Politics

• Friday, December 19th 2025 - 08:18 UTC

  Peru purchasing South Korean tanks in major defense deal

  

  Peru has signed a strategic framework agreement with South Korean defense firm Hyundai Rotem to purchase 54 K2 Black Panther battle tanks and 141 K808 armored personnel carriers, signaling a total modernization of the South American country's capabilities in this regard.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 19:37 UTC

  Falklands, Government congratulates newly elected Members of Legislative Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has congratulated all newly elected Members of the Legislative Assembly following the General Election held on Thursday 11 December, followed by the swearing ceremony.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Lula issues ultimatum as Meloni and Macron stall EU-Mercosur FTA

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a sharp ultimatum to European leaders on Wednesday, declaring that if the long-awaited EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is not signed this Saturday, he will abandon negotiations for the remainder of his presidency.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazil: Senate passes bill slashing sentences for Jan 8 convicts

  

  In a decisive 48-25 vote on Wednesday, the Brazilian Senate approved the controversial “Dosimetry Bill” (PL 2162/2023), a measure that drastically reduces prison sentences for those convicted in the January 8, 2023, riots and the alleged coup plot.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Ecuadorean football star killed by hitmen

  

  Barcelona Sporting Club defender Mario Pineida and his partner were slain by hitmen in Guayaquil on Wednesday afternoon. The footballer's mother, who had been shopping with the couple, was wounded in the attack but is out of danger.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 08:11 UTC

  Bolivian President ends fuel subsidies, raises minimum wage

  

  Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira has announced a drastic economic overhaul, declaring a state of “economic, financial, energetic, and social emergency,” which includes ending fuel subsidies that have been in place for over 20 years and implementing a significant increase in the minimum wage to offset the resulting inflation.

• Thursday, December 18th 2025 - 08:05 UTC

  India and Argentina strike 2025-27 agricultural development agreement

  

  The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Argentina's National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) have signed a bilateral agreement on agricultural collaboration in natural resource management and sustainable agronomy, encompassing zero tillage, mechanization, micro-irrigation, and fertigation.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:23 UTC

  Venezuela's PDVSA vows to continue global oil exports

  

  Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA declared Wednesday that its export operations remain fully functional, signaling a defiant stance against a newly announced naval blockade by US President Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 21:05 UTC

  Paraguay among key US allies, says Charge d’Affaires

  

  Robert Alter, Charge d’Affaires at the United States Embassy in Asunción, has characterized Paraguay as one of the United States' most significant global allies. Speaking with Radio Ñandutí, Alter highlighted the strengthening of bilateral ties following the signing of a new security cooperation agreement aimed at dismantling organized crime.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2025 - 14:04 UTC

  Chile's Central Bank cuts interest rate to 4.5%

  

  Chile's Central Bank Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lower the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) to 4.5% in response to a faster-than-anticipated decline in inflation and a stabilizing global economic outlook after holding rates at 4.75% during its previous session.