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Montevideo, January 16th 2026 - 00:21 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Maduro dares Trump to “face-to-face” conversation

    Maduro spoke in English when he said “face to face”

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro responded on Monday to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the possibility of talks, insisting that any future dialogue must be conducted “face to face.”

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:46 UTC

    Trump unveils “FIFA Pass” to expedite football World Cup visas

    “For those who intend to join us for the World Cup, I strongly recommend that you apply for your visa immediately,” Trump suggested

    US President Donald Trump announced on Monday an expedited visa processing system for international spectators planning to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be hosted across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Argentina launches “Paraná Plan” to target Waterway crime

    The plan’s primary objectives include dismantling organized crime networks and strengthening controls on the northern river border

    The Argentine Government has launched the “Paraná Plan,” a major interagency initiative designed to curb federal crimes and reinforce border security along the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway, a vital trade route increasingly exploited by transnational criminal organizations.

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    Espionage case between Brazil and Paraguay closed

    Ramírez Lezcano told Vieira that the case was over for the Paraguayan government

    Paraguay has formally closed a diplomatic incident involving alleged Brazilian intelligence activities on its soil after Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira delivered a confidential report and clarifications to his counterpart, Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, on Monday.

  • Tuesday, November 18th 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Bolivia granted US$550-mn loan by CAF

    Bolivia is “a strategic partner,” Díaz-Granados said

    Bolivia was granted a US$550 million loan as part of a program to support the country's economic recovery, the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) said on Monday in a statement from its Southern Region's headquarters in Montevideo.

  • Monday, November 17th 2025 - 21:06 UTC

    South Georgia stamps celebrate 250 years of British Crown possession

    Stamps focus on a different element of South Georgia and shine a light on both its history and its future.

    The Falkland Islands Postal and Philatelic Service on Thursday 13 November released a commemorative set of stamps celebrating when Captain James Cook 250 years ago, landed at Possession Bay and took possession of the South Georgia island in the name of King George.

  • Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Jara and Kast advance to Chile's presidential runoff

    Security issues boosted Kast's performance, while Jara fell below expectations

    Chile will head to a presidential runoff election on Dec. after leftist candidate Jeannette Jara edged conservative José Antonio Kast to secure the top two spots in Sunday's general election. The winner will succeed Gabriel Boric Font.

  • Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    “Nays” deliver heavy blow to Ecuador's president

    No US bases on Ecuador's soil after all

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa was dealt a heavy blow Sunday as the country voted in a referendum against all four of his proposed Constitutional reforms. With over 75% of the votes counted, the four options championed by Noboa's government were losing by margins ranging from 53% to 61%.

  • Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Maybe Argentina-US deal is ”an advantage,” says Orsi

    “You have to open up,” Orsi highlighted

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi pointed out that the recently announced Reciprocal Trade and Investment Framework between Argentina and the United States placed his country in a position where it is “best to be attentive, maybe it's an advantage.”

  • Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

    Trump: Talks with Maduro possible

    Plans are already being reviewed for a post-Maduro Venezuela

    US President Donald Trump admitted late Sunday that he might be open to talks with Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, signaling a possible diplomatic path alongside growing military pressure in the Caribbean. “We may have talks with Maduro, and we will see what the outcome is,” Trump said. “They want to talk,” he added.