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Montevideo, August 13th 2026 - 00:51 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 21:52 UTC

    France's National Assembly stones EU-Mercosur FTA

    The resolution passed with 245 votes in favor and 0 against

    The French National Assembly voted unanimously on Thursday to reject the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), sending a strong, non-binding message to President Emmanuel Macron to withhold his approval.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 21:21 UTC

    Venezuela revokes licenses from foreign airlines abiding by FAA warning

    Cabello said Caracas has the right to decide who flies and who does not

    Venezuela's Chavista regime has revoked the operating concessions from the foreign carriers Iberia, Air Europa, TAP, Avianca, LATAM, Turkish, and GOL after they abided by the United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) not to serve the South American country, given the ongoing military developments there, which pose a “potentially dangerous situation” in the Caribbean.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

    Former Peruvian President Vizcarra sentenced to 14 years for bribery

    “My brother Mario Vizcarra will continue this fight for you,” the former leader told his constituency on social media

    Former Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison and immediately taken into custody following a court ruling that found him guilty of bribery during his tenure as regional governor of Moquegua.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:17 UTC

    Bolivia: DEA returning after 17-year absence

    Paz's initiative faces a constitutional hurdle banning foreign forces from the country

    The Bolivian government confirmed this week that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will return to the country “very soon,” marking a significant change in the country's anti-drug policy since the agency was expelled in 2008 by former President Evo Morales.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 09:06 UTC

    US endangers International Law, Venezuela claims

    Rodríguez accused Washington of holding double standards regarding flights to Venezuela

    Venezuelan officials issued strong condemnations this week regarding the expanded US military presence in the Caribbean, accusing the United States of violating international law through attacks on civilian vessels and attempting to destabilize the government of Nicolás Maduro.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 08:51 UTC

    Uruguay and Argentina discuss green hydrogen plant ramifications

    Both foreign ministers insisted they would “always try” to avoid a conflict similar to the 2006 dispute over the Botnia (now UPM) pulp mill

    Foreign Ministers Mario Lubetkin of Uruguay and Pablo Quirno of Argentina met in Montevideo on Wednesday to discuss the proposed HIF Global green hydrogen and synthetic fuels plant in Paysandú and its possible environmental ramifications.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 21:52 UTC

    Latin America remains the world's most unequal region

    Salazar-Xirinachs deemed this historical and structural inequality “unacceptable”

    The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned in its latest report that Latin America continues to be the most unequal region globally, with extreme concentration of wealth stifling growth and social mobility.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 21:28 UTC

    US: Two National Guardsmen shot near White House

    Trump has been briefed on the “tragic situation,” Leavitt said

    Two US National Guardsmen and a suspect were shot and wounded near the White House on Wednesday afternoon, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed.

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Brother of former Colombian President Uribe sentenced to 28 years in jail

    Santiago Uribe will appeal the ruling before the Supreme Court

    A high court in Colombia on Tuesday sentenced Santiago Uribe Vélez, the brother of former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010), to 28 years and three months in prison, overturning a previous acquittal. The defendant was found guilty of creating and financing the far-right paramilitary group known as 'Los doce apóstoles' (The Twelve Apostles).

  • Wednesday, November 26th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Israeli FM meets Milei at Casa Rosada

    Milei plans to travel next year to Israel to conclude the Argentine Embassy's shift from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

    Argentine President Javier Milei hosted Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Casa Rosada on Tuesday, marking a high-level diplomatic engagement that underscored Argentina's deepening political alignment with the Middle Eastern country.