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Montevideo, July 16th 2025 - 11:55 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, March 25th 2025 - 08:36 UTC

    Human rights groups and opposition criticize Milei's denialist stance regarding the country's genocide in the late 1970s

    “Enough of denialism and apology of the genocide,” the groups underlined (Pic AFP)

    Argentine human rights organizations gathered Monday at Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo to deliver a speech marking the 49th anniversary of the Military Junta's uprising against María Estela Martínez de Perón. During the National Memory, Truth, and Justice Holiday, they once again addressed the disappearances and tortures during the dictatorship while blaming President Javier Milei and Vice-President Victoria Villarruel for their “denialist” approach to the issue.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 20:12 UTC

    Uruguay reports first autochthonous case of dengue

    Tuberculosis prevails in overcrowded surroundings, Lustemberg stressed

    Uruguayan health authorities Monday confirmed the first autochthonous case of dengue this year. It was a patient in Montevideo, whose appearance triggered a full-scale deployment of epidemiology teams to track down the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the disease's vector. Montevideo City Hall teams also tested neighbors of the affected person in a move to curtail spreading.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Argentine gov't releases “full history” video highlighting pre-coup terrorism in the 1970s

    “History must be told in full or it becomes an instrument of political manipulation,” Milei's Government argued

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei Monday released a video on social media saying March 24, 2025, should be the “Day of Complete Memory” on the 49th anniversary of the Military Junta uprising headed by Lieutenant General Jorge Rafel Videla, marking the beginning of the self-appointed National Reorganization Process which ended up in the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War and a return to democratic rule the following year.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Rousseff to stay at BRICS Bank helm for 5 more years after Moscow's nod

    Putin preferred to leave Rousseff rather than appoint a Russian official given his country's restrictions stemming from the war in Ukraine

    Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will remain at the helm of the BRICS bloc's Shanghai-based New Development Bank following Vladimir Putin's green light, Agencia Brasil reported citing Brasilia's newly-appointed Secretary for Institutional Relations Gleisi Hoffmann. Rousseff's term was to end in July this year.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Pope Francis discharged from Rome hospital still needs to rest

    Francis will be unable to discharge his usual duties for “at least two more months”

    Pope Francis was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Clinic Sunday after a 37-day hospitalization following a respiratory ailment. He will continue his recuperation at the Santa Marta Residence, Vatican sources said. Although the 88-year-old pontiff’s life was in danger at times, he was never intubated and remained alert throughout, it was also explained.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

    Human rights organizations to make statement at Plaza de Mayo

    Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo will speak against the 1976-83 dictatorship and Milei's current administration alike

    Leftwing and human rights organizations in Argentina will stage an event at Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo marking the 49th anniversary of the military uprising against the democratic government of President María Estela Martínez de Perón (Isabelita).

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    Maduro agrees to Trump’s repatriation flights for deported Venezuelans

    In a televised speech, Maduro also addressed Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, telling him “you're responsible.”

    Venezuela has agreed with the US Trump administration to resume repatriation flights for deported Venezuelan nationals, officials announced confirming first flights on Sunday. Jorge Rodriguez, Venezuela's National Assembly President said the goal was to “ensure the return of our countrymen with the protection of their human rights.”

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:55 UTC

    Europol dismantles sophisticated network smuggling people across the English Channel

    In 2024, more than 36 000 migrants and 680 boats successfully reached the UK, up from approximately 28 000 migrants and 580 boats during the same period in 2023

    German and Belgium authorities coordinated by Europol dismantle a migrant smuggling network active across the English Channel. The operation was also supported by Italy and Eurojust. The investigation targeted a criminal network based in Germany and involved in criminal activities facilitating the smuggling of Middle Eastern and East African migrants across the English Channel with low-quality inflatable boats.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:34 UTC

    Falklands Government convenes a Telecoms Assembly for Tuesday 25th March

    Attendees will have a change to ask questions and contribute to the future of telecoms in the Falklands

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is inviting residents to a public meeting on Tuesday, 25th March, from 5pm until 6pm, upstairs in the Town Hall.Cambridge Management Consulting is conducting a second visit to the Falkland Islands to support FIG in shaping the future of the Telecoms Program.

  • Monday, March 24th 2025 - 08:33 UTC

    UK Ambassador in Uruguay ok after falling from horse

    “Luckily I will have more opportunities in future Patrias Gauchas!,” Green wrote

    The United Kingdom's Ambassador to Uruguay Malcolm Green was reported to have sustained only minor bruises and a head injury after falling off his horse during the Patria Gaucha parade in Tacuarembó. He was initially treated at a local facility, where a CT scan ruled out any serious physical damage, and later transferred to Montevideo for further treatment at the British Hospital.