    Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested at Manila’s international airport on Tuesday upon arriving from Hong Kong, following an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant for crimes against humanity. His detention came in connection with the ICC's investigation into the mass killings during Duterte’s brutal anti-drug crackdown, which spanned his time as mayor of Davao and his presidency (2016-2022).

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 21:08 UTC

    Suriname's Ramdin chosen to become OAS' next Secretary-General

    “Our Americas... hold a great potential to provide a peaceful and prosperous life to our people,” Ramdin stressed

    Albert Ramdin, Suriname's Foreign Minister, was elected Monday as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the term 2025-2030, marking a historic first for a representative from a Caribbean Community (Caricom) member State.