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Montevideo, November 5th 2025 - 08:37 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 21:06 UTC

    US ups reward for narcoterrorist Nicolás Maduro

    Authorities have seized tons of cocaine and hundreds of millions of dollars in assets linked to Maduro, Bondi claimed

    The US government has doubled its reward to US$50 million for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration is accusing him of being a “narco-terrorist” and one of the world's largest drug traffickers, claiming he has worked with cartels to smuggle cocaine into the US.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Milei sparks controversy by equating Kirchnerism with Argentina's military dictatorship

    Some members the political space led by Milei have even shown support for convicted perpetrators of crimes against humanity

    Argentine President Javier Milei has ignited a new wave of controversy after posing with his candidates beside a banner that read “Kirchnerism Never Again,” mimicking the typography of the historic Nunca Más report, which documented crimes committed during Argentina’s last military dictatorship. The photo, taken in a poor neighborhood of La Matanza—a traditional Peronist stronghold—marks the launch of Milei’s electoral campaign in Buenos Aires province.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Petro escalates border dispute with Peru over Amazon island: “The treaty was violated”

    The dispute revives a long-standing territorial disagreement between the two countries, whose borders were formally established by treaties in 1922 and 1929

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro escalated a diplomatic conflict with Peru on Thursday by accusing Lima of violating border treaties over the disputed sovereignty of Santa Rosa Island, located in the Amazon River. “Colombia does not recognize Peru’s sovereignty over the so-called Santa Rosa Island and does not recognize the de facto authorities,” Petro declared from Leticia, a Colombian border city that, for the first time, hosted the country’s Independence Day celebrations.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 10:01 UTC

    UN Chief finds Trump's tariffs “disheartening”

    Guterres wants governments to take action to protect the poorest people

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed that the new tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are “disheartening.” Through his spokesperson, Farhan Haq, Guterres reiterated his long-held belief that “trade wars are ruinous and need to be avoided.”

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Uruguay not outside terrorism's radar, Montevideo reckons

    Some activities are shifting from the Triple Frontier Paraguay-Argentine-Brazil to the Rivera crossing between Uruguay and Brazil

    Uruguayan authorities admitted Thursday that terrorist organizations could use their country to either stage or plan certain attacks in the region. While the risk is considered low, according to the National Strategy for the Fight against Money Laundering, the government has not ruled out the possibility.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 09:38 UTC

    Indebtedness is the true basis of Milei's Argentina's shallow recovery, UBA says

    Supermarkets are decumulating stock amid waning consumption

    A study from the University of Buenos Aires' (UBA) School of Economics revealed this week that almost half of Argentines (46%) are now using credit cards to buy food, a significant increase since the start of the Javier Milei administration.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 09:06 UTC

    Ecuador: Noboa declares new state of emergency and plans another referendum

    The current state of things could further erode Ecuador's fragile democracy, Noboa argues

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa has declared a new state of emergency for 60 days in four coastal provinces: El Oro, Guayas, Los Ríos, and Manabí. The decree, citing “serious internal unrest,” suspends the rights to inviolability of domicile and correspondence, allowing the Armed Forces and National Police to conduct joint operations

  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 18:56 UTC

    Over 150 trucks stranded in Montevideo due to port delays: transporters report major financial losses

    The union also criticized the companies responsible for the cargo, claiming they “have not offered fair compensation”

    More than 150 cargo trucks have been immobilized for over ten days at the Port of Montevideo due to delays in the shipment of a rice export load, Montevideo Portal reported, citing the Intergremial de Transporte Profesional de Carga Terrestre del Uruguay (ITPC).

  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 17:40 UTC

    Falklands General Election will take place 11 December

    Falkland Islanders love their democracy and free speech, and are enthusiast voters

    After a careful review, an amended timetable for the 2025 Falkland Islands General Election has been confirmed. The new dates selected are: Date of Proclamation and Notice of Election: 31st October 2025; General Election polling date: 11th December 2025

  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Lula slams Trump over Brazil tariffs, accuses Bolsonaro of betrayal

    The Brazilian government is preparing financial support measures for affected companies, as nationalist sentiment grows in response to what Lula describes as a direct attack on Brazil’s sovereignty

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva harshly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump following the implementation of a 50% tariff on Brazilian exports. Lula called Trump “authoritarian” with “anti-civilizational” behavior and accused him of creating “problems where there were none.”