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Montevideo, October 26th 2025 - 06:47 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, September 30th 2024 - 21:03 UTC

    Criminal complaint filed against Mondino for Lammy deal

    Carreras argued that the joint communiqué between Lammy and Mondino was instead an Agreement that should have gone through Congress

    Lawyer Valeria Carreras has filed a criminal complaint against Foreign Minister Diana Mondino for alleged “breach of official duties” and “abuse of authority” after the understanding she signed with the United Kingdom to renew the monthly flight between Córdoba and Mount Pleasant, which had been suspended under former President Alberto Fernández when the Foradori-Duncan agreement was denounced.

  • Monday, September 30th 2024 - 13:30 UTC

    EU insists cocoa imports must come from deforestation-free areas

    Cocoa producers say the Dec. 30 deadline set by the EU to ban products from deforested areas was “unrealistic”

    The European Commission (EC) has turned a deaf ear to the Ivory Coast-based International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) to postpone for two years the implementation of regulations requiring that cocoa imported into Europe must not come from deforested plots.

  • Monday, September 30th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    Milei launches LLA nationwide with 2025 elections in sight

    “We are the best government in Argentine history,” Milei also claimed

    Argentine President Javier Milei launched his political party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) as a nationwide force ahead of next year's mid-term elections during an event at the Parque Lezama amphitheater in Buenos Aires before scores of would-be followers bussed to the site, Kirchnerism style.

  • Monday, September 30th 2024 - 09:56 UTC

    Falklands delegation in Birmingham will witness election of new Tory leader

    Falklands stand at Birmingham

    The Falkland Islands delegation are now in Birmingham for the Conservative Party conference, and as happened in Liverpool with Labour, a stream of lawmakers and friends showed at the Islands stand to express support for Falklands self determination and to listen about the modern Falklands.

  • Monday, September 30th 2024 - 08:54 UTC

    Brazilian FM asks Venezuelan colleague to let refugees go to Argentina

    Vieira and Gil met in New York during the United Nations General Assembly

    Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira asked his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil for a safe-conduct for the six opposition leaders staying at the premises of what used to be Argentina's Embassy in Caracas but has been left up to Itamaraty after the expulsion of Buenos Aires' mission.

  • Saturday, September 28th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    The Malvinas Question triggers Ladies in Anger

    The official picture of last Tuesday meeting between Ms Mondino and David Lammy

    The South Atlantic understanding, (and by extension to the Falkland Islands), agreed this week between the Argentine foreign minister and the UK foreign secretary has triggered quite strong reactions, reflecting an atmosphere of disarray in the Argentine political system.

  • Saturday, September 28th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Uruguayan Ambassador to Sweden suspended for serious irregularities

    Perazza is due back in Uruguay on Oct. 15

    Uruguay's Foreign Ministry announced Friday it was recalling Ambassador Federico Perazza from Stockholm, who was handed down a 6-month suspension without pay after it was determined that he had incurred “very serious” administrative offenses which included the use of mission money for personal expenses, in addition to the inappropriate use of the official car and the mistreatment of Embassy officials.

  • Saturday, September 28th 2024 - 10:06 UTC

    De Moraes imposes new fines on X before lifting the ban

    After the fines are paid, it remains to be seen whether De Moraes will reinstate the platform in Brazil

    Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Moraes Friday ruled that tycoon Elon Musk's social media platform X must pay a R$ 10 million (US$ 1.84 million) fine to be reinstated, Agencia Brasil reported. The company had been banned from operating in the South American country for failing to comply with some orders from the judge regarding the suspension of users posting content deemed inappropriate.

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 21:26 UTC

    Argentine judge rules against Royal Spanish Academy's construction of “Jew”

    Lijo is no other than President Javier Milei's pick for a vacancy on the Supreme Court

    Buenos Aires Federal Judge Ariel Lijo Thursday ordered the Madrid-based Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) to strike from its dictionary the fifth meaning of the word “judío/a” (Jewish) which applies to any person “greedy or usurious,” even though it is noted that its use is “offensive or discriminatory.” The magistrate, who is no other than President Javier Milei's choice to fill the already existing vacancy on the Supreme Court (CSJN), argued that such a construction constituted “hate speech that incites discrimination on religious grounds.”

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 14:50 UTC

    More than half of Argentines have fallen into poverty

    “Argentina has been torn to pieces and rebuilding it takes time,” Adorni also mentioned

    According to a report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), released Thursday, poverty in Argentina rose to 52.9% in the first half of 2024, affecting nearly around 25 million people, while indigence stood at 18.1% (8.5 million). These figures represented a significant setback from the 41.7% (19.5 million people) poverty rate from the second half of 2023. The Indigence Index measures people whose income is not even enough to buy the minimum amount of food for subsistence.