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Montevideo, November 7th 2025 - 17:56 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 11:18 UTC

    “Fears over the Falklands mean we need a new Defense Plan”

    Radakin thought the Falklands could be defended against any serious challenge from Argentina

    By Robert Fox, Defense Correspondent, Evening Standard – The (British) Army is again in the spotlight, with a wonderful Whitehall row about who is to lead it after the charismatic General Sir Patrick Sanders steps down next year as Chief of the General Staff. With the Government's rehashed Defense Command White Paper due before Parliament goes on holiday in a few weeks’ time, rumors are rife of more cuts in Britain’s military capability.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

    Buenos Aires City Police to start using stun guns

    The idea is to contain offenders without danger for him/her or third parties, Burzaco explained

    Buenos Aires City authorities Wednesday announced the metropolitan police will start using non-lethal stun guns as of July 17, it was reported from the Argentine capital. City Security Minister Eugenio Burzaco confirmed some 250 officers will be on the streets carrying these weapons.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    European Court of Justice confirms Catalonian separatists don't have legal immunity

    The court said it “rejects all the pleas” made by Puigdemont, Antoni Comin and Clara Ponsati after the EU Parliament voted to strip the three of immunity in 2021.

    The European Union Court of Justice on Wednesday confirmed that former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist Members of the European Parliament, do not have legal immunity.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

    UK and Spain sign an agreement on education and University cooperation

    British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott and Spanish Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Pilar Alegria. Photo: Spanish Ministry of Education

    On Monday 3 July, the UK and Spain completed the signing of a UK-Spain bilateral agreement on cooperation in matters of education and access to university and other higher education institutions. This follows the close collaboration between Spain’s Ministry of Education and Vocational Training and Ministry of Universities in Spain and the UK Department for Education and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:25 UTC

    Pope Francis holds meeting with Bill Clinton and Soros' son

    “Thank you very much for visiting me,” Francis said to Clinton in English

    Argentine-born Pope Francis Wednesday welcomed former US President Bill Clinton at his Casa Santa Marta residence. “Thank you very much for visiting me,” the former Archbishop of Buenos Aires said in English as he walked with help from a cane due to his knee problems.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 09:24 UTC

    Scotland celebrated on Wednesday the coronation of King Charles III

    Crowds gathered on Edinburgh's iconic Royal Mile street to see the Royal Procession.

    Scotland hosted on Wednesday its own celebration to mark the coronation of King Charles III, two months after he was formally crowned the new king of the United Kingdom in Westminster, London.

  • Thursday, July 6th 2023 - 08:09 UTC

    Free movement of people within Caricom by early 2024?

    Caricom's founding Treaty of Chaguaramas will be amended for this purpose, Mottley said

    The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will allow the free movement of people within the single market by early 2024, Dominica's Prime Minister and incoming pro tempore president of the alliance Roosevelt Skerrit announced Wednesday in Port of Spain.

  • Wednesday, July 5th 2023 - 21:49 UTC

    Orkney after alternative methods of governance and funding opportunities

    Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been “held down” and accused the Scottish and UK governments of discrimination

    Orkney Islands' councilors have voted to investigate alternative methods of governance amid deep frustrations over funding and opportunities. Council leader James Stockan said the islands had been “held down” and accused the Scottish and UK governments of discrimination.

  • Wednesday, July 5th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

    Colombia's Petro has managed to reverse disapproval ratings, from 20% to 61%

    Until February, Petro’s approval rating had been higher than the percentage who disapproved of him.

    Colombian president Gustavo Petro and his “government of change” project seems to have run aground, according to the latest Invamer bimonthly poll. The president, who in August 2022 began his mandate with a 56% approval rating and 20% against, now in a reversal of expectations has a disapproval rating of 61%.

  • Wednesday, July 5th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    Mercosur challenges EU's environmental demands in FTA; Uruguay goes rogue again

    “It is imperative that Mercosur presents a rapid and forceful response” to the EU, Lula said

    Argentina Tuesday handed over the Pro Tempore Presidency of Mercosur to Brazil and Uruguay refused to sign the joint declaration after the bloc's 62nd Summit in the Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the northeastern province of Misiones.