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Montevideo, July 7th 2026 - 21:32 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, March 15th 2018 - 09:13 UTC

    Brazil Electoral Court confirms transparency in election opinion polls

    TSE's president, justice Luiz Fux, stated that the change introduced brought legal uncertainty, which goes against the court's purpose of creating clear rules

    The Brazilian Superior Electoral Court (TSE) revoked changes introduced to a resolution on election polls. The changes had been criticized by research institutes and associations which believed they could be interpreted as restrictions to the press.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 16:28 UTC

    Nerve-gas poisoning: UK announces expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats

    Former spy Mr Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia Skripal, 33, remain critically ill in hospital. Detective Sgt Nick Bailey also fell ill responding to the incident

    The UK will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to explain how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy in Salisbury, the PM says. Theresa May said the diplomats, who have a week to leave, were identified as “undeclared intelligence officers”. She also revoked an invitation to Russia's foreign minister, and said the Royal Family would not attend the Fifa World Cup later this year.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:42 UTC

    Counter terror police looking into “unexplained” death of Russian exile in London

    The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the man in his 60s had been found at a residential address in New Malden on Monday night.

    Counter-terror police are leading an investigation into the “unexplained” death of a man in London. He is believed to be Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov, who claimed political asylum in the UK after being convicted of fraud.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

    Taoiseach Varadkar insists in an open “invisible” Ireland border

    Mr Varadkar was responding to questions about a controversial plan which could mean people crossing the border after Brexit would have to register in advance

    Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has dismissed claims that people crossing the Irish border would have to pre-register after Brexit. Speaking from the United States, where he is conducting a series of St Patrick’s Day engagements, the Taoiseach said: “No, it is not a solution that we envisage.”

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:37 UTC

    UK will come to regret its decision to leave the EU, says Juncker

    Addressing the European Parliament, Mr Juncker was cheered by Euro-skeptic MEPs as he noted the UK’s departure was due on March 29 2019.

    The UK will come to regret its decision to leave the European Union, Brussels’ top official has claimed. European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said things “cannot remain as they are” for the UK in its relationship with the EU after leaving the bloc.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:32 UTC

    CIA first woman chief an expert in “enhanced interrogation”

    Ms Haspel leadership positions include deputy director of the National Clandestine Service, and chief of staff for the director of the National Clandestine Service.

    Gina Haspel, 61, the newly nominated first-ever female director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is a career intelligence officer with more than 30 years' experience. Controversially, she ran a prison in Thailand where suspected al-Qaeda members were tortured by water-boarding in 2002.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:27 UTC

    German industry want UK in a customs union after Brexit

    Joachim Lang, chief executive of the BDI said that for German companies, duty-free and quota-free trade in goods is the minimum requirement”

    German firms ideally want the UK to stay in a customs union after Brexit, a powerful German industry group says. BDI said it would prefer a deep form of integration between Britain and the EU after Brexit. It had previously said the integrity of the single market for remaining European Union member states should be a priority.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

    Temer makes informal visit to Supreme Tribunal chief at her residence

    The visit took place five days after Supreme Tribunal Justice Luís Roberto Barroso allowed police to investigate Temer’s financial records

    A controversial visit and meeting of two branches of government, on Saturday, was reported in the Brazilian media. In effect last Saturday afternoon president Michel Temer made a visit to the head of the Federal Supreme Tribunal Carmen Lucia at her residence, and “was not conducted as part of the President’s official schedule”.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 08:56 UTC

    Francis fifth year as Pope: a fearless reformer overwhelmed by the Church's sex abuse scandals

    Since taking over in March 2013, the 81-year-old Argentine has championed the cause of the marginalized, saying he wanted a “poor church for the poor”

    As Pope Francis marks the fifth year of his papacy next week, the pontiff once hailed as a fearless reformer is under fire for his handling of the sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church. Since taking over in March 2013, the 81-year-old Argentine has championed the cause of the marginalized, saying he wanted a “poor church for the poor” and shunning papal palaces and ostentatious displays of wealth.

  • Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 07:59 UTC

    Di Tella old hand back at the Argentine foreign ministry

    Petrella was deputy foreign minister to Guido Di Tella between 1992 and 1996, and later Argentine ambassador at the United Nations, 1996/1999

    Argentine former deputy foreign minister and ambassador before the United Nations, Fernando Enrique Petrella has been appointed head of the country's Foreign Service Institute, ISEN, according to Decree 176/2018.