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Montevideo, November 8th 2025 - 18:33 UTC

Latin America

  • Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 11:17 UTC

    US Senate warned of Hezbollah expansion in Venezuela

    Latin America has become an increasingly vital center for Hezbollah's financing, the experts concluded

    A group of international terrorism experts delivered a stark warning to the US Senate on Tuesday, detailing the dramatic expansion of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in Latin America, with particular emphasis on its deepening ties with the Venezuelan state under President Nicolás Maduro.

  • Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 00:43 UTC

    Colombia: Uribe acquitted by Bogotá court citing procedural glitches

    Uribe's alleged victims announced they would file an appeal before the Supreme Court

    The Superior Court of Bogotá acquitted former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) on Tuesday, revoking his 12-year house arrest for bribery and procedural fraud.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Bolivia's future president to resume diplomatic ties with Washington

    Paz's move will follow a 17-year hiatus under the leftist Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)

    Bolivia's president-elect, Rodrigo Paz Pereira, announced on Monday his intention to reestablish diplomatic relations with the United States after a 17-year hiatus under the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) governments.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Former Presidents Abdo and Uribe review Latin American issues

    Abdo visitó a Uribe en 2020 cuando fue puesto bajo arresto domiciliario por primera vez

    Like-minded former Presidents Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay (2013-2018) and Álvaro Uribe of Colombia (2002-2010) met Monday at the latter's home in the department of Antioquia to exchange views on the situation in their respective countries and in Latin America.

  • Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:23 UTC

    Mexico shipping oil to energy starved Cuba

    The cargoes were tracked through maritime monitoring platforms, showing consistent routes between Mexico and Cuba.

    So far this year, Mexico has shipped more than US$ 3 billion worth of subsidized fuel to Cuba through Gasolinas Bienestar, a subsidiary of Pemex, according to an investigation by Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad (MCCI), as reported by OilPrice.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Paz wins Bolivia's presidental runoff

    Paz's inauguration is set for Nov. 8 for a five-year term

    Rodrigo Paz won Sunday's runoff and will become Bolivia's next president. With 97% of the ballots counted, the center-right senator secured 54.5% of the vote, defeating former right-wing president Jorge Tuto Quiroga, who received 45.4%.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Trump confirms new tariffs for Colombia

    Petro “is a low-rated and very unpopular leader with a fresh mouth toward America,” Trump stressed

    US President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that the US was preparing to announce significant tariffs on Colombia, following the Republican leader's decision to suspend financial aid to the South American country due to its alleged inaction in the fight against drug trafficking

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    IAPA finds deteriorating conditions for reporters in Paraguay and Venezuela

    The IAPA documented the detention of 18 journalists and media workers in Venezuela

    The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), at the close of its 81st General Assembly, released a report highlighting “persistent serious challenges” to freedom of expression in Paraguay. It also noted that 80 digital news portals were blocked in Venezuela, including CNN, NTN24, and Infobae.

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

    Lula favors independent Latin America against foreign bullying

    “We want to form a Latin American doctrine, with Latin American teachers and students,” Lula underlined

    In Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's view, joint education projects involving all Latin American countries would ensure greater independence for the region and prevent “presidents of other countries” from bullying him.

  • Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 03:28 UTC

    Bolivia concludes its first gold futures sale

    With these funds, “we service the foreign debt and contribute to the provision of fuel,” Rojas explained

    Bolivia's Central Bank (BCB) successfully concluded its first gold futures sale, a transaction executed under a controversial legal framework aimed at bolstering the country's international reserves and foreign currency liquidity. The sale of 3 tons of gold generated a total of US$388.8 million for the BCB.