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Montevideo, November 15th 2025 - 12:35 UTC

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  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 08:42 UTC

    Falklands celebrates Commonwealth Day; King Charles III Message

    This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the executive arm of the association.

    In honor of Commonwealth Day this Monday the 10th of March the Union Flag will be raised alongside the Falkland Islands Flag on Victory Green. This will be in the company of Members of the elected Legislative Assembly, and the Acting Governor Dave Morgan, gathering at Victory Green at 815am. Members of the public are welcome to attend.

  • Monday, March 10th 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Women’s rights to be championed by appointment of new UK Special Envoy

    Harriet Harman is to champion gender equality worldwide as new UK Special for Women and Girls.

    The UK Foreign Secretary has appointed Harriet Harman as the new UK Special Envoy for Women and Girls. She will begin her appointment on International Women’s Day, Saturday 8 March 2025.

  • Saturday, March 8th 2025 - 13:23 UTC

    Falklands Legislative Assembly marks International Women’s Day

    Falklands elected Legislative Assembly, the Islands autonomous government, has two women among its eight members, MLA Teslyn Barkman and MLA Leona Roberts (Pic FB)

    As the world marks International Women’s Day on March 8, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has taken the opportunity to celebrate and recognize the contributions of women and girls within the community.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Argentina to okay IMF loan through a presidential decree

    The IMF said congressional approval was not necessary but would nevertheless speed the Board's nod

    Argentine President Javier Milei plans to issue an Emergency Decree (DNU) to approve the new loan to be agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Casa Rosada announced Thursday. As mandated by law, each DNU needs congressional approval to not be stricken. The new deal seeks to cancel National Treasury debt to the Central Bank, reducing total public debt and strengthening the Central Bank's balance sheet and subsequently lifting the so-called exchange stocks.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:48 UTC

    Trump extends tariffs pause to Canada

    ”It’s an important step, but we’re not at the end of the road,” Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said

    US President Donald Trump extended to Canada a waiver on the 25% tariffs he had given Mexico earlier Thursday until April 2, 2025. The Republican leader signed an executive order exempting goods compliant with the USMCA trade agreement and reducing the tariff on Canadian potash - which is used in fertilizer - to 10%. This follows his imposition of the tariffs, citing concerns over fentanyl trafficking and irregular migration.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 09:29 UTC

    Pope sends message to the faithful

    “I thank you from the bottom of my heart,” the Pope said in Spanish with a hoarse voice

    The Vatican Thursday released an audio message in St. Peter's Square at 9 pm local time from Pope Francis, who is hospitalized at Rome's Gemelli clinic for a case of bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. The Pontiff thanked the faithful for their prayers, marking his first public communication in weeks. Speaking in Spanish with a hoarse voice, the Pope expressed gratitude and extended blessings.

  • Friday, March 7th 2025 - 08:16 UTC

    How Shackleton’s Endurance was found, Falklands Maritime Heritage

    In 2022, Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, was discovered at the bottom of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Now 3D scans show the legendary shipwreck in extraordinary detail.

    Celebrating the 3rd anniversary of finding Endurance, the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust has released for the first time an animated film of the full route of the Endurance22 team from the start of their search in Cape Town to finding it in the Weddell Sea, with input from Falkland Islander Mensun Bound’s daily diaries

  • Thursday, March 6th 2025 - 19:19 UTC

    UN report says women's rights scanty in 25% of countries

    The UN also noted that for 89% of governments, ending violence against women was a top priority today

    A United Nations (UN) report published Thursday showed women’s rights weakened in 25% of countries worldwide last year, driven by factors such as climate change, democratic decline, and anti-rights movements. The document highlights a backlash against gender equality, undermining progress as per the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action.

  • Thursday, March 6th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Uruguay wants to become an “actor of peace”

    Lubetkin outlined Uruguay's foreign policy under President Orsi

    Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin had on Wednesday his first formal day in office on Wednesday. During a ceremony in Montevideo attended by President Yamandú Orsi and Vice President Carolina Cosse, the South American country's top diplomat emphasized Uruguay's role as an “actor of peace” to help reduce global tensions.

  • Thursday, March 6th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Trump gives Hamas last warning before “hell”

    Leave Gaza while you still have a chance, Trump told Hamas

    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent an ultimatum to the terrorist organization Hamas to release all hostages or face hell. “'Shalom Hamas' means hello and goodbye. You have a choice,” he stressed, meaning he was done talking. The Republican leader also stressed he was sending Israel “everything it needs to finish the job” in Gaza