Politics

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

  Venezuela's ruling party wins most municipal elections

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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”

  

  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

  

  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?

  

  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.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

  Uruguay and Chile strengthen cooperation regarding human rights violations

  

  Uruguay and Chile advanced their collaboration on policies related to memory, truth, and justice regarding past human rights violations.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

  Single border control operational between Posadas and Encarnación

  

  A new unified border control system is being implemented as a pilot program starting Monday at the Posadas-Encarnación bridge. Hence, all immigration procedures across the San Roque González de Santa Cruz international bridge will now be conducted solely on the Argentine side, eliminating the need for separate checks in Paraguay.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

  Falklands, Paras final exercise in and around Stanley with UAS technology

  

  British Forces in South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) has reported that the Third Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, conducted their final exercise, Cape Bayonet, in the Falkland Islands as BFSAI’s Roulement Infantry Company (RIC).