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Montevideo, December 29th 2025 - 14:11 UTC

International

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Farage does it again: Reform UK trashes Labour and Tories, becomes main opposition

    Reform UK advanced both in Labour and Tory areas, with candidate Sarah Pochin beating Labour in the Runcorn and Helsby House of Commons by-election

    Populist Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party surged into the lead in local elections across England and grabbed one of Labour’s safest parliamentary seats, trashing Conservatives and becoming head of Britain´s opposition, underline UK media.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    Chimney installed for Pope-electing conclave

    Meanwhile, the Vatican's press office denied Cardinal Parolin was ill

    Vatican firefighters installed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof for the upcoming conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor. The chimney, connected to two stoves—one from 1939 for burning ballots and a 2005 model for chemical additives—will emit black smoke for no election, white smoke for a new pope, and yellow smoke for pre-conclave testing.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 10:14 UTC

    World Bank grants additional US$ 230 million to Milei's Argentina

    The WB has so far given US$ 1.5 billion to Milei's administration

    The World Bank (WB) Friday approved a US$ 230 million loan for Argentina to enhance job creation and training, supporting the “Promoting Employment” and “Back to Work” programs. This financing, part of a US$ 12 billion three-year package following Argentina’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement, aims to benefit over 800,000 unemployed individuals through training, job search services, and socio-labor skill certification, it was explained.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 08:39 UTC

    Tourism tsunami in Antarctica, 125,000 visitors per season and growing

    “The main problem with tourism in Antarctica is that it is growing rapidly, and there is no strict regulation,” Claire Christian, director of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC)

    The massive inflow of tourism in Antarctica during the austral summer, almost 125,000 visitors per season, more than double the number five years ago, is becoming a growing concern for many NGOs and conservation organizations.

  • Saturday, May 3rd 2025 - 07:55 UTC

    Maduro ignores ruling from UN court in new attempt to take over Guyana´s Esequibo region

    Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in a statement underscored its historical position to not recognize the jurisdiction of the UN International Court of Justice

    The government of Venezuela aggressively rejected a ruling from the UN International Court of Justice ordering Caracas to refrain from holding elections for officials who supposedly would oversee the resource-rich disputed region of Esequibo in neighboring Guyana.

  • Friday, May 2nd 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Trump sacks Security Adviser but proposes him for UN diplomatic job

    Discussions within the White House about a potential replacement for Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser had been ongoing for weeks

    US President Donald Trump fired National Security Adviser Mike Waltz Thursday following a scandal involving a Signal group chat that mistakenly included a journalist and revealed sensitive military plans against Houthi targets in Yemen. The March 15 incident exposed operational details, including strike timings and targets, and implicated Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Waltz's explanations were deemed inadequate, and he was criticized for poor staff vetting and ineffective foreign policy coordination.

  • Thursday, May 1st 2025 - 10:09 UTC

    US, Ukraine strike strategic minerals deal

    Trump persuaded Zelensky to go along because “Russia is much bigger and much stronger”

    The United States was granted access Wednesday to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, critical for electronics, clean energy, and weapons, in exchange for establishing a joint investment fund. The economic partnership agreement signed in Washington after tense negotiations ensures Ukraine's full ownership of its resources while both nations contribute equally to and manage the fund.

  • Thursday, May 1st 2025 - 09:41 UTC

    Paraguayan President to attend new Pope's enthronement

    Currently in the United States, Peña is due back in Asunción on May 5 before going to the Vatican

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, who prioritized other international engagements over Pope Francis' funeral, will be attending the enthronement of the Argentine pontiff's successor, Senator Derlis Maidana confirmed Wednesday. Peña, currently on a US tour until May 5, 2025, took heavy flak for his absence at the memorial of the first-ever South American head of the Catholic Church.

  • Thursday, May 1st 2025 - 06:32 UTC

    Forex in South America: Growing Trend or Calculated Risk?

    Photo: Unsplash

    Latin America (South America) is experiencing unprecedented growth in forex trading. Is it a growing trend or a calculated risk? The numbers are saying it's an exciting and growing trend, but it's essential to understand the risk. Countries like Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and others are leading the drive for the growth of the market, with a notable increase in 2024.

  • Wednesday, April 30th 2025 - 20:57 UTC

    Lavrov lands in Dominican Republic to boost bilateral ties

    Lavrov traveled to Santo Domingo from the BRICS Foreign Ministers' gathering in Rio

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landed in the Dominican Republic on Monday evening, his first trip to the Caribbean country and coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on March 8, 1945. Lavrov sat with his Dominican counterpart, Roberto Álvarez, in a private meeting and a joint session with their delegations, followed by a press conference. Lavrov's delegation included Russian Ambassador-designate Alexei Viktorovich Seredin and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.