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Montevideo, April 4th 2025 - 00:14 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 09:43 UTC

    Europe steps in behind Zelensky after Trump's withdrawal

    After Friday's diplomatic setback at the White House, Zelensky found in London some support from European leaders (Pic REUTERS)

    After being ejected from the White House last Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky found support for his cause in a European Summit in London, where British Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked up the baton Donald Trump dropped. Other regional leaders followed suit.

  • Monday, March 3rd 2025 - 09:11 UTC

    Falklands, Gurkhas will be involved in blank fire exercise Cape Kukri II

    The exercise will take place on Onion Range, around MPC and on Stanley Common.

    Starting on Monday March 03 and until 07 March, the RIC (Roulement Infantry Company) stationed at MPC in the Falkland Islands will be conducting Exercise Cape Kukri II.

  • Sunday, March 2nd 2025 - 10:51 UTC

    Young Islanders represent the Falklands at international Youth Summit

    FIGO Deputy Representative, Michael Betts, and Falkland Islands Junior Ambassadors, Benjamin Bahamonde Wastavino and Marvis Chipunza.

    Two young Islanders have represented the Falklands at the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) Youth Summit hosted by the Government of the British Virgin Islands at their London office, BVI House.

  • Sunday, March 2nd 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Falklands’ clear skies offer RAF Jets unparalleled freedom to train

     1435 Flt stationed at MPC have been operating on the Islands since 1986 equipped with Phantoms, Tornado F3, and Typhoon.(Pic by Cpl Cann)

    The Falkland Islands offer RAF fast jet pilots unparalleled freedom to train, given the almost clear skies and no other traffic. And 1435 Flt stationed at MPC have been operating on the Islands since 1986 equipped with Phantoms, Tornado F3, and Typhoon.

  • Sunday, March 2nd 2025 - 08:35 UTC

    Prince William’s St David’s message in Welsh

    William and Kate during Welsh cooking classes

    The Prince of Wales has used his first message delivered in Welsh to wish Wales a “Happy St David's Day”. William pre-recorded a social media video to mark 1 March, the day Wales's patron saint is honored and to “celebrate Wales – its history, culture and incredible people”.

  • Sunday, March 2nd 2025 - 08:19 UTC

    Welsh Guards 110th anniversary, “Cymru am Byth - Wales Forever”

    The emblem of the Welsh Guards

    The Welsh Guards have marked their 110th anniversary, proudly upholding their regimental motto Cymru am Byth - Wales Forever. Founded in 1915, the Welsh Guards have since become the country's senior infantry regiment, serving with distinction across the world.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 22:46 UTC

    A new era in Uruguay: Yamandú Orsi takes the Presidential sash

    “This country is one. We build it together, with every region playing a role in its development,” Orsi told a crowd in Montevideo's main square. Photo: EFE/Raúl Martínez

    Former mayor of Canelones and history professor Yamandú Orsi took the stage at Plaza Independencia, the heart of Uruguay’s democratic transitions. A warm embrace with outgoing President Luis Lacalle Pou marked the handover, a moment of continuity in a country that takes pride in its institutional stability. “I’m here if you need me,” Lacalle Pou told Orsi, offering a rare glimpse of camaraderie in the often-divisive world of politics.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Yamandú Orsi takes office as Uruguay’s new left-wing President

    Orsi becomes the third president from the left-wing Frente Amplio coalition, following Tabaré Vázquez and José “Pepe” Mujica

    Uruguay will swear in Yamandú Orsi as its new president this Saturday, marking 40 years since the country’s return to democracy. Orsi, a former mayor of Canelones, will replace Luis Lacalle Pou in a ceremony that begins at 14:00 local time (17:00 GMT). His term will run until March 2030.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    A melancholic Lacalle Pou recalls his father's last day in office

    “I was 20 years old” when Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera's government reached the same point, he pointed out

    On his last day in office after five years, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou expressed gratitude to those who supported his administration and recalled a similar day 30 years ago when his father's (Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera) term came to an end. President-elect Yamandú Orsi is to be sworn in Saturday in an indoor ceremony at the SODRE Auditorium as the ceremony was shifted to an indoor venue given the rain forecast.

  • Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

    “Today we can leave behind 50 years of cultural oppression,” Sturzenegger stressed

    Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger announced this week the elimination of restrictions on cultural activities dating back to the dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-1970). The new Presidential Decree issued by Javier Milei will “free Argentine culture from the system of state control established by the Onganía regime 50 years ago,” the minister explained.