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Montevideo, July 23rd 2025 - 11:25 UTC

Latin America

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Defense minister Lord Coaker visits Chile and Brazil to strengthen defense relations

    UK Defense Minister Lord Vernon Coaker with Brazilian Chief of the Navy Admiral Olsen in Rio

    Defense Minister Lord Coaker's recent visit to Chile and Brazil focused on supporting global security and tackling increasing threats. There, he held talks with his counterparts and industry as the UK strengthens relations with partners around the world.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Fears of illegal goods trading as China’s takes control of Latin American ports along the Pacific

    Containerized seaborne trade accounts for 90% of global trade, with over 500 million units shipped each year, but UNODC says fewer than 2% of shipments are inspected

    A report by the Washington-based think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) indicates strong concern with the increasing number of Chinese-operated ports in Latin America, fearing an increase in criminal networks and the trafficking of illicit goods and smuggling.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

    Chile and Colombia sign feminist foreign policy agreement

    Van Klaveren and Murillo also reviewed the results of the recent Cartagena +40 ministerial meeting

    The leftwing governments of Chile and Colombia signed Thursday in Santiago two memorandums of understanding to expand their bilateral cooperation. Hosting Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren and his Colombian counterpart Luis Gilberto Murillo updated the so-called Strategic Partnership Council to promote a broader joint agenda, in addition to an agreement on Feminist Foreign Policy to promote gender equality by establishing a bilateral alliance aimed at projecting shared values.

  • Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 09:23 UTC

    Cuban’s misery and darkness increase with blackouts and lack of fuel

    Havana has blamed the 62-year-old trade embargo with the U.S., which makes it difficult to import fuel, for the energy shortages

    The Cuban energy crisis situation with its frequent blackouts and fuel shortages means increased economic hardship leading to social unrest, according to international news agencies reports. Blaming the US embargo is the common reaction from the government, but also are an aging infrastructure, lack of investment, plus insufficient supply of fuel add to the people’s misery, living in darkness and uncertainty.

  • Tuesday, December 10th 2024 - 19:58 UTC

    Ecuador's President announces end of blackouts

    As of December 20, there will be no more blackouts throughout Ecuador, Noboa announced

    Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announced Tuesday that the end of the nationwide blackouts is in sight. “As of December 20, there will be no outages throughout the country. This decision is based on the recovery of the installed capacity, which for 10 years was irresponsibly neglected,” the head of State posted on X.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 22:08 UTC

    Argentine PNA to patrol Bolivia-bordering river

    “We have also come to this area to say enough,” Bullrich insisted

    Argentine authorities have taken steps towards patrolling the Bolivia-bordering Bermejo River with Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval Argentina - PNA) units so as not to leave the neighboring country as the only one with an armed presence in the area, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 21:27 UTC

    UN Chief condemns massacre in Haiti

    Guterres also pressed Haiti's government to speed up the political transition

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres Monday condemned the slaughtering of over 180 people between Dec. 6 and 8 near Port-au-Prince after a gang leader was told that the victims, all or most of them aged over 60, had rendered a son of his ill through witchcraft.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Buenos Aires renews concern over asylum seekers in Caracas

    Buenos Aires launched an appeal to the UN and the OAS to take action in favor of the asylum seekers

    Argentine authorities expressed their concern this weekend over the well-being of the six Venezuelan opposition asylum seekers who are housed at what used to be Buenos Aires' Embassy in Caracas and is now guarded by Brazil following the diplomatic breakup.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Hijacking of Mexican airliner thwarted

    Mario N said he had been threatened if he landed at Tijuana

    Mexican carrier Volaris' flight 3041 from León's Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l to General Abelardo L. Rodriguez Int'l in Tijuana escaped a hijack attempt Sunday morning when the crew adopted the protocols in force and the sole perpetrator, identified as “Mario N,” ended up in custody.

  • Monday, December 9th 2024 - 10:20 UTC

    At least 110 massacred by Haitian rebel gangs

    The victims were held responsible for allegedly causing a gang leader's son to get ill through witchcraft

    At least 110 people, all of them aged over 60, were slaughtered by rebel gangs in the Haitian town of Cite Soleil, not far from Port-au-Prince, which is one of the poorest and most violent areas in the Caribbean country. According to the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (Rnddh) report released Sunday, the Viv Ansanm gang killed with machetes and bladed weapons at least 60 people on Friday and 50 on Saturday.