Politics

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 18:27 UTC

  Orsi speaks wonders of 2030 Agenda in Seville

  

  Speaking at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development Monday in Seville, Spain, Uruguayan President Yamadú Orsi defended multilateralism and the 2030 Agenda as key to addressing global issues like poverty, hunger, and pollution.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Spotlight on BA for Mercosur Summit this week: Lula meeting Milei and CFK

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei is preparing to host the South American Common Market (Mercosur) Summit Wednesday and Thursday in Buenos Aires, during which he will have to welcome his Brazilian colleague Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with whom he does not see eye to eye after calling him names during the 2023 campaign.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

  Delgado chosen to chair Uruguay's National Party

  

  Former presidential candidate Álvaro Delgado was elected chairman of Uruguay's National Party (PN) board of directors this weekend, narrowly defeating fellow Senator Javier García by 202 votes to 184 amid boos blaming him from the recent loss to President Yamandú Orsi. Luis Alberto Heber and Carlos Enciso received 45 and 33 votes, respectively.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

  IMF okays Paraguay's performance but raises concerns here and there

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved Paraguay's fifth review of the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) and third review of the Resilience and Sustainability Service (RSS), granting access to about US$285 million, with US$195 million requested by authorities.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

  Argentina: Danish diplomat says F-16s are fully equipped

  

  Denmark's concurrent Ambassador to Brazil and Argentina discussed in an interview with DEF Magazine the recent purchase by Buenos Aires of 24 second-hand US-built F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in April 2024, which are yet to be delivered. Argentina needs to modernize its air might since the 2015 decommissioning of French-built Dassault Mirage aircraft.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 09:06 UTC

  Brazil endorses Spain's declaration in favor of LGBTQIA+ rights

  

  Brazil joined a declaration proposed by Spain, alongside 14 other countries, including Colombia, Australia, and Canada, to promote LGBTQIA+ rights. The statement, released in connection with International LGBTQIA+ Pride Day on June 28, commits to advancing diversity policies, combating violence, and ensuring equality under the law for LGBTQIA+ individuals.

• Monday, June 30th 2025 - 08:22 UTC

  Communist Jara wins Chilean ruling party's presidential primaries

  

  Communist activist and former Labor Minister Jeannette Jara won the Chilean ruling party’s presidential primary Sunday with 60.16% of the vote, defeating Carolina Tohá (27.78%) and lesser challenges from Gonzalo Winter and Jaime Mulet.

• Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  OAS passes unanimous declaration favoring Argentina's stance regarding Falklands/Malvinas

  

  The Organization of American States (OAS) unanimously adopted a declaration during its General Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda, supporting Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, South Georgia, and South Sandwich Islands.

• Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 10:39 UTC

  IMF team rounds up mission to Argentina

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded a four-day technical mission in Buenos Aires to review Argentina’s compliance with a new US$20 billion agreement signed in mid-April 2025, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

  Milei calls Kicillof a “eunuch donkey”

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei launched the electoral campaign for his party, La Libertad Avanza (LLA), in the province of Buenos Aires ahead of local elections on September 7, 2025. During a party congress in La Plata, Milei harshly criticized Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof, a Peronist, calling him “Stalin's chick” and a “eunuch donkey.”