Politics

Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:38 UTC
Spanish shipbuilder defends himself after Uruguay cancels €82 million OPV contract

Mario Cardama, owner of the Spanish shipyard tasked with building two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for Uruguay, whose contract was canceled by Montevideo, insists that his company was also a victim of the bank backing the operation: EuroCommerce Limited.
Monday, October 27th 2025 - 09:54 UTC
Javier Milei: “Argentina has left 100 years of decadence behind”

President Javier Milei of Argentina said his country had chosen to leave “100 years of decadence behind” after his La Libertad Avanza Party's victory in Sunday's midterm elections with over 40% of the national vote.
Sunday, October 26th 2025 - 21:56 UTC
Argentine midterms uneventful amid poor turnout

Argentina's midterm elections went uneventfully on Sunday amid a poor turnout that left analysts wondering which party lost the most votes. It will not be until 9 pm local time that the first reports from the National Electoral Directorate (DINE) are due.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:58 UTC
Milei's future hangs in the balance at Sunday's midterms

Sunday's midterm elections in Argentina have been deemed crucial for the future of President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza and its drastic “chainsaw” economic reforms amid mounting recession and a sharp slowdown despite bailouts from Washington.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:44 UTC
Chilean elections anticipate a shift to the right and a Conservative president

The two leading candidates in the Chilean presidential election, Jeanette Jara and Jose Antonio Kast, scheduled in three weeks-time November 16, have undergone significant falls in their vote intention according to an opinion poll from LatAm Pulse.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
US strike kills six on Caribbean boat

The US military conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel in international waters overnight Thursday, killing six people described as “narco-terrorists,” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:34 UTC
Maduro says foreign movements organizing brigades to help Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Friday that international social movements were organizing the “Simón Bolívar Internationalist Brigades” to “fight alongside Venezuela for independence, sovereignty, and peace.”
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:32 UTC
Argentine President meets with JP Morgan CEO

Argentine President Javier Milei met on Friday in Buenos Aires with Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, at a dinner hosted by the bank at the National Museum of Decorative Art, in a high-stakes gathering focused on securing international financial assistance.
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Uruguay accuses Spanish shipyard Cardama of fraud; company calls it political interference

The Uruguayan government has filed civil and criminal charges against the Spanish shipyard Cardama, which was contracted to build two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) worth more than US$92 million, after detecting alleged irregularities in the company’s performance bond. The case has escalated into a diplomatic and political dispute, with Montevideo accusing the shipyard of fraud and Cardama denying the charges, claiming it is being used for “electoral purposes.”
Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
US sanctions Petro over alleged drug links

The US government has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family members, and a top minister, alleging failure to curb illicit drug trafficking and ties to criminal organizations.