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Montevideo, December 3rd 2025 - 09:53 UTC

Latin America

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    US attacks boat near Colombia, killing two

    Some 66 people are believed to have been killed by US forces so far in 17 of these attacks

    The US Department of War confirmed a new military strike on Tuesday against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, near Colombia, resulting in the deaths of two individuals classified as suspected drug traffickers.

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Indigenous communities in Peru say Comando Vermelho operates there

    Comando Vermelho's ramifications all over South America are still unfathomable

    Indigenous communities in Peru's remote Yurúa district, on the border with Brazil, are raising a serious alarm over the increasing presence of members of the Brazilian criminal organization Comando Vermelho (Red Command) operating in their territory.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum to former PM

    Chávez faces up to 26 years in jail for supporting Castillo's uprising

    Peru announced on Monday that it was officially severing all diplomatic ties with Mexico following the asylum granted by the mission in Lima to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. “The Peruvian government has decided today to break diplomatic relations with Mexico,” Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela stressed.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:08 UTC

    Supermarket blast leaves at least 23 dead in Mexico

    President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her grief and instructed the Ministry of the Interior to assist the victims

    At least 23 people died and 12 others were injured after an explosion on Saturday at a supermarket in the Mexican city of Hermosillo, the capital of the State of Sonora.

  • Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentine-built rifle found in Rio favela gang's arsenal

    The Comando Vermelho has evolved into a paramilitary unit with a parallel justice system for gang members and favela residents

    An Argentine-built FAL rifle was found in the Comando Vermelho (CV) arsenal seized in two Rio de Janeiro favelas after this week's large-scale, deadly raid. In addition, the gang's brutal torture system has been exposed

  • Friday, October 31st 2025 - 10:12 UTC

    Argentina strengthens border controls targeting Brazilian gang members

    Members of the Rio de Janeiro Police transfer a group of people during an operation on Tuesday. Antonio Lacerda/EFE/EFE

    Argentine authorities have reinforced the country's borders with Brazil, in case gang fighters pushed by local law enforcement might intend to escape through any of those crossings, following the controversial raid earlier this week in two Rio favelas.

  • Thursday, October 30th 2025 - 09:26 UTC

    Uruguay explores Mexican markets for further agricultural exports

    Fratti noted a “pleasant surprise” when the Mexican side committed to resolving all issues that can be advanced in the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries

    Uruguay’s Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries (MGAP) is working to significantly strengthen trade ties with Mexico, through new market access for high-value agricultural products such as citrus fruits and cereals, while seeking to ease protocols for meat imports.

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 22:28 UTC

    Melissa causes havoc in Jamaica and Cuba

    Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane, but was downgraded to Category 3 when it reached Cuba

    Hurricane Melissa hit Cuba's eastern provinces overnight, leaving a wake of widespread destruction, cutting off communities, flooding homes, and causing severe damage to critical infrastructure. The powerful storm eventually weakened but continued to generate unstable conditions across the eastern part of the island, where communities grappled with the aftermath as it drifted northeast.

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    New US attacks leave 14 dead in Pacific Ocean

    These latest assaults bring the total number of maritime airstrikes to 13 and the death toll to at least 57

    The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it executed three new strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing 14 people in the deadliest single wave of attacks so far in President Donald Trump's intensified military campaign against illegal narcotics.

  • Wednesday, October 29th 2025 - 10:37 UTC

    Venezuela declares Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister “persona non grata”

    Trinidad and Tobago has become an agent of aggression against Venezuela,” Rodríguez maintained

    The Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved a declaration on Tuesday to deem Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar “persona non grata,” citing her alleged role in a “criminal conspiracy” with the United States military to attack Venezuela.