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Montevideo, August 18th 2026 - 13:41 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, May 6th 2026 - 01:45 UTC

    Just one day after its launch, Trump halts Hormuz reopening operation and turns to negotiations with Iran

    The announcement came hours after Rubio told reporters at the White House that Operation Epic Fury had concluded after achieving its objectives

    US President Donald Trump on Tuesday night announced the suspension of “Project Freedom,” the military operation launched barely 24 hours earlier to escort stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, citing significant progress toward a peace agreement with Iran. The announcement, posted on his Truth Social platform, contradicted the messaging sustained throughout the day by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs chairman General Dan Caine, all of whom had framed the operation as a non-negotiable humanitarian rescue mission for stranded sailors.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 22:18 UTC

    Falklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands

    The Falkland Islands Government announced that the KEMH “will review its policies for receiving unwell passengers off cruise ships, on a case-by-case basis”

    The Falkland Islands Government issued an official statement on Tuesday confirming that it is closely monitoring the hantavirus outbreak aboard the polar cruise ship MV Hondius — a vessel that frequently operates in the archipelago's waters — and took the opportunity to correct information reported by some international media outlets suggesting that the ship had stopped at the islands on its current voyage from Ushuaia. The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority clarified that this information is incorrect and that the Hondius's most recent visit to the archipelago was in mid-February, weeks before the journey that triggered the current health crisis.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 18:28 UTC

    Bullrich vows that Argentina's government will capture former guerrilla Apablaza for extradition to Chile

    Apablaza, a former member of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, is identified by Chilean justice as the mastermind of the assassination of Senator Jaime Guzmán, architect of the 1980 Constitution

    Argentine senator and former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said in Santiago on Tuesday that Javier Milei's government maintains “the firm determination” to locate Chilean former guerrilla Galvarino Sergio Apablaza, on the run since April 1 in Argentine territory, in order to extradite him to Chile. “If he is in Argentina, we are going to find him. That is the commitment of the Argentine president, it is the commitment of the government,” Bullrich told local media during her visit to the Andean country, where she will meet with Chilean President José Antonio Kast.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 18:10 UTC

    Falkland House in London hosts an exhibition of ceramic work by Graham Bound

    Graham Bound, who was born and raised in the Falkland Islands, is widely known as a journalist and writer. Among his achievements, he founded the weekly newspaper Penguin News and he has authored several books focusing on the 1982 war and the present-day Falklands, from the perspective of the Islanders.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 02:40 UTC

    US destroys six Iranian boats while opening Strait of Hormuz to trade amid threatened ceasefire

    The developments put in question a fragile ceasefire in effect since April 7

    US military forces on Monday destroyed six Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast boats and neutralised cruise missiles and drones launched against warships and commercial vessels during the first day of “Project Freedom,” the operation announced by President Donald Trump to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic. The two US destroyers that led the transit — the USS Truxtun and USS Mason — passed through the strait without being struck, despite what US Central Command described as a “sustained barrage” of Iranian threats.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 02:07 UTC

    Lawmaker requests Adorni's arrest over alleged witness tampering in illicit enrichment case

    The 2017 Irurzun doctrine justifies pretrial detention for current or former officials if their ties to power could obstruct an ongoing legal investigation.

    Argentine Congresswoman Marcela Pagano on Monday requested the arrest of Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, accusing him of having pressured contractor Matías Tabar prior to his judicial testimony regarding the renovation works carried out at the home in the Indio Cua gated community. The filing, addressed to federal judge Ariel Lijo, invokes the so-called Irurzun doctrine and comes hours after Tabar testified that he received $245,000 in cash from the Cabinet Chief for the works on the property, in an alleged illicit enrichment case being conducted under federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita.

  • Tuesday, May 5th 2026 - 02:02 UTC

    Contractor testifies Adorni paid $245,000 in cash to remodel his country home; government rejects the figure

    From Oct 2024 to Jul 2025, the contractor renovated a 400sqm lot, adding a waterfall pool, BBQ, kitchen, electrical, exterior works, floors, walls, and windows

    Contractor Matías Tabar testified on Monday before Argentine federal courts that Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni paid him $245,000 in cash for renovation works carried out at the residence in the Indio Cua gated community, in Exaltación de la Cruz, Buenos Aires province, in a statement that constitutes one of the most significant developments in the alleged illicit enrichment case the official is facing. The Casa Rosada rejected the figure and announced it will request an expert assessment to refute the testimony.

  • Monday, May 4th 2026 - 01:39 UTC

    Orsi follows Milei and Kast aboard USS Nimitz as opposition alleges unconstitutionality

    The entry of the US military aircraft into Carrasco that carried the President airport triggered immediate criticism from the opposition

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi visited the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz of the United States Navy in international waters off the Uruguayan coast on Saturday, in a new chapter of the Southern Seas 2026 regional deployment, following the steps of Argentine President Javier Milei and Chilean President José Antonio Kast, who had toured the same vessel in previous weeks. The invitation was extended by the US ambassador in Montevideo, Lou Rinaldi, and the delegation was transported from Carrasco Air Base No. 1 to the carrier's deck aboard a Grumman C-2 Greyhound military aircraft of the US Armed Forces.

  • Monday, May 4th 2026 - 01:08 UTC

    Venezuelans rally in more than 120 cities worldwide demanding release of political prisoners

    According to the latest report from Foro Penal as of April 27 there were 454 people detained for political reasons in the country

    Dozens of cities in Venezuela and more than 120 gathering points around the world joined on Sunday a global day of mobilization called by Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado to demand the release of political prisoners and to bring international visibility to the country's human rights situation. The rallies took place simultaneously at noon Caracas time and included events across the Americas, Europe, and other regions with significant Venezuelan diaspora communities.

  • Sunday, May 3rd 2026 - 09:59 UTC

    Trump threatens to take Cuba 'almost immediately' after tightening sanctions on the regime

    The new executive order expands the scope of existing sanctions to persons, entities, and companies that support the Cuban regime's security apparatus

    US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country would take Cuba “almost immediately,” in remarks made during a private event at the Forum Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, hours after signing an executive order substantially expanding economic sanctions against the Havana regime. The president's words, though framed in colloquial tone, considerably escalate bilateral tensions and open a new chapter in US policy toward Miguel Díaz-Canel's government.