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Montevideo, November 5th 2025 - 08:17 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Brazil receives UN approval to expand northern continental shelf to 350 miles

    Known as the Equatorial Margin, the area spans 360,000 square kilometers, and has been surveyed for presentation by the Brazilian Navy and Petrobras

    The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf has recognized a new area of the Atlantic Ocean’s northern seabed and subsoil as belonging to Brazil, covering dimensions equivalent to the size of Germany. Previously, this region was not under any country’s jurisdiction.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 10:31 UTC

    Pope makes surprising appearance at St Peter's Square

    He looked frail in a wheelchair and with intranasal oxygen supply

    Pope Francis made a surprise appearance at St Peter's Square Sunday, two weeks after his release from Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he had been treated for life-threatening pneumonia for 38 days. The 88-year-old former Archbishop of Buenos Aires looked frail in a wheelchair with nasal oxygen supply as he blessed around 20,000 faithful at the end of a Mass for the sick, led by Archbishop Rino Fisichella.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Dave Morgan, from windy Falklands to Deputy Governor of sunny Bermuda

    Mr. Morgan has served as Deputy Governor of the Falklands since April 2021, and has worked for the British Government for 25 years across various departments.

    A senior British diplomat has been announced in the role of Deputy Governor of Bermuda, as reported by the Caribbean media. Andrew Murdoch, the Governor, said Dave Morgan would take over the post held at present by Tom Oppenheim MBE.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Indigenous groups ready for week-long protest in Brasilia

    The indigenous groups will also try to persuade COP30 attendees that they are part of the solution to gas emmissions

    Some 10,000 indigenous people from across Brazil are expected to stage the 21st edition of the Free Land Camp (ATL) in Brasília between April 7 and 11 to advocate for land demarcation and oppose the Temporal Framework, which restricts demarcation rights to territories occupied by 1988. Indigenous leaders reject mining proposals and highlight the harmful impacts on communities like the Yanomami.

  • Monday, April 7th 2025 - 08:59 UTC

    UK discussing sale of two RN amphibious assault ships to Brazil

    HMS Albion earned a reputation as being the Royal Navy’s Swiss army knife, due to her operational versatility (Picture: MOD)

    UK is in discussions with Brazil about the potential sale of Royal Navy warships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. Both vessels are amphibious assault ships used to land Royal Marines and equipment ashore.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

    Argentine financial markets record setback after Milei's failed mission

    With Milei's political backing on a slide, signs from Washington further deepened the president's plight

    Argentine financial markets experienced a sharp decline Friday amid the global economic storm triggered by a trade war between the U.S. and China following President Donald Trump’s tariffs spree. The market downturn, compounded by a nearly 7% drop in oil prices and a 10-year U.S. rate at 3.87%, reflects fears of a global economic setback, prompting expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 10:13 UTC

    Chile owes “a lot” to Isabel Allende, says Boric

    “I have full certainty of her integrity,” Boric underlined

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font said Friday that his country owed “a lot” to disgraced former Senator Isabel Allende, the daughter of former President Salvador Allende, who died during Augusto Pinochet Ugarte's military uprising on Sept. 11, 1973.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Guidelines set for Brazilian First Lady's expenses

    Janja's actions must adhere to public administration principles, the AGU determined

    Brazil's Federal Attorney General's Office (AGU) issued an opinion Friday defining guidelines for the role of the president’s spouse, specifically addressing First Lady Rosângela da Silva (Janja) and her expenses.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Paraguayan President admits middle class needs help too

    “The poor and the rich were the ones who registered the highest growth rates, but not the middle class,” Peña noted

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Friday emphasized his administration’s commitment to supporting the middle class, a group he believes has been overlooked by past policies favoring either macroeconomic stability for businesses or targeted aid for the poor.

  • Saturday, April 5th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    Macri distances himself from Milei

    We have not been able to make Milei understand the importance of institutionality, Macri underlined

    Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), whose support was pivotal in the 2023 runoff between Javier Milei and Sergio Massa, further distanced himself Friday from the Libertarian administration during his appearance at the Latin Annual Meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay.