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Montevideo, October 22nd 2025 - 00:01 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, September 10th 2025 - 10:13 UTC

    France: Macron appoints new Prime Minister

    Despite Lecornu's appointment, protests are expected demanding Macron's resignation

    French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Sébastien Lecornu, his Defense Minister and a close ally, as the new Prime Minister. Lecornu replaces François Bayrou, who resigned after losing a confidence vote in the National Assembly after only nine months in power.

  • Wednesday, September 10th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    California woman who had her dog vote faces jail time

    Youref claims she was trying to expose the US electoral system's flaws

    A California woman named Laura Yourex is facing felony charges after she allegedly registered her dog, Maya Jean, to vote and cast ballots in its name. The charges, which include perjury and voter fraud, could lead to a six-year prison sentence if she is convicted.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 20:51 UTC

    De Moraes votes to convict Bolsonaro in coup case

    De Moraes was the first to cast his vote, while the other judges were to follow suit

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes, who acted as case rapporteur, voted on Tuesday in favor of convicting former President Jair Bolsonaro for masterminding the Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt through popular riots at the headquarters of all three branches of Government.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 20:21 UTC

    Ruto wants UN to manage orderly transition in Haiti as Kenyan forces pull out

    “We emphasized the urgency for the Security Council to guide a responsible and timely transition,” Ruto said

    Kenyan President William Ruto warned this week that the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) led by his country in Haiti would end next month and called on the UN to guide a “responsible transition.”

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

    Milei creates committee to weather post-election crisis

    However, Milei is not considering any cabinet changes or modifications to its economic course

    Argentine President Javier Milei will form a new national political committee and has called for dialogue with governors nationwide, following Sunday's crushing defeat against Peronism-Kirchnerism in the province of Buenos Aires' midterm federal elections, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced on Monday.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Lula da Silva hosts virtual BRICS Summit

    Lula hosted the conference, seeking alternatives to Trump's tariffs

    High-ranking leaders of BRICS countries discussed on Monday morning how to expand trade mechanisms between the bloc's nations during a multiple conference hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a move to counter Washington's tariff increase.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:57 UTC

    Bolivia: Arce faces paternity lawsuit

    Arce will retain private counseling because this is a personal matter, he explained

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora is facing a paternity lawsuit from a former employee of his administration (a former director of the Mining Administrative Jurisdictional Authority - AJAM), who accused him of abandoning her and her child, born in 2024. The case was filed in Cochabamba for the crime of abandonment of a pregnant woman, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:51 UTC

    Argentine-born woman killed in Jerusalem terrorist attack

    Sara Mariela Voloj de Mendelson had lived in Israel since childhood

    Argentine-born Sara Mariela Voloj de Mendelson was among the six people killed by Palestinian terrorists on a Jerusalem bus on her way to work on Monday. Voloj, aged 57, was also the only woman to have died in the incident, which also left 13 people wounded.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:45 UTC

    Maduro decrees Xmas season starts Oct. 1

    Maduro had already moved the holiday forward to October 1 in 2024

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro once again decreed that Christmas celebrations in his country would begin on October 1, he announced on Monday during his TV show. He argued that the early start to the holiday season is meant to “defend happiness” and has been successful for the economy and culture in previous years.

  • Tuesday, September 9th 2025 - 09:00 UTC

    French PM loses confidence vote and must resign

    Bayrou is the sixth Prime Minister under Macron since his 2017 election, but the fifth since 2022

    French Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in Parliament on Monday and is set to resign shortly, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to weather a new crisis. “In line with Article 50 of the constitution, the prime minister must submit the resignation to his government,” Assembly Speaker Yael Braun-Pivet announced.