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Montevideo, July 12th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

Politics

  • Saturday, May 24th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Paraguay and Singapore sign key carbon credit agreement

    Peña is due back in Asunción on May 27

    Paraguay and Singapore signed a historic Implementation Agreement for carbon credit cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, it was announced Friday. Signing the documents were Paraguay's Environment Minister Rolando de Barros Barreto and Singapore’s Minister of Sustainability, Grace Fu, during President Santiago Peña’s visit to the Asian country.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 20:42 UTC

    Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa arrested ahead of Sunday elections

    A lawyer and former member of the Parliament, Guanipa has long been a prominent voice within the Venezuelan opposition. In recent months, he had frequently appeared alongside Machado at rallies

    Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of presidential candidate María Corina Machado, was arrested by government forces on Friday, just two days before the country’s regional and legislative elections.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Brazil: Rousseff granted amnesty and awarded reparations

    In the 1970s, Rousseff spent three years in detention under the military dictatorship

    Former President Dilma Rousseff has been found eligible by Brazil’s Amnesty Commission, which also issued an apology for her persecution and torture during the military dictatorship (1964–1985). She will receive R$ 100,000 (US$ 17,700) in reparations for her dismissal from the Economics and Statistics Foundation (FEE) in Rio Grande do Sul state in 1977.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 19:08 UTC

    Boric outlines proposed solution to Mapuche conflict

    Boric suggested adopting the recommendations of a Commission created in 2023

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font announced Thursday in a broadcast message a comprehensive plan to address the Mapuche conflict, based on recommendations from the Commission for Peace and Understanding. The key measures include:

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    US Gov't bans Harvard from enrolling foreign students

    “It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students,” Noem argued

    The US Government of President Donald Trump has revoked Harvard University's authorization to enroll international students under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), affecting nearly 6,800 international individuals (27% of the 2024-25 student body) who must now transfer or lose legal status in the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:44 UTC

    Peña suggests Paraguay can host unofficial talks between Taiwan and Japan or the US

    “It is hard being a decent, reliable partner,” Peña underlined

    During an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña offered his country as a bridge for countries seeking to commerce with Taiwan. Peña recalled that his country was the sole South American nation with direct ties to Taipei.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    New fuel shortage hits Bolivia due to logistical delays

    Things worsened after some tanker trucks staged a strike to demand higher freight rates

    Bolivia is grappling with a severe fuel crisis, marked by long vehicle lines at petrol stations in major cities like La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, caused by a partial strike by tanker transporters demanding higher freight rates and logistical delays at the Chilean port of Arica.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    UK to try chemical castration for sex offenders to tackle prison overcrowding

    Mahmood feared that British prisons might collapse

    The United Kingdom will adopt on a trial basis a new program to chemically castrate sex offenders in 20 prisons across two regions to reduce recurrence rates by up to 60%, as part of broader sentencing reforms while addressing overcrowding at detention facilities, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced Thursday.

  • Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 19:52 UTC

    Falkland Islands reaffirm right to self-determination amid Chagos sovereignty talks

    “The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly welcomes the recognition of our unique relationship with the UK,” said MLA Mark Pollard.

    The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly issued a public statement on Thursday acknowledging the UK Government’s recent decision to move forward with a sovereignty transfer of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius. The Assembly welcomed reassurances that the Falklands’ status remains unaffected.

  • Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 19:00 UTC

    US sanctions against De Moraes not to be ruled out

    “There is a strong possibility that it will happen,” Rubio told the US Congress

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted he was considering the possibility of sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act for alleged human rights violations. The magistrate is targeting former President Jair Bolsonaro for the alleged Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt, together with many of his aides and followers.