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Montevideo, March 14th 2026 - 02:12 UTC

International

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC

    Lula prepares for historic mission to France

    Lula is scheduled to depart on Wednesday

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will visit France from June 4 to 9. In his meeting with his local colleague Emmanuel Macron, he plans to sign 20 bilateral agreements, covering areas such as vaccines, public security, education, and science and technology. A significant focus will be the announcement of a new climate declaration and plans to create a decarbonized maritime corridor. The trip also comes amid discussions on global governance reforms, multilateralism, and preparations for COP30, which Brazil will host in Belem.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Boric condemns Israel's actions in Gaza

    Given Boric's stance against Israel, Chile faces possible retaliation measures from Washington

    In his annual address on June 1, 2025, at the National Congress in Valparaiso, Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font sharply criticized Israel, accusing its government of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” against Palestinians in Gaza. “It is these same principles that have led me to raise my voice loudly against the genocide and ethnic cleansing that the Israeli government is committing against the Palestinian people,” said Boric.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 09:18 UTC

    New SARS-CoV-2 variant under WHO close monitoring for its rapid spread

    The subtype poses no additional threat, but the WHO urged governments to remain vigilant

    The World Health Organization has launched a warning about the rapid spread of the NB.1.8.1 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has been detected so far in at least 22 countries, including Egypt, Thailand, the Maldives, and the United States (New York, California, Arizona, Ohio, Washington, and Rhode Island).

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:41 UTC

    Singapore is the door to other Southeast Asian markets for Paraguayan meat

    This series of market openings is really encouraging,” Burt told ABC Color

    Asunción meat industry leaders view Singapore as a strategic gateway to Southeast Asia, with hopes of expanding into markets like the Philippines, Korea, and Japan, Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC) General Manager Daniel Burt told ABC Color in an interview published Sunday. The opening of that market represents an endorsement of Paraguay's sanitary standards and meat quality.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 07:00 UTC

    Uruguay's Deputy Chief of Staff and Interior Minister visited UK

    Ambassador Green, “I trust that the connections established will continue to deepen in the coming months through future virtual and in-person meetings, training, and technical cooperation”.

    On their first official visit to London, Deputy Chief of Staff Jorge Díaz and Interior Minister Carlos Negro held meetings related to justice and security. The main objective of the visit was to learn from experiences that will contribute to discussions on the creation of a Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Uruguay.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 06:54 UTC

    Royal Navy’s first of five Type 31, --HMS Venturer--, in final phase of construction

    The ship is the first of five Type 31 frigates being built for the Royal Navy, part of a £10bn investment in the Fleet of tomorrow to replace the existing Type 23 flotilla.

    After more than three years’ construction in a cavernous assembly hall in Rosyth, Fife, the 28-metre-tall doors were opened and HMS Venturer began to emerge. The ship is the first of five Type 31 frigates being built for the Royal Navy, part of a £10bn investment in the Fleet of tomorrow to replace the existing Type 23 flotilla.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina objects to EU's deforestation “standard” risk rating

    Argentina was ranked alongside Brazil and Paraguay but riskier than Uruguay

    Argentina has formally objected to the European Union's preliminary classification of the country as a “standard risk” under the EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR). The regulation, set to take effect in 2026, aims to ensure that consumer products imported into the EU, such as soybeans, beef, timber, and cocoa, do not originate from deforested areas after December 31, 2020.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:39 UTC

    FIFA takes tougher stance against racism

    FIFA thus joined worldwide efforts to fight racism, Infantino highlighted

    Football's governing body FIFA has announced a tougher Disciplinary Code to combat racism and discrimination in the game, approved unanimously by 211 Member Associations. Key changes include increasing the maximum fine to 5 million Swiss francs (about US$ 6.08 million) and stricter penalties, such as points deductions and expulsions from competitions.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Peru sends mission to update Pope Leo XIV's ID

    Pope Leo XIV had a new picture for his new Peruvian ID

    Peru's National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (Reniec) spent over US$ 30,000 to send four officials to the Vatican to update the National Identity Card (DNI) of Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost is a naturalized Peruvian since 2015. The mission was framed within the “Identification without Borders” campaign to provide registry services to Peruvians in Italy and train consulate staff in Rome and Milan.

  • Friday, May 30th 2025 - 19:49 UTC

    El Al to fly between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires

    Milei and Netanyahu will sign the agreement on June 11

    Argentina's Ambassador to Israel, Axel Wahnish, confirmed Friday in a broadcast interview that the flag carrier El Al will start a direct service between Tel Aviv and Buenos Aires to be agreed upon during President Javier Milei's next meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 11 when the South American leader travels to receive during a special ceremony at the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) the Genesis Award, an accolade deemed tantamount to “the Jewish Nobel.”