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Montevideo, July 3rd 2025 - 19:27 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, December 24th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

    Chile apologizes for military helicopter flying into Argentine airspace

    “There was indeed an unauthorized overflight over Argentine airspace,” van Klaveren owned up

    Chilean authorities admitted Monday that a military helicopter had flown into Argentine airspace last Friday in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz. Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren described the incident as “a mistake” and insisted that the case had been handled through the proper diplomatic channels. Argentina sent a consultation note on this matter, to which “a response has been given,” he explained.

  • Tuesday, December 24th 2024 - 10:16 UTC

    Uruguay: Topolansky says she will not recant

    “I cannot recant, since I knew what I said,” Topolansky stressed

    Former Uruguayan VicePresident and First Lady Lucía Topolansky Monday sent a letter to a group of relatives of people who disappeared during the military dictatorship saying she would not backtrack on saying that some witnesses had lied during the trials of those who committed these atrocities.

  • Tuesday, December 24th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

    Lula issues Christmas pardon but not for sex or antidemocratic offenders

    Lula's measure also includes prisoners with severe autistic spectrum disorder or neurodiverse conditions

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a pardon favoring terminally ill prison inmates as well as at-risk pregnant women or those with HIV but fell short of benefitting those who committed crimes that were either heinous - such as torture, terrorism, racism, money laundering, concealment of assets - or against democracy, it was announced Monday in a special edition of the Diário Oficial da Uniao (Official Gazette).

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 23:05 UTC

    Andrés Ojeda chosen to chair Uruguay's Colorado Party

    Ojeda succeeds Colorado's iconic figure and former two-time Uruguayan President Julio María Sanguinetti

    Senator-elect Andrés Ojeda became the Uruguayan Colorado Party's new secretary-general in lieu of former two-time President Julio María Sanguinetti (1985-1990; 1995-2000), now aged 87. The 40-year-old Ojeda had jumped into the limelight when he ran for the presidency on Oct. 27 this year on behalf of the Colorado Party this year, clinching third place.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Trump picks Claver-Carone for State Dept. Latin American branch

    Claver-Carone has spoken the truth about Milei's “miraculous” recovery

    US President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday he had chosen former Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Mauricio Claver-Carone as his future State Department's Envoy to Latin America. The Cuban-born Claver-Carone was appointed to the IDB at Trump's request in 2020 but was dismissed amid an affair with a subordinate whom he had given a pay raise.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 10:45 UTC

    Venezuela steps up Essequibo deployment amid dispute with Guyana

    Guyanese President Irfaan Ali called the construction of a bridge on Ankoko Island an “illegitimate claim”

    Venezuela's Bolivarian regime has built a bridge reaffirming its sovereignty claims over Guyana Essequiba. The provisional structure will allow the arrival of heavier machinery for the definitive bridge, it was explained. Last Thursday, a fixed bridge over the Cuyuní River on the island of Anacoco was inaugurated as part of the Venezuelan government's efforts to reaffirm its sovereignty over that disputed region. Attending the ceremony were Defense Minister Vladímir Padrino López and Transport Minister Ramón Velásquez Araguayán, among other high-ranking officials and military commanders.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:59 UTC

    UK government backs Spanish shipbuilder Navitas deal to take over Harland and Wolff

    UK Gov backs deal by Spanish shipbuilder Navantia to save 350 Scottish jobs at yards in Fife and on Lewis, safeguarding cornerstone of defense and clean energy (Pic Getty Imagines

    A UK Government-backed deal will see Spanish shipbuilding subsidiary Navantia UK buy out Harland and Wolff, securing the future of all four yards in the UK, including two in Scotland. The buy-out saves the jobs of 350 skilled workers at the company’s sites in Methil, Fife, and Arnish in the Western Isles.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:47 UTC

    UK confirms appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as British ambassador in Washington

    The appointment of Lord Mandelson as next ambassador in US is considered crucial as UK seeks to continue deepening its relationship with one of its closest allies

    UK Prime Minister confirmed the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson to be the next British Ambassador to the United States of America. His Majesty the King approved the appointment on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy. 

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:34 UTC

    Gibraltar Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, makes informal visit to La Linea and met Mayor Juan Franco.

    Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo with La Linea Mayor Juan Franco

    The opportunity was taken to take a walk around the center of the neighboring town, where Mr Picardo had the chance to greet several businessmen and citizens. The Mayor arranged for a lunch in a well-known bar/restaurant in the center of town, which enabled those invited to exchange views on the current situation with the Chief Minister.

  • Monday, December 23rd 2024 - 07:24 UTC

    Ongoing UK/new Mauritius government talks to finalize Chagos archipelago deal

    The Joint Statement follows after new Mauritius’ PM Dr Navin Ramgoolam, claimed the current terms “would not produce the benefits that the nation could expect”.

    The British Foreign Office has reported that “the Republic of Mauritius and the UK have held a series of productive, ongoing conversations and exchanges on finalizing a historic Treaty on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago.