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Montevideo, March 4th 2026 - 09:40 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 22:47 UTC

    Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marks Holocaust Memorial Day

    The Assembly placed the message in a current global context, warning that discrimination — including antisemitism — is becoming “more widespread globally.”

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, joining people and governments worldwide in a statement centered on remembrance and renewed vigilance against hatred and discrimination.

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 15:33 UTC

    EU and India seal historic trade deal after 18 years of talks

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who called the pact “the mother of all agreements,” said the EU and India constitute a “double engine of growth” for the world economy

    New Delhi and Brussels announced on Tuesday that they had concluded the largest bilateral trade deal in their histories after almost two decades of negotiations. The pact links India’s 1.4 billion-person economy with the 27-nation European Union and, according to both sides, will create a free-trade zone for around 2 billion consumers and sharply lower tariffs and other barriers that have long hindered commerce between the two regions.

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:59 UTC

    Why a U.S. military plane landed in Ushuaia: lawmakers, ports and geopolitics

    In 2024, Milei pitched the Ushuaia naval project as a logistics hub for a new Argentine base, alongside the head of U.S. Southern Command

    The landing in Ushuaia of a U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers has reignited political controversy in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province and sharpened attention on the country’s strategic footprint in the South Atlantic and Antarctica, amid deepening ties between President Javier Milei and U.S. President Donald Trump.

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:38 UTC

    Falklands’ expert participates in program on food security and climate change

    Woodiwiss addressed Falklands beef industry supply challenges, highlighting a range of factors including communication gaps, logistical constraints, and the narrow supply window

    Falkland Islands Government Department of Agriculture Agricultural Advisor and Chair of the Beef Suppliers Working Group, Olivia Woodiwiss, represented the Falkland Islands at the Green Overseas Program “Strengthening Food Systems Resilient to Climate Change” workshop in Tahiti, last December where she spoke on beef supply chain challenges, stakeholder coordination, and adapting agriculture to climate change alongside counterparts from 15 Overseas Countries and Territories.

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 10:18 UTC

    Uruguay Central Bank accelerates easing, cuts key rate to 6.5% as dollar hits lows

    Dollar trades near May 2024 levels in Uruguay, at 38.62 pesos buy and 40.58 sell. The currency fell about 11% in 2025 and a further 4% so far in 2026.

    Uruguay’s Central Bank (BCU) cut its benchmark policy rate by 100 basis points to 6.5% and said monetary policy “enters an expansionary phase,” framing the move as a way to prevent inflation from drifting away from its 4.5% target and to respond to recent strains in the foreign-exchange market.

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 09:55 UTC

    Delcy Rodriguez meets Repsol, Chevron and Shell as Venezuela pushes oil law overhaul to draw investment

    Rodriguez said the draft is a “sovereignty-respecting” framework aimed at turning Venezuela into a “giant producer” of hydrocarbons with private investment

    Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez met on Monday in Caracas with representatives of oil companies including Repsol, Chevron and Shell to discuss a hydrocarbons law reform now moving through the National Assembly, as her government seeks to attract private and foreign investment. The meeting took place at PDVSA facilities and forms part of a mandatory public consultation phase after the bill cleared its first legislative debate.

  • Tuesday, January 27th 2026 - 04:43 UTC

    Falklands Agriculture: mainly wool, exceptionally clean and white

    43% of farms are accredited under the Responsible Wool Scheme (RWS) plus a small number of farms have organic certification with Australian Certified Organic

    Much of the Falkland Islands’ land mass is used for agriculture. The main product is wool, with an EU approved abattoir producing mutton and lamb for local and export markets and beef for local markets.

  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 23:18 UTC

    Lula urges Trump to limit “Peace Board” to Gaza in call covering governance, Venezuela and bilateral agenda

    The exchange comes as Washington advances an international framework linked to Gaza’s postwar administration

    Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a phone call on Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump, in a nearly hour-long conversation that blended global governance issues with the bilateral agenda. Brazilian media, citing Planalto Palace sources, reported that Lula argued Trump’s proposed “Peace Board” should be restricted exclusively to the future governance of the Gaza Strip and should also contemplate the creation of a Palestinian state—an approach those sources said Trump does not share.

  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 13:19 UTC

    Brazil remains world leader in killings of trans people despite drop in 2025, rights groups say

    On geographic distribution, the report identified Ceará and Minas Gerais as the states with the highest number of killings in 2025, with eight each

    Brazil again topped the global ranking for killings of trans and travesti people despite a year-on-year decline in recorded murders, according to a new annual dossier released on Monday by the National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (Antra). The report counted 80 killings in 2025, down from 122 in 2024 — a drop of about 34% that still leaves Brazil in first place for nearly 18 years, the group said.

  • Monday, January 26th 2026 - 10:15 UTC

    Global opposition to U.S. policy gains momentum after Davos confrontations

    Although there is no single, unified global opposition bloc, the convergence of criticism from diverse regions highlights a trend toward a more multipolar diplomatic environment

    Global opposition to United States foreign and trade policies has intensified in the wake of sharp confrontations at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026, with leaders from Europe, Asia, and Latin America pushing back against unilateral U.S. initiatives, including strategic pressure tactics.