Politics

Sunday, November 5th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Falklands: Public meeting with lawmakers Monday at Goose Green Social Club

Gilbert House has reported that members of the Legislative Assembly will be holding a public meeting on Monday 6th November, 16.30 Goose Green Social Club, this will be an open session.
Saturday, November 4th 2023 - 11:55 UTC
Uruguay: Deep political crisis awaits Lacalle Pou upon returning from the US

After meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden on Friday in Washington DC, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou has a busy agenda ahead of him Saturday back at home after the crisis sparked by the resignation of Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo, who was involved in a cover-up following the highly irregular issuance of a passport to wanted drug trafficker Sebastián Marset.
Saturday, November 4th 2023 - 11:15 UTC
Alberto Fernández discusses Middle East crisis with Jewish leaders

President Alberto Fernández met Friday with representatives of the Jewish community in Argentina to discuss the situation of nationals of the South American country held hostage by the terrorist group Hamas, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, November 4th 2023 - 11:00 UTC
Biden pledges to boost regional trade before leaders of the Americas

US President Joseph Biden pledged in Washington DC before a dozen leaders from Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay to boost economic ties while standing up to China and other global competitors seeking their slice of regional businesses.
Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Argentina asks ICRC to broker release of hostages in Gaza

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Thursday held a telephone conversation with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger to express the South American country's interest in “the immediate and unconditional” release of the Argentine nationals held hostage in Gaza by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 09:15 UTC
Uruguay appoints acting Foreign Minister: Diego Escuder

The Uruguayan government on Thursday appointed Diego Escuder as acting foreign minister, following the resignation earlier this week of Francisco Bustillo, who was embroiled in a scandal over the issuance of a passport to known drug trafficker Sebastián Marset.
Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 10:34 UTC
Uruguayan Foreign Minister resigns amid scandal involving well-known drug trafficker

Francisco Bustillo Wednesday turned in his resignation as Foreign Minister of Uruguay after audios of a conversation he had with then Deputy-Foreign Minister Carolina Ache about internationally-wanted drug trafficker Sebastián Marset went viral, it was reported in Montevideo. President Luis Lacalle Pou is on an official trip to the United States as this crisis unfolds.
Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil deploys Armed Forces to control airports and other key sites

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ordered the militarization of South America's largest country's main ports and airports amid growing violence among drug gangs and vigilante militias, it was reported.
Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 09:08 UTC
Bolsonaro and Braga Netto guilty of politically using Independence Day celebrations

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his running mate in the 2022 elections General Walter Braga Neto were found guilty Tuesday by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) of using the Sept. 7 Independence Day celebrations for political gain, Agencia Brasil reported.
Thursday, November 2nd 2023 - 08:39 UTC
Divergent positions: Argentina backs Israel, then condemns attacks in Palestine

Three weeks apart, the Argentine Foreign Ministry issued two communiqués with different positions on the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the first, dated October 7, Argentina clearly supports the position of Israel, which claims its position as the nation under attack and condemns the attacks of the terrorist group Hamas against the Israeli population.