Politics

Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Uruguayan opposition wants heads to roll over controversial passport issuance to a drug lord

Uruguayan opposition leader Fernando Pereira, president of the Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA), Tuesday called for the resignation of Ministers Francisco Bustillo (Foreign Affairs) and Luis Alberto Heber (Interior) after high-ranking officials under both of them were allegedly involved in the controversial issuance of a passport to a notorious drug lord.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Buenos Aires Police said to be repressing harmless fans celebrating team's victory over Croatia

Argentina's Secretary of Human Rights Horacio Pietragalla Corti Tuesday demanded Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to “stop repressing” jubilant groups marching through the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the national team's victory over Croatia at the Qatar 2022 football World Cup.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:13 UTC
Next of kin of the only Argentine combatant buried in South Georgia visit his grave

Forty years after the end of the South Atlantic conflict, the children of Argentine Navy NCO Felix Oscar Artuso were able to visit the grave of their father, the only Falklands combatant buried in South Georgia island.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Caracas to resume ties with Caribbean Dutch overseas territories gradually

After resuming diplomatic ties with Colombia, the Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro is now advancing on its return to the international community through negotiations with The Netherlands to restore links with the European kingdom's islands of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Iran carries out 2nd execution, footballer may too be hanged soon

Footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani has been reported to be among those who could be hanged in Iran shortly in the aftermath of the protests ensuing the death of a 22-year-old girl while in custody for not wearing her veil properly.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Biden signs into law bill granting same-sex, interracial marriage rights

US President Joseph Biden Tuesday signed into law the bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage after it was approved by Congress last week.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Brazilian authorities still looking for Brasilia rioters

Brazilian authorities investigating Monday's riots in Brasilia in support of incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro said the culprits will be identified and prosecuted.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 20:25 UTC
AMLO still calls Castillo “President” and insists “will of the people” must be respected

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Tuesday replied to the objections raised by Peru's Foreign Ministry to his comments regarding the ongoing political crisis in the South American Country.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina and three other countries take diplomatic turn and ask for Castillo's restitution in Peru

The governments of Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Bolivia have changed their position regarding the political crisis in Peru, which worsened in the last days after the removal of former president Pedro Castillo from office by the Congress. The government of Alberto Fernandez supported in the last hours the former president, currently under arrest and requesting asylum in Mexico, after the Argentinean Foreign Ministry criticized Castillo for altering the “constitutional order” after attempting a self-coup in which he tried to dissolve the Parliament.
Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 10:19 UTC
Argentine Foreign Minister highlights 2022 record exports

Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday underlined that his country would exceed US$ 100 billion in exports this year after visiting two of the main plants where products sold abroad are produced.