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Montevideo, December 8th 2025 - 17:01 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Milei welcomes US Ambassador at Casa Rosada

    After conferring with Lamelas, Milei will be traveling to the US

    Argentine President Javier Milei formally welcomed Peter Lamelas, the new United States Ambassador to Argentina, on Tuesday at the Casa Rosada. The meeting took place just hours before President Milei's planned trip to Miami and New York.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 20:44 UTC

    Former US VP Dick Cheney dies aged 84

    Despite his decades-long commitment to the Republican Party, he stood up against Trump and voted for Kamala Harris last year

    Richard “Dick” Bruce Cheney, a towering figure in Republican politics for over three decades and the 46th Vice President of the United States, died Monday night at the age of 84.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

    Prince William given the keys to the city of Rio

    “It was an honor to receive the keys to the city at the iconic Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro,” William wrote on social media

    Prince William of Wales is visiting Brazil to fulfill an environmental agenda. On Monday, while touring Rio de Janeiro's Sugarloaf Mountain, he received the key to the city from Mayor Eduardo Paes.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Mexico over asylum to former PM

    Chávez faces up to 26 years in jail for supporting Castillo's uprising

    Peru announced on Monday that it was officially severing all diplomatic ties with Mexico following the asylum granted by the mission in Lima to former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez. “The Peruvian government has decided today to break diplomatic relations with Mexico,” Foreign Minister Hugo de Zela stressed.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    FT says Trump teams evaluating dollarization of Argentina's economy

    Trump remains committed to “maintaining the strength and power of the dollar,” as Beijing pushes for the use of other currencies

    Sources close to US President Donald Trump said the Republican administration was actively discussing a strategy to encourage several countries to adopt the greenback as their official currency, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday. The move would seek to curb China’s growing influence and maintain the dollar's global dominance.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Prince Albert II of Monaco lands in Paraguay for 3-day visit

    The Prince is next due at the COP30 climate change conference in Brazil

    Prince Albert II of Monaco arrived in Paraguay on Monday for his first-ever official visit to the South American nation, marking a historic moment aimed at boosting diplomatic and commercial ties. He was welcomed at the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport at 6.10 pm local time with full honors by Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano.

  • Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 08:34 UTC

    Falklands, Lloyds Bank interested in operating in the Islands

    The Falklands Chamber of Commerce in its site reminds that Standard Chartered Bank enjoys a certain positive situation in the Falklands.

    The Falkland Islands Government has published a notice in the Penguin News saying that “there will be a public meeting held on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 5pm in the Court & Assembly Chamber.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 20:05 UTC

    US Navy's and Royal Navy begin trials with un-crewed vessels

    Seen from above, the narrow width of the USX-1 Defiant is evident – thanks to the lack of human passageways (Picture: DARPA)

    USX-1 Defiant is a prototype of the US program to develop autonomous vessels with no need for physical crews. She is the first US naval surface vessel ever built to operate without room or provisions for human crew.

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Maduro's days in power “are numbered,” says Trump

    “We have very secret plans” about Venezuela, Trump argued

    US President Donald Trump suggested in a TV interview on Sunday that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's time in power is limited. However, he downplayed the likelihood of the United States' engaging in a war with the South American country. Asked whether the United States would go to war with Venezuela, Trump replied, “I doubt it. I don't think so.”

  • Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    The Guardian highlights the hardships Argentines go through under Milei

    “You’re either poor or rich,” The Guardian highlighted, quoting an interviewee. Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP

    Despite President Javier Milei's success in significantly lowering annual inflation from over 211% in 2023 to 32% by September 2025, a majority of Argentines are struggling as their purchasing power has collapsed under the administration's “chainsaw” austerity program, the London outlet The Guardian noted.