Politics

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

  Espionage case between Brazil and Paraguay closed

  

  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 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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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.

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  Paraguay signs State modernization agreement with El Salvador

  

  Paraguay has signed a cooperation agreement with El Salvador to improve its public sector, citing the need for greater efficiency amid global economic instability. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was reached between Paraguay's National Institute of Public Administration (INAPP) and the Higher School of Innovation in Public Administration (ESIAP) of El Salvador.

• Monday, November 17th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

  New US strike leaves 3 suspected drug traffickers dead

  

  Three suspected drug traffickers were killed in a new attack by United States forces in the Eastern Pacific in international waters, it was announced in Washington. The three individuals were described as “narco-terrorists,” and the mission was said to have been carried out under Operation Southern Spear, the US Southern Command (Southcom) confirmed.

• Sunday, November 16th 2025 - 07:27 UTC

  Sweden to supply Gripen jets to Colombia; Petro orders bombing of narco-terrorist camp

  

  Colombia signed a US$ 4.3 billion deal to buy Swedish Gripen fighter jets at a time when the country, once a staunch ally of the US, is now ruled by a left leaning government locked in tension with President Donald Trump in his Caribbean battle against what he calls narco-terrorist regimes.