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Montevideo, July 20th 2025 - 22:43 UTC

Politics

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:56 UTC

    Argentines hold nationwide Veterans Day celebrations to honor the fallen

    “Malvinasization is lived here very strongly, from the heart,” Santa Cruz Governor Alicia Kirchner said

    Multiple events are to be held across Argentina Sunday marking Veterans Day 41 years after the military Junta's troops landed in Stanley (then renamed Puerto Argentino) thus kicking off the 1982 Falkland/Malvinas War with the United Kingdom.

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:43 UTC

    Dilma Rousseff elected head of BRICS New Development Bank seated in Shanghai

    Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was “unanimously” elected as the head of the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral financial institution set up by the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) countries. Rousseff, 75, succeeds her fellow Brazilian Marcos Troyjo, at the Shanghai-headquartered bank.

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 11:27 UTC

    Russia takes over the rotating UN Security Council presidency

    Moscow will however not sponsor from the UN any action regarding Russia's war with Ukraine

    Russia took over the United Nations Security Council rotating presidency on Saturday promising to act as an honest broker, Moscow's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Telegram. He added that all attempts to provoke Russia are doomed to fail. “Unlike our former Western partners, we play fair in the international arena and we do not promote double standards,” he added.

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 10:57 UTC

    NYPD on “high alert” ahead of Trump's arrest

    Trump has denied the allegations against him

    The New York Police Department is taking precautions in case followers of former President Donald Trump stage protests before or after his arrest, scheduled for Tuesday, it was reported. Officials from the New York Police and Trump's secret service bodyguards met during the weekend to finalize the details of the detention.

  • Sunday, April 2nd 2023 - 10:49 UTC

    Bolsonaro given 2 days to reply to TSE, faces disenfranchisement

    Bolsonaro is under investigation for speaking evil of Brazil's electronic ballot box without supporting evidence

    Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Justice Benedito Gonçalves gave former President Jair Bolsonaro two working days to submit his closing arguments in a case that may render him ineligible for public office, Agencia Brasil reported Saturday.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:39 UTC

    IMF okays US$ 5.4 bn disbursement for Argentina

    ”The Board decision makes possible an immediate disbursement of US$ 5.4 billion (SDR 4 billion), bringing total disbursements under the agreement to about US$ 28.9 billion,” the IMF said.

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Executive Board Friday approved the fourth review of last year's Extended Facilities Program with Argentina, after which a US$ 5.4 billion disbursement for the South American country was cleared to proceed, it was reported in Washington DC.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Lukashenko fears nuclear war, calls for a truce in Ukraine

    “If Russia and Europe unite, it will be a powerhouse no one can beat,” Lukashenko suggested

    Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko Friday called for a truce in Ukraine “without preconditions” during which time neither Moscow nor Kyiv would be allowed to regroup troops or move equipment.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 10:11 UTC

    US: Trump expected to be arrested Tuesday

    His arrest will backfire massively on President Biden, Trump forecast

    Former US President Donald J. Trump seems to have been right after all when he announced that he would be incarcerated. He was not entirely accurate about the when, but he is now expected to be formally arrested and arraigned next Tuesday after being indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 09:42 UTC

    Uruguay's Capitán Miranda sets sail

    Uruguay's Schoolship ROU 20 Capitán Miranda is back on a training journey. Law 20,120 dated March 24, 2023, authorized the vessel's departure “in order to carry out the 'XXXIII Training Trip'.” The sailing ship will visit 19 cities in America and Europe where the crew will promote the country's tourism.

  • Saturday, April 1st 2023 - 09:36 UTC

    Brazilian President's trip to China rescheduled for April 11

    Lula (right) and Vice President Alckmin worked Friday at the presidential residence

    After Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva canceled his trip to China last weekend due to health issues, the South American country's authorities confirmed Friday that a new date had been set: April 11, Agencia Brasil reported. Also in April, Lula will travel to Portugal.