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Montevideo, November 1st 2025 - 05:07 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    Bolivia's full Mercosur membership greenlighted

    For Brazil, Bolivia's full membership of Mercosur means cheaper energy, Senator Chico Rodrigues explained

    Brazil's Senate Tuesday greenlighted Bolivia's accession to the South American Common Market (Mercosur) as a full member of the bloc. Once President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacts the bill, the regional alliance will once again consist of five full members -in addition to Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay- as it once happened when Venezuela was admitted but later suspended in 2017 for its undemocratic practices.

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

    Lacalle Herrera wishes Milei all the best

    The father of the current Uruguayan president wished his son and Milei understand each other well

    During his recent trip to the beach resort and port of Mar del Plata, former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera (1990-1995), the father of the current head of state Luis Lacalle Pou, wished Javier Milei all the best because “a prosperous, fair, orderly and rich Argentina is the best business for Uruguay.”

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

    Four more Argentines freed by Hamas

    Some 15 Argentines are believed to still be in the hands of Hamas or other groups

    The terrorist group Hamas Tuesday released ten women, four of them Argentine nationals, in exchange for another batch of 30 Palestinian inmates held by Israel at the Ofer prison in the West Bank and in the Russian prison in Jerusalem, as the humanitarian truce was extended to allow for further swaps. Two other hostages were also freed as a bonus not contemplated in the agreement.

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

    Peña highlights role of Paraguayan expatriates in Italy

    The best Paraguay has to offer the world is its people, Peña told expatriates in Italy

    President Santiago Peña met on Tuesday with members of the Paraguayan community in Italy to discuss the situation of the South American expatriates. During the meeting, Peña stressed the importance of his country projecting an image of solid and transparent institutions that would lead to economic growth.

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 09:31 UTC

    Buenos Aires Court rulings go Macri's way

    CFK will lose all immunity effective Dec. 10.

    Separate court rulings issued Tuesday in Buenos Aires seemed to accommodate former President Mauricio Macri's agenda, thus heralding the times to come after Javier Milei's Dec. 10 inauguration.

  • Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 07:14 UTC

    Falklands: mines discovered on a beach in Murrell Peninsula, north of Stanley

    The Falklands Government is working alongside the EOD section of BFSAI and expert advice is also being provided by external parties.

    The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that a number of mines have been discovered on Hell’s Kitchen beach on the designated Government Reserve, located on the Murrell Peninsula East Falkland, north of Stanley.

  • Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 16:31 UTC

    Lula picks Justice Minister for Supreme Court vacancy

    Flávio Dino's hearing before the Senate's Judiciary Committee (CCJ) will take place on December 13.

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced Monday that he would nominate Justice Minister Flávio Dino to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Federal Court (STF) left by then-Chief Justice Rosa Weber, who reached mandatory retirement age last month.

  • Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 15:37 UTC

    Hamas releases six Argentine hostages

    Among those released Monday were Argentine-born Karina Engelbert, 50, and her daughters Mika, 18, and Yuva, 11, while Sharon Cunio was with her twins Emma and Yuli

    Six Argentine nationals were among the 11 hostages released Monday by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in another exchange with Israel for 30 prison inmates held by Tel Aviv. The humanitarian ceasefire for further swaps has been extended for another 48 hours, it was also reported.

  • Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 11:05 UTC

    Argentine president elect Milei is right about one thing: British sovereignty of the Falklands must end

    Sir Simon David Jenkins FSA FRSL FLSW is a British author, a newspaper columnist and editor.

    By Simon Jenkins from The Guardian - The Conservatives’ stubborn stance on the Islands’ future is merely a refusal to let go of our last spark of military glory

  • Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:56 UTC

    Mercosur-EU deal said to be almost done

    Lula and Sánchez hope an announcement can be made at the Mercosur summit on Dec. 7

    European Commission Vice President for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday that the European Union (EU)-Mercosur trade deal was ready “for the final political push” after technical negotiations were completed.