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Montevideo, December 24th 2024 - 16:27 UTC

Latin America

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 10:52 UTC

    International community repudiates Ecuador's attack on Mexican Embassy in Quito

    Guterres also called on Ecuador and Mexico to “resolve their differences by peaceful means”

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the governments of many countries in the Americas condemned Ecuador's decision to break into Mexico's Embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum in the diplomatic mission as he faced corruption charges.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 08:25 UTC

    Mexico to bring Quito Embassy case before the ICJ

    Our diplomatic staff returns home with their heads held high, Bárcena posted on X

    After successfully pulling out of Ecuador all 18 members of its diplomatic mission following the breakup after Quito's unlawful actions at the Mexican Embassy in Quito, the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced Sunday that a case would be filed before the International Court of Justice in The Hague (The Netherlands) first thing Monday.

  • Monday, April 8th 2024 - 07:41 UTC

    Colombia: Rebels demand ceasefire honored, or else...

    “It is necessary to reestablish the bilateral and national ceasefire,” the guerrillas insisted

    A dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Sunday asked President Gustavo Pedtro's administration to reestablish a nationwide ceasefire or else Colombian Army facilities would be attacked. The rebel Central General Staff (EMC) also asked civilians to stay away from military and police officers.

  • Saturday, April 6th 2024 - 11:16 UTC

    Brazil: Mercury detected in Yanomami people's hair samples

    Illegal mining has been linked to health issues among the Yanomami population

    The Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) conducted a series of tests among Yanomami indigenous people in the state of Roraima in northern Brazil which detected the presence of mercury in 84% of the hair samples taken from them in October 2022, Agencia Brasil reported this week. These findings were linked to illegal gold mining in the area.

  • Saturday, April 6th 2024 - 10:30 UTC

    Mexican embassy in Quito stormed by police, diplomatic ties with Ecuador severed

    Ecuador's measure was in breach of international law, AMLO stressed

    The Government of Mexico announced it was cutting off all diplomatic ties with Ecuador after local authorities stormed Friday into the Embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas, who has sought asylum in the diplomatic mission.

  • Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Ecuador expels Mexican ambassador over AMLO remarks

    López Obrador hinted that Villavicencio's murder catapulted Daniel Noboa to Ecuador's presidency

    The Government of Ecuador Thursday declared Mexican Ambassador to Quito Raquel Serur Smeke “persona non grata” after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)'s “very unfortunate” remarks regarding the murder of presidential candidate Francisco Villavicencio. The diplomat must now leave the South American country.

  • Thursday, April 4th 2024 - 19:16 UTC

    Peru: Boluarte gets Congressional thumbs up amid Rolexgate scandal

    “This issue of the watches will end tomorrow” when Boluarte (L) testifies, Prime Minister Adrianzén (R) hoped

    Peru's Congress gave President Dina Boluarte and her new cabinet a vote of confidence by 70 votes in favor, 38 against, and 17 abstentions while the head of state is still under investigation for what has been dubbed “The Rolexgate,” a scandal consisting of her wearing undeclared pricy wristwatches which prosecutors believe to be proof of illicit enrichment.

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 10:08 UTC

    General Laura Richardson arrives in BA for talks with Milei's gov't

    “The ties between our respective Armed Forces are solidly established, reflecting the deep relationship between our countries,” Richardson said

    General Laura Richardson, chief of the US Southern Command (Southcom) arrived Tuesday in Buenos Aires for a 3-day visit to Argentina during which she intends to engage in talks with local military and defense authorities to discuss geopolitical issues of mutual interest. According to local media, an encounter with President Javier Milei was not to be ruled out.

  • Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Haitian authorities fend off yet another attack against Gov't Palace

    There was an undetermined number of casualties on Barbecue's side

    Five Haitian law enforcement officers were wounded while fending off an onslaught from Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier's Vivre Ensemble (Living Together) gang against the Government Palace in Port-au-Prince on Monday. According to local media, there were various casualties on the attackers' side, but the number remained undetermined.

  • Tuesday, April 2nd 2024 - 09:52 UTC

    Peru: Boluarte reshuffles cabinet ahead of congressional vote of confidence

    Boluarte is in the eye of the storm over her pricy Rolex watches

    As signatures continue to be collected in Congress to impeach her over the Rolex watch scandal, Peruvian President Dina Boluarte was forced to make a snap cabinet reshuffle.