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Montevideo, August 23rd 2025 - 20:01 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 08:17 UTC

    Falklands, swearing ceremony for Governor Designate on Tuesday 29 July

    Last May Ambassador Colin Martin-Reynolds sent a message to the Islands, “Delighted to announce my next job. My family & I are excited to soon join the community in the incredible Falkland Islands”

    A release from Gilbert House, Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has published that the Swearing in Ceremony for the Falkland Islands Governor Designate, Mr Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG will take place in the Court and Assembly Chamber this Tuesday 29 July 2025, commencing at 09:00 hrs.

  • Tuesday, July 29th 2025 - 01:25 UTC

    Bogotá court finds Uribe guilty of bribery

    The rightwing leader became the first former head of State ever to be convicted

    Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez was found guilty Monday of witness tampering and procedural fraud, making him the first former head of state in the country to be convicted of a crime. The 73-year-old right-wing politician, who served as president from 2002 to 2010, was accused of attempting to bribe and pressure imprisoned paramilitaries to retract or alter their testimonies linking him to illegal armed groups.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:58 UTC

    Brazil out of FAO's Hunger Map

    Brazil had returned to the FAO's Hunger Map in the 2018-2020 period

    Brazil was not included in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO/UN) State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2025 (SOFI 2025) presented Monday (28) during the 2nd United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS+4) in Ethiopia.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

    Venezuela's ruling party wins most municipal elections

    “What we are going to do in the coming years will surprise everyone!” Maduro

    Venezuela's ruling PSUV and its coalition, the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), secured a significant victory in Sunday's municipal elections, winning 22 out of 23 state capitals and a total of 285 out of 335 districts, according to National Electoral Council (CNE) Chairman Elvis Amoroso.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:28 UTC

    Honduras: Teleworking and mask mandates extended

    The measures came into effect last Thursday on a temporary basis

    Honduras has extended teleworking for public institutions and virtual classes until Aug. due to a surge in respiratory illnesses, including the detection of highly contagious Omicron XFG Covid-19 variants. The government has also made mask-wearing mandatory in various enclosed public spaces such as hospitals, airports, shopping centers, and public transport.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentina and US advancing in construction of an integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego

    US Southern Command chief Admiral Alvin Holsey when visiting Argentina and meeting President Javier Milei

    The Argentine government shipyard Company Tandanor has finished the flat cement foundation on which the Joint Antarctic Command for the Ushuaia integrated naval base in Tierra del Fuego province is to be built, points out Buenos Aires media.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Milei tells SRA his plans include FTA with US despite Mercosur

    Milei wants Argentina to reenter the world economy as a major trading player

    During his speech at the Argentina Rural Society's (SRA) Annual Exhibition in Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei emphasized his government’s first-year achievements, ongoing reforms, and vision for the future. Among other issues, Milei insisted that his government was seeking an FTA with the United States, circumventing Mercosur constraints.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    CFK lashes out at Milei: “He governs for the rich”

    CFK insisted she was “on the right side of history”

    In an audio message commemorating the anniversary of Eva Perón's death on Saturday, July 26, former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) heavily criticized President Javier Milei, calling his government a “disaster” that “governs for the rich.”

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

    US and EU clinch trade agreement

    “I think we both wanted to reach an agreement,” Trump said after meeting with von der Leyen

    The United States and the European Union have reached a trade agreement that will impose a 15% tariff on most European exports to the US, including automobiles, President Donald Trump announced Sunday after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the former's golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland.

  • Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Argentina to rejoin US Visa Waiver Program?

    Argentines lost that visa waiver privilege after the 2001 economic crisis

    Argentina seems set to regain its participation in the US Visa Waiver Program, allowing holders of Argentine passports to enter the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a visa. This development is expected to be formalized during the visit of US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, who is scheduled to sign an agreement with President Javier Milei on Monday.