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Montevideo, November 25th 2024 - 02:04 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 23:50 UTC

    Argentine college students staging nationwide protest shakes Milei's political strength

    The measure was necessary because the government has consistently turned a deaf ear since January, Alpa said

    The entire spectrum of Argentina's political opposition is, in one way or another, behind Tuesday's nationwide protest against President Javier Milei's spending cuts, particularly those affecting the funding of the country's tuition-free universities.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 23:04 UTC

    Criminal case filed against Milei for praising tax evasion

    Freiler argued that no one like the President can undermine tranquility and public order

    Former Judge Eduardo Freiler filed Monday a criminal complaint against President Javier Milei for saying during his appearance last Frida at the Llao Llao Forum in Bariloche that whoever evades taxes was a hero for being able to escape from the State's claws. In Freiler's view, Milei committed an “apology of crime” and an “instigation to commit a crime,” in addition to other charges.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 12:43 UTC

    Milei to announce his achievements on nationwide TV

    The message will be recorded at the Olivos presidential residence earlier in the day and aired at 9 pm to draw peak audiences

    Argentine President Javier Milei is to speak on national TV on Monday announcing the achievements of his economic plan. According to Buenos Aires media citing Casa Rosada sources, alongside Milei will be Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo, Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno, and Central Bank (BCRA) President Santiago Bausili.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 12:38 UTC

    Copacabana packed with Bolsonarist demonstrators defending free speech from De Moraes

    Bolsonaro keeps drafting popular support as his situation before the courts worsens by the hour with every new testimony or finding

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took center stage Sunday during a major demonstration in Rio de Janeiro to defend the country from the attacks on freedom of expression by Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes and many officials from the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration. In addition to those of Brazil, many Israeli flags were displayed.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 12:34 UTC

    Thousands march in Colombia against Petro

    The President plans to nationalize the country's healthcare system and reform the Constitution to stay in power

    Scores of Colombians marched Sunday through the streets of Bogotá and other main cities nationwide to protest against the leftwing administration of President Gustavo Petro, particularly regarding healthcare and a planned reform to the Constitution so that the current head of state may remain on the job after his current term.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 06:09 UTC

    Milei reinstates ambassador Foradori, who signed the Falklands 2016 Joint Communiqué

    Ambassador Carlos Foradori (R) and ex Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan

    An Argentine professional diplomat, who was vilified by the Kirchnerite political establishment for having signed during the mandate of ex-president Mauricio Macri (2015/2019), a Joint Communiqué with Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan in September 2016, has been reinstated as ambassador, head of the different organizations that function in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • Saturday, April 20th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei says conditions for Argentina's recovery being created

    The Argentine President warned businesspeople that they would have to pick up the baton from here

    Argentine President Javier Milei Friday told a group of businesspeople attending the Llao Llao Forum in Bariloche that he did not believe in a “dirigist” economy in which the State would be involved in every step along the productive process. He also insisted his administration was “creating the conditions for Argentina to grow again” from “the worst crises in history.”

  • Friday, April 19th 2024 - 22:20 UTC

    Tierra del Fuego Governor angered by Falklands presence at tourism fair in Sao Paulo

    Melella also wants to file a protest before the organizers of the “WTM Latin America” event

    Governor Gustavo Melella of the Argentine Province of Tierra del Fuego which technically includes the the Falkland/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands sent this week notes of protest regarding the “WTM Latin America” tourism fair in Sao Paulo where the British Overseas Territories have a desk. Melella sent letters to Brazil's Ambassador in Buenos Aires and the Argentine Embassy in Brasilia.

  • Friday, April 19th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Conflict in Middle East could escalate after latest Israeli attacks

    Iran said it will respond to any attack by Israel.

    Israeli forces attacked Iranian Air Force positions in Isfahan, in the center of the country in retaliation for last weekend's bombardment with unmanned explosives and missiles, it was reported early Friday. Other hits were recorded in the As-Suwayda governorate in southern Syria, the Baghdad area, and the Babil governorate in Iraq.

  • Friday, April 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Argentine Senate passes scandalous wage hike

    “I am not a Senator and can do nothing to stop it,” Vice President Villarruel argued

    Argentina's Senate Thursday agreed on a substantial wage increase for the Upper House which stirred controversies as the country grapples to make ends meet. The decision was reached after zero debate and Senators were also asked to raise their hands if they validated the motion. Many then insisted on social media that they were not among the ones approving the scandalous hike.