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Montevideo, July 3rd 2025 - 01:32 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 07:00 UTC

    Two tough low growth years ahead for Germany, indicates the Bundesbank

    “The German economy is not only battling with persistent economic headwinds, but also with structural problems,” explained Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel (Pic FT)

    The German central bank, Bundesbank, drastically trimmed the economic forecast for Germany in the next two years, 2025 and 2026, given structural issues, including German industry facing significant economic obstacles and with grim prospects for the country’s exports.

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 06:36 UTC

    Falklands names five new Justices of the Peace

    Acting Governor Dave Morgan with the newly sworn Justices of the Peace, at Government House

    Congratulations have been extended to the newest Justices of the Peace for the Falkland Islands who were appointed and sworn in by the Acting Governor Dave Morgan at Government House. The 5 new JPs: Eleanor Cornick, Scott Descombe, Zoe James, Kerry McRae and Molly Semple. This year also marked Andrew Brownlee's 25th year as Justice of the Peace for the Falklands.

  • Monday, December 16th 2024 - 06:26 UTC

    UK Statement at UN for Human Rights on Venezuela, “repression must stop”

    UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley

    The Statement for the Intersessional ID with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Venezuela was delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley.

  • Saturday, December 14th 2024 - 11:02 UTC

    Argentine Gendarmería NCO goes missing in Venezuela

    First Corporal Nahuel Agustín Gallo's partner lives in Venezuela - they have a child in common

    An Argentine Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) non-commissioned officer has vanished one week after entering Venezuela from Colombia to visit his romantic partner and their child, it was reported by his family Friday in Buenos Aires.

  • Saturday, December 14th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    US denounces Hezbollah's presence in Chile to seek funding

    In June this year, Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich had to apologize to the Chilean government for mentioning Hezbollah's presence with no corroborating evidence

    The US State Department said this week that the Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah had been operating in Chile and other Latin American countries to obtain funding for its activities in a report that also mentioned Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas, dissidents of the defunct FARC and Peru's Shining Path as the biggest threats in the region.

  • Saturday, December 14th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

    Lula says he is “firm and strong”

    In the video footage posted on social media, Lula appears walking next to brain surgeon Marcos Stavale

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released a video Friday after leaving the Intensive Care Unit at the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in São Paulo, Agencia Brasil reported. Lula underwent two surgical procedures in his head this week to drain a hemorrhage caused by a domestic accident in October that prevented him from attending the BRICS Summit in Russia, among other engagements.

  • Saturday, December 14th 2024 - 09:44 UTC

    Milei granted Italian citizenship in meeting with Meloni

    It was the sixth encounter between Milei and Meloni in barely over a year

    Argentine President Javier Milei Friday met with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome's Palazzo Chigi. It was their sixth encounter since the Libertarian's inauguration barely over a year ago. In a radio interview Friday, Milei said he and Meloni were friends before coming to power.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 22:36 UTC

    Hamas wants Paraguayan Embassy out of Jerusalem

    Peña underlined that Israel was Paraguay's “sister nation”

    The terrorist organization Hamas Friday demanded Paraguay once again relocate the Embassy in Jerusalem to Tel Aviv after Thursday's reopening. “We call on the Paraguayan government to reverse this decision, and to side with the values of humanity, justice, and legality, and support our oppressed people,” the Islamist group said. Hamas also considers the embassy move a “violation” of the right of Palestinians to their land and a violation of UN resolutions recognizing East Jerusalem as Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 22:02 UTC

    Senator Kueider's expulsion sparks new controversy in Argentina

    “Until they do not transfer power to me, I am vice president,” Villarruel wrote on X

    Argentine President Javier Milei insisted from Italy that Thursday's session during which Senator Edgardo Kueider was expelled from the Upper House after being arrested in Paraguay with US$ 200,000 of undeclared cash was not valid because it was chaired by Vice President Victoria Villarruel, who, at that time, was in charge of the Executive. Other analysts shared that view.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Defense minister Lord Coaker visits Chile and Brazil to strengthen defense relations

    UK Defense Minister Lord Vernon Coaker with Brazilian Chief of the Navy Admiral Olsen in Rio

    Defense Minister Lord Coaker's recent visit to Chile and Brazil focused on supporting global security and tackling increasing threats. There, he held talks with his counterparts and industry as the UK strengthens relations with partners around the world.