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Montevideo, May 4th 2026 - 14:29 UTC

Politics

  • Friday, April 17th 2026 - 00:03 UTC

    Trump says US “very close” to Iran deal and announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

    “It looks very likely that we will reach a deal with Iran, and it will be a good deal, no nuclear weapons,” Trump said

    US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is “very close” to reaching a deal with Iran and announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, in a day that combined diplomatic overtures with explicit threats to resume hostilities if Tehran does not accept American terms.

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

    Venezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials

    The room had been inaugurated on December 1, 2011, during an official visit by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Venezuela

    Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo and Kirchnerism. The measure involved removing portraits, paintings, quotations and objects linked to the former Argentine president, and converting the room into a meeting space with a neutral aesthetic that, according to Venezuelan outlet Monitoreamos, is now used to receive US officials.

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 23:08 UTC

    “We are oppressed in Brazil”: thousands of conservative Brazilians seek new life in Paraguay

    Paraguay broke a record in 2025 by granting 40,600 residency permits to foreigners. More than half — 23,500 — went to Brazilians, far outpacing the 4,300 Argentines in second place

    Hundreds of Brazilians camped overnight on beach chairs, plastic benches and tarps outside an immigration center in Ciudad del Este, on the border with Brazil, to secure a spot in a Paraguayan government drive to fast-track residency applications. Some organized an improvised barbecue on a barrel while they waited. Others had traveled more than 1,500 kilometers by bus. All shared a common thread: the desire to leave Brazil for reasons they describe as political, economic and ideological, according to a report by BBC News Brasil.

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 22:46 UTC

    Uruguay says RAF Falklands flight was medevac; Tierra del Fuego alleges airspace breach

    Sources close to the Islands' administration who spoke with MercoPress had already indicated that many of these flights are medical evacuations of Islanders

    Uruguay's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the flight of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas between the Falkland Islands and Montevideo was a medical evacuation of two patients, authorized under decree 419/021, which permits the landing of foreign state aircraft for humanitarian reasons or force majeure. Uruguayan Air Force press spokesperson Marisol Diana provided the explanation to Informativo Uruguay.

  • Thursday, April 16th 2026 - 00:55 UTC

    Logistics corridor to Falklands via Uruguay: former Kirchnerist diplomat denounces untracked flight

    According to a source close to the Islands' administration who spoke with MercoPress, many of these flights are medical evacuations of Falkland Islanders

    A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft operated on April 12 between Mount Pleasant base in the Falkland Islands and Carrasco airport in Montevideo, switching off its transponder during the return leg to the islands, rendering it invisible to civilian tracking systems, according to the specialized outlet Escenario Mundial, which identified the aircraft as registration ZM413 operating flights RRR4000 (outbound) and RRR4001 (return).

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

    Rural vote upends Peru count: leftist Sanchez overtakes Lopez Aliaga and advances to runoff

    “Because it's the popular movement and the highland areas, it has to be fraud. Show the evidence. No vote is worth more than another, Mr. López Aliaga,” Sánchez said

    The count in Peru's presidential election produced a dramatic reversal on Wednesday. With 91% of ballots processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), leftist Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú) surged from sixth to second place, displacing ultraconservative Rafael López Aliaga (Renovación Popular) and positioning himself for the June 7 runoff against Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular), who holds first place with 16.99% of the vote.

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 23:55 UTC

    Paraguay expects over US$1 billion in Singapore carbon credit investments

    De Barros said President Santiago Peña received the delegation and expressed confidence that if ”all processes of interest with Singapore are completed

    Paraguay's government expects investments from Singapore in carbon credit projects to exceed $1 billion, Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Rolando De Barros said on Wednesday, as a delegation from the Asian nation visited Asunción led by Sustainability and Environment Minister Grace Fu Hai Yen, accompanied by 20 business executives.

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 22:12 UTC

    Trump says he will fire Powell if he stays past May as Senate stalls successor's confirmation

    Powell publicly linked the investigation to political pressure after receiving the first subpoena in January

    US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not leave when his term expires on May 15. “Well then, I'll have to fire him,” Trump said in an interview on Fox Business. “I've held back firing him. I've wanted to fire him, but I hate to be controversial. I want to be uncontroversial, but he will be fired.”

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 22:10 UTC

    IMF approves second review of Argentina program, unlocking US$1 billion disbursement

    Argentina is the IMF's largest debtor. Its obligations to the Fund exceed $57 billion, accounting for 34.5% of the institution's outstanding loans, and grew 36% over the past twelve months

    The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday reached a staff-level agreement with Argentina on the second review of the country's extended fund facility, clearing the way for a disbursement of approximately $1 billion pending approval by the Fund's executive board. With this tranche, Argentina will have received roughly $15 billion of the $20 billion agreed in April 2025, Reuters reported.

  • Wednesday, April 15th 2026 - 10:23 UTC

    Milei blames opposition and Iran war for 3.4% inflation and calls for patience

    Milei called on citizens to be “patient” and rejected proposals to ease monetary policy

    Argentine President Javier Milei devoted his speech on Tuesday at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) summit to addressing the March inflation figure released hours earlier by statistics agency INDEC: a monthly 3.4%, the highest reading in a year and the tenth consecutive month of acceleration since the 1.5% recorded in May 2025.