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Montevideo, June 25th 2026 - 06:50 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, April 21st 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    Petro meets Biden at the White House and asks for help fighting drug trafficking

    Colombia will not provide any military support to either Russia or Ukraine, Petro also said

    During a meeting Thursday at the White House, Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked his US colleague Joseph Biden for more boats, drones, and ships to stop drug traffickers in the South American country because so far such a war has “failed.”

  • Friday, April 21st 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    Lavrov strengthens Moscow's ties with Havanna

    Raúl Castro (left) also met with Díaz-Canel (center) and the Russian dignitary (right)

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday told Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel that Moscow continued to reject the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by Washington on Havanna. The Russian diplomat also met with former President Raúl Castro and with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla during the last stop of his Latin America and Caribbean tour which included Brazil, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

  • Friday, April 21st 2023 - 10:05 UTC

    Argentine peso keeps sinking against US dollar

    The local currency bounced back after it was shown pictures of President Fernández and Minister Massa were disseminated, proving there was no resignation on the radar

    The Argentine peso kept sinking Thursday against the US dollar with the “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) rate hitting AR$ 440 before closing at AR$ 437/AR$ 432 (buy/sale).

  • Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Lula's stance could jeopardize Mercosur-EU deal

    Commentators on Brazil's opposition media Jovem Pan this week even suggested Lula seeking the Nobel Peace Prize would be a good explanation

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's stance on the war in Ukraine might jeopardize the Mercosur-European Union deal, according to a confidential report drafted ahead of a European foreign ministers' summit and accessed by Politico.

  • Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

    1435 Flight Typhoons primary role is 24/7 Air Defense and QRA of the Falklands

    At any one time, 1435 Flight consists of numerous engineers, support staff and pilots, who maintain and fly the Typhoon FGR4 aircraft

    If you live on the Falkland Islands, you will be lucky enough to see the FGR4 Typhoons regularly grace the skies with their presence. A team of highly skilled and hardworking engineers ensure that the jets are well maintained and ready to provide Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) should it be required.

  • Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

    “Jewish soldiers in Malvinas”, and acts of anti Semitism by some Argentine military officers

    The book, “Jewish soldiers in Malvinas” was written by Hernan Dobry, which mentions the testimonies and experiences of 39 of 43 conscripts and petty officers of Jewish descent

    A third of Argentine conscripts of Jewish origin who participated in the Falklands/Malvinas conflict suffered different forms of anti-Semitism, including torture, abuses, and psychological threats, and 10% of them were staked to the ground.

  • Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    Arrest of former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno requested

    Moreno travels in a wheelchair and refused to travel from Asunción to Quito citing health issues

    Ecuadorian prosecutors Wednesday requested the pre-trial arrest of former President Lenín Moreno after the latter failed to appear before the courts as mandated in the Sinohydro corruption case, in which he is said to have accepted bribes for the construction of the country's largest hydroelectric plant.

  • Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:01 UTC

    Díaz-Canel reelected as President of Cuba

    “Cuba defends the single party because it is at the root of our history”, said Díaz-Canel after being reelected

    Miguel Díaz-Canel was re-elected for a second term in office by the National Assembly of People's Power, a body which was renewed Wednesday after the March 27 elections, it was reported in Havanna.

  • Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

    US Judge orders arrest of former Peruvian President Toledo pending extradition

    Toledo, 77, was President of Peru between 2001 and 2006

    US Federal Judge Thomas Hixson ordered former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo to surrender to marshalls in the Californian city of San Jose next Friday, April 21, at 9 am local time for his extradition to Lima to face corruption charges in another spinoff of the Odebrecht case in his country. In the meantime, Toledo will be housed in a jail in the Californian county of San Mateo.

  • Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentine FM denounces presence of extra-regional powers in South Atlantic

    British unilateral actions represent a contravention of Resolution 31/49, Cafiero argued in Cape Verde

    Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday said during a bi-continental forum in Cape Verde that the military presence“ in the South Atlantic of extra-regional powers, such as the United Kingdom, was ”not in accordance with the times and the current practices of multilateralism and international law“ and deemed the situation was ”unacceptable.” Cafiero also denounced the presence in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands of Kosovo Security Forces.