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Montevideo, January 13th 2026 - 22:40 UTC

Politics

  • 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

    So far, 43 alleged drug traffickers have been killed by US operations north of South America

    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

    The Bolivarian leader also dubbed Washington's narrative “deranged”

    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

    Dimon, in Argentina on a regional tour, was briefed about the country's economic priorities

    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 contract, signed under former president Luis Lacalle Pou, called for the delivery of the ships to Uruguay’s National Navy to strengthen maritime surveillance and resource protection

    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

    Petro denounced the Republican administration's move as a “mafia proposal,” questioning the US government's intentions

    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.

  • Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Chilean consulates in Argentina in dire straits

    Ambassador Viera-Gallo acknowledged that 9 of Chile's 13 consulates had experienced financial “strains”

    A major financial shortfall has been reported at Chilean diplomatic missions in Argentina, with multiple consulates struggling to cover basic operating expenses, according to a communication sent from the Chilean Embassy in Buenos Aires to the Foreign Ministry in Santiago.

  • Saturday, October 25th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Brexit damage to UK’s economy admitted by Labour’s chancellor at IMF Summit

    “UK's productivity challenge has been compounded by the way in which the UK left the European Union”, said chancellor Rachel Reeves

    Addressing the International Monetary Fund, UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves admitted the long-term damage done to the UK economy by the 2020 Brexit deal. The chancellor told leading finance ministers and central bankers that, “UK's productivity challenge has been compounded by the way in which the UK left the European Union.”

  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 19:47 UTC

    Ecuador's President says they tried to poison him with jam and chocolate

    Noboa's safety has been questioned ahead of a Nov. 16 referendum to change the Constitution

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa insisted that he was the target of an alleged assassination attempt through poisoned food at a public event. The concentration of chemicals makes it “impossible that it was an accident,” he argued.

  • Friday, October 24th 2025 - 19:26 UTC

    Pilot strike disrupts air travel in Argentina

    Some 60 flights were either canceled or delayed

    The Airline Pilots Association (APLA) launched a four-hour industrial action on Friday, causing significant disruption at Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery Airport and affecting thousands of passengers. The stoppage, which involved holding “informative assemblies” between 6 and 10 am, led to the cancellation and delay of over 60 flights operated by the state-owned Aerolíneas Argentinas.