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Montevideo, November 5th 2025 - 18:53 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Milei returns to BA after lunch with Meloni

    While attending the Pope's funeral, Milei had lunch with Meloni but almost no contact with any other world  leader except Macron

    During his stay in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral, Argentine President Javier Milei had lunch with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and interacted briefly with other leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, but had no direct contact with US President Donald Trump, who had other priorities, like talking to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

    Bolivia and Chile boost diplomatic ties

    BoA will fly between Santa Cruz and Santiago twice a week with a stopover in Iquique

    Bolivia and Chile agreed during a ceremony Saturday at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz on mutual exemption of visas and residence permits for holders of diplomatic and official passports. The event took place as the first Boliviana de Aviación to Santiago -with a stopover in Iquique- was to depart.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Senator wants Paraguay to revert to winter time (GMT -4)

    “We need to correct this,” Ovelar insisted

    Paraguayan Senator Blanca Ovelar plans to introduce a bill to revert the country's time zone to GMT-4 year-round from the current permanent summer time (GMT-3) adopted recently.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

    Brazilian woman among 11 dead as SUV rams people at festival in Vancouver

    Kiara Salim was a 34-year-old musician from Rio de Janeiro who had been living in Canada for approximately three years

    A Brazilian woman was among the 11 fatalities left by a 30-year-old man with a history of mental health issues, who late Saturday drove an SUV into a crowd at the Filipino Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, Canada, also injuring dozens.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    VE Day 80th anniversary: 1.300 troops will march through London on 5 May

    RAF band start countdown to VE Day 80

    More than 1,300 Armed Forces personnel are set to be involved in a military procession through London to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The military procession will kick off the celebrations to commemorate 80 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 08:36 UTC

    Thousands of members of the public will be able to watch the personnel along the Mall on 5 May.

    The events will pay tribute to millions across the UK and the Commonwealth who served in the Second World War, telling the stories of those who fought, the evacuated children and those who stepped into the essential roles on the Home Front.

  • Monday, April 28th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

    Falklands, Kosovo forces will be part of UK’s Roulement infantry company

    The current Roulement Infantry Company in the Falklands are the 2 Royal Gurkha Rifles recently involved in Cape Kukri exercise (Pic BFSAI)

    The Legislative Assembly from the Republic of Kosovo approved a bill ratifying an agreement between the United Kingdom and Kosovo on defense issues involving the Falkland Islands.

  • Sunday, April 27th 2025 - 03:37 UTC

    Falklands Governor values Dave Morgan’s huge contribution to Government House

    Governor Alison Blake with Stephen Brice the incoming Deputy Governor

    In an official release Falklands Governor Alison Blake CMG and Government House underline Dave and Shirley Morgan’s outstanding and valued four years contributrion to Government House.

  • Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 14:52 UTC

    Pope Francis laid to rest in almost private ceremony

    Nine days from Saturday the conclave may convene to appoint Francis' successor

    Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, and who would become the first Latin American to rule the Catholic Church, was laid to rest Saturday at 1.30pm local time at Rome's Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore -not far from the Argentine Embassy- at his own request. The first papal burial outside the Vatican since 1903 was an almost private ceremony attended by Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrell and family members of the Argentine Jesuit.

  • Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Pope's wake ends with sealing of coffin

    The former Archbishop of Buenos Aires will be buried early Saturday as per his wishes ooutside the Vatican (Pic EFE)

    St. Peter's Square opened early Saturday to the public for Pope Francis' funeral, expecting over 200,000 attendees and delegations from 130 countries, including 50 top-ranking world leaders. Notable attendees included Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella, and US President Donald Trump.