Politics

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

  Uruguay signs green hydrogen deal with EU

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Renewable Energies, Energy Efficiency, and Green Hydrogen” with the European Union to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and held one-on-one meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Meloni on the closing day of the EU-Celac summit in Brussels.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  South Africa will not arrest Putin when he joins BRICS summit in Johannesburg

  

  Any attempt to arrest Vladimir Putin when he visits South Africa would be a declaration of war against Russia, the country's president has said. Cyril Ramaphosa made the warning with weeks to go before the international meeting of BRICS, happens in Johannesburg, to which the Russian president is invited.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Where is China's foreign minister, Qin Gang missing since 25 June?

  

  The lengthy absence from public view of China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang has sparked furious online speculation, again highlighting China's secrecy. The 57-year-old has not been seen in public for 23 days - his last reported engagements were on 25 June.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  Russia v Ukraine: “Tomorrow it could be us,” says Chilean president

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Tuesday urged his fellow Latin American leaders in Brussels during the EU-Celac summit to recognize Russia's aggression against Ukraine and warned that “tomorrow it could be us.”

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

  Scotland willing to joint-host 2026 Commonwealth Games, and “compete under the Scottish banner”

  

  Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf has said he is willing to consider proposals for the country to host at least part of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plan to stage the event due to soaring costs, raising doubts about whether it will go ahead at all.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  With the Black Sea deal closed, EU looking to expand Ukraine export routes via road and rail

  

  Following on Russia's unilateral withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal and its threats to ships transporting agricultural goods from Ukraine, the EU said on Tuesday that it was looking into expanding export routes via road and rail.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

  G20 financial summit can't agree on Russia/Ukraine war or how to help vulnerable countries with debts

  

  A two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Tuesday without a final communiqué due to differences over the war in Ukraine.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 22:55 UTC

  Four out of ten Uruguayans unaware of the reason for the holiday on Constitution Day

  

  In celebration of Constitution Day, a national holiday in Uruguay, local TV program Telemundo took to the streets, traversing the bustling Avenida 18 de Julio, the most important in Montevideo's downtown, to gauge the public's awareness and engagement on this significant occasion. However, a surprising revelation emerged during their interviews with the public, as it was found that a considerable portion of Uruguayans interviewed remained uninformed about the reason for the holiday.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 22:46 UTC

  Lacalle Pou urges swift action on EU-Mercosur Agreement: “Enough of 25 years of negotiations”

  

  In a strong plea for progress on the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou demanded an end to decades of fruitless negotiations, urging the involved parties to reach an agreement.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Solution to Venezuelan crisis sought in Brussels

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, and Emmanuel Macron of France Monday got together in Brussels on the sides of the EU-Celac Summit with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition leader Gerardo Blyde in a multilateral effort to find a solution to the political crisis in the Bolivarian country. Also participating in the gathering was the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell.