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Montevideo, January 25th 2026 - 11:07 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

    US Southern Command chief lands in Paraguay

    The first woman ever to lead the US Southern Command will engage in talks and celebrate 80 years of military cooperation between the two countries

    US Southern Command chief four-star General Laura Richardson landed in Asunción Monday evening to participate in the celebrations of 80 years of military cooperation and to strengthen the security ties between the United States and Paraguay.

  • Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:22 UTC

    Presidents of Venezuela and Guyana prepare for Thursday's talks

    Maduro says he has a mandate but Ali insists sovereignty over the Essequibo was not to be on the table

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro insisted Monday that next Thursday's talks in St Vicent and the Grenadines between him and his Guyanese colleague Irfaan Ali were the direct result of the Dec. 3 referendum and, hence, an achievement of the Venezuelan people.

  • Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:13 UTC

    Essequibo conflict: Brazil sending observer to Maduro-Ali meeting

    Celso Amorim, Lula's advisor on international affairs, will be representing Brazil next Thursday in St Vincent and the Grenadines

    The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula a Silva shall be sending a delegation headed by former Foreign Minister and current presidential advisor on international affairs Celso Amorim to Thursday's meeting between the leaders of Guyana and Venezuelan in St Vincent and the Grenadines to discuss the Guiana Essequiba issue, it was reported in Brasilia.

  • Tuesday, December 12th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

    Milei wants to appoint his rabbi friend as next ambassador to Israel

    Milei first contacted Rabbi Wahnish in 2021 when he was said to be a nazi

    Argentine President Javier Milei confirmed he intentds to appoint Rabbi Axel Wahnish as the South American country's next ambassador to Israel in addition to moving the mission from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Monday, December 11th 2023 - 14:54 UTC

    FAB aircraft carrying 48 evacuees from Gaza lands in Brasilia

    A group of 24, mostly men, was banned from leaving

    A Brazilian Air Force Airbus KC-30 (the military version of the A330-200) aircraft landed in Brasilia at 3.47 am Monday after a 15-hour flight from Cairo carrying 48 refugees who had fled the war-torn Gaza Strip, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Monday, December 11th 2023 - 10:42 UTC

    Milei offers his own version of 'blood, sweat and tears' after taking office in Argentina

    “There is no alternative to adjustment and shock” but there will be “light at the end of the road,” Milei told the crowds at Congress Square

    Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentina's new president on Sunday during a ceremony in Congress in front of outgoing Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), who once again made headlines for giving the middle finger to supporters of the new leader as she entered the building. Milei received the presidential sash from his predecessor, Alberto Fernández. Minutes later, Victoria Villarruel was sworn in as the new vice president.

  • Monday, December 11th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    Cristina Kirchner makes a 'fuck you' and steals spotlight at Milei's inauguration

    Just before entering, she raised her hand and made a “fuck you” gesture, presumably in response to someone who had reportedly shouted “chorra” (thief) at her

    Despite not being the focal point of the day, former Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner stole the spotlight during Javier Milei's inauguration as the new President of Argentina, with a series of gestures that drew attention. Among them was a particularly unusual move as she entered the National Congress at noon.

  • Monday, December 11th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

    Zelensky becomes star guest at Milei's inauguration

    I sincerely wish Argentina good decisions and steady growth, Zelensky said on social media

    Among the foreign leaders to attend Javier Milei's inauguration in Buenos Aires, there were two who stood out from the rest. Topping the list was Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is highly dependent on assistance from abroad to fight off Russia's invasion, and the other was Jair Bolsonaro, who despite no longer being President of Brazil, was given a preferential treatment by Argentina's incoming government.

  • Monday, December 11th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    Uruguay's Presidential Secretary resigning to run for office

    “I am leaving with a clear conscience of having been a part of a government that was up to the circumstances,” Delgado underlined

    Uruguay's Presidential Secretary Álvado Delgado said Sunday that he would resign on Dec. 21 to focus on the 2024 presidential campaign. He announced a ruling National Party Convention when speaking about the impending primaries.

  • Monday, December 11th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

    Argentina: Ministers sworn in unbroadcast ceremony

    “The forces of heaven are going to make us the best government in history,” Milei stressed

    Argentina's new President Javier Milei Sunday signed his first urgency decree cutting down the number of ministries from 21 to 9, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The Libertarian leader had insisted throughout his campaign that there were going to be 8 such agencies in addition to the Office of the Cabinet Chief -which is created by the Constitution- but changed his mind to keep Health a separate issue from Human Capital as previously announced.