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Montevideo, August 2nd 2025 - 17:49 UTC

Latin America

  • Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Israel's Ambassador to Chile says bilateral ties hit rock bottom

    When there are differences, “the idea is to talk, and that is not what is happening,” Artzyeli said

    Israel's ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, said that relations between the two governments have “reached rock bottom” due to a lack of dialogue over the past three and a half years, predating the events of October 7. The diplomat also mentioned a perceived hostility from Chile toward Israel, despite strong ties in various fields.

  • Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Venezuela's gov't announces arrest of alleged mercenary from T&T

    Cabello also mentioned paramilitary arrangements in Ecuador

    Venezuelan authorities have captured Guis Kendell Jerome, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, as part of an ongoing investigation into paramilitary groups allegedly entering the country to incite violence. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello stated that mercenaries from Trinidad and Tobago, alongside Colombian paramilitary groups, are involved in these movements.

  • Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Stolen Uruguayan aircraft ends up making emergency landing in Paraguay

    The Cessna 206 had enough fuel for about two hours

    A single-engined Cessna 206 airplane stolen from an Aeroclub in Rivera (Uruguay) ended up making an emergency landing in Paraguay after reportedly running out of fuel.

  • Thursday, June 5th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    PAHO warns of surge in pertussis cases

    Globally, cases are also increasing, with a notable decline in childhood vaccination rates contributing to the trend

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert Wednesday due to a rise in whooping cough (pertussis) cases in the Americas, urging stronger epidemiological surveillance and improved childhood vaccination coverage, particularly for children under 1 and 5 years old.

  • Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 - 17:52 UTC

    Colombia elected to UN Security Council with 180 votes

    “We celebrate a new victory in the international arena for our country,” Sarabia said

    Colombia was elected Tuesday to a two-year term (2026-2027) as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council by the UN General Assembly, alongside Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia, and Liberia.

  • Tuesday, June 3rd 2025 - 08:27 UTC

    Evo's supporters stage road blockades in Bolivia

    The only purpose of the blockade is to boycott the elections, Minisster Ríos said

    Supporters of former President Evo Morales escalated protests Monday with 13 road blockades across Bolivia, primarily in Cochabamba, paralyzing vehicle transit, including over 800 fuel tankers.

  • Monday, June 2nd 2025 - 08:32 UTC

    Colombian President insists mafia groups want to kill him

    Petro linked the gangas wanting him dead to the ones behind the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro has denounced multiple assassination plots against him, highlighting a recent incident involving the discovery of anti-tank weapons near the presidential Casa de Nariño palace in Bogotá.

  • 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 - 10:34 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.

  • Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Bolivian minister apologizes for delays in fuel supply

    Tanker ships were redirected from Arica in Chile to Mollendo in Peru for unloading

    Bolivia's Hydrocarbons and Energy Minister Alejandro Gallardo apologized Friday for the delays in unloading fuel from tanker ships amid unfavorable weather conditions, which will delay the arrival of the product to the landlocked country.