Politics

Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:45 UTC
President Lacalle Pou fined for speeding in Maldonado during motorcycle escapade

Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou has received a fine from the Municipality of Maldonado for a speeding violation while riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle. This incident, which occurred on January 8 and was reported the last few hours, gained attention as it followed the president's new “biker” facet as he rides without visible bodyguards and using a non-approved helmet in Punta del Este.
Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:12 UTC
Argentine leftwing and labor groups stage national strike against Milei's reforms

Argentine labor unions staged a relatively successful strike and demonstration Wednesday to protest against President Javier Milei's emergency decree (DNU) already in force plus the so-called Omnibus Law bill to curb public spending which would defund numerous activities currently running on State allowances. It was the first such measure since May 29, 2019, under then-President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019).
Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:11 UTC
UK military presence in South Atlantic: Is it adequate to ensure the defense of the Falklands?

The UK Defense Journal is reporting that in a recent Parliamentary Written Question and Answer, Andrew Rosindell MP sought clarification from the Ministry of Defense regarding the current state of defense support for the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 15:05 UTC
UN fact-finding mission blasts Maduro's Venezuela for reiterated human rights violations

Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are intensifying through State policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of President Nicolás Maduro’s Government, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela said in its latest report released this week.
Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:31 UTC
Spain expresses its support to Daniel Noboa against violence in Ecuador

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa admitted Wednesday in Madrid that it was very hard for him to leave his country amid the current wave of violence by drug-trafficking gangs but insisted it was necessary “to face the world” at the same time. The South American leader's words came during the opening of the Fitur 2024 tourism fair in the Spanish capital.
Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:12 UTC
FMs of Paraguay, Argentina discuss Paraná waterway toll

Foreign Minister Diana Mondino of Argentina and Rubén Ramírez of Paraguay discussed Wednesday in Asunción the issue of collecting a toll for the use of the Paraná waterway, the binational Yacyretá hydroelectric plant, and other bilateral matters in a sitdown on the sides of the Mercosur gathering.
Thursday, January 25th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
January 1765, when the Union Jack was first displayed in the Falklands

January 23rd., 1765 is a milestone date for the Falkland Islands, the first time the Union Jack was erected and displayed in the Islands, which were then taken formal possession for the British Crown.
Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Argentina: The right to demonstrate must be preserved, judge rules

Argentine law enforcement authorities have been banned by Federal Judge Ernesto Kreplak from filming Wednesday's demonstrations during the nationwide strike called for by opposition labor unions and groups in rejection of President Javier Milei's most-encompassing emergency decree and the so-called Omnibus Law bill seeking to curb public spending,
Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 10:52 UTC
Ecuador eases curfew severity as violence gradually subsides

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa Tuesday decreed a one-hour reduction to the curfew after the number of daily homicides was reported to have fallen from 27 to 11 nationwide in a country under a state of emergency following drug-trafficking gang revolts.
Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 10:14 UTC
UN body gathers in Chile to discuss labor issues

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Tuesday launched an appeal to intensify international cooperation and joint work in times of great global uncertainty, it was reported in Santiago de Chile, where the agency convened at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).