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Montevideo, June 5th 2025 - 13:02 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    King Charles support for Canadian sovereignty and new PM Mark Carney

    The King has sought to make clear his commitment to Canada, and if it had not been for his cancer diagnosis, he would have travelled for an intended visit in 2024.

    King Charles gave a warm welcome to the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney when he visited Buckingham Palace on Monday. It was another symbolic gesture of support for Canada from a King, wearing a red tie, who has to send coded signals rather than spell things out in words, as Canada faces threats from US President Donald Trump.

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 09:04 UTC

    Europol/Ecuador, large cocaine bust, 73 tons and coordination with major EU ports

    The criminal structure Ecuador is part of an intercontinental criminal network involved in multi-ton cocaine trafficking via sea containers from South America to Europe.

    A large-scale drug trafficking investigation, supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of an Ecuadorian criminal cell involved in supplying wholesale cocaine to the EU via major ports. The international operation, led by the Ecuadorian National Police (Policía Nacional del Ecuador), also involved the German Criminal Police (LKA Baden-Württemberg), German Customs (ZFA Stuttgart) and the Spanish Guardia Civil.

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 08:33 UTC

    Uruguayan civil aviation watchdog website hacked

    Colina also mentioned he believed “that the hacking was not only of the Dinacia”

    Hackers from Argentina, identified as LaPampaLeaks, BogotaLeaks, and Uruguayo 1337, Monday hit the website of Uruguay’s National Directorate of Civil Aviation and Aeronautical Infrastructure (DINACIA). Using DNS poisoning, they defaced the site, exposing private data of President Yamandú Orsi, such as his phone number and records, as well as those of Agency for Electronic Government and Knowledge Society (Agencia del Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad del Conocimiento - Agesic) Security Director Mauricio Papaleo.

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 08:12 UTC

    Lula wants social media regulated by law

    Democracy is a daily construction that requires courage, Lula argued

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for legislation to regulate digital platforms and combat the concentration of power in “digital oligarchies.” At the inauguration of the Brazilian Bar Association's (OAB) new leadership, he underlined the need to protect democracy, promote fair competition, and safeguard vulnerable groups from “digital colonialism,” he also pointed out while highlighting the OAB's role in defending democracy.

  • Tuesday, March 18th 2025 - 07:58 UTC

    Peru: Boluarte wants death penalty for hitmen

    Boluarte's threat was taken as a populist threat, however unfeasible given Peru's international engagements opposing capital punishment

    Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Monday declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao following Sunday's murder of popular cumbia singer Paul Flores by hitmen. The measure, effective from March 18, suspends constitutional rights such as assembly, home inviolability, free transit, and personal freedom, with the Armed Forces supporting the National Police to combat crime.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 20:54 UTC

    Haiti: Gangs make TV facilities their target of choice

    Jimmy “Barcebue” Cherizier now targets TV stations

    The criminal gang Viv Ansanm has intensified its attacks on media outlets in Port-au-Prince with the latest incident involving the vandalism and arson of Télé Pluriel's premises in Port-au-Prince's Delmas 19 district during the weekend.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 12:43 UTC

    US convicts transferred to El Salvador's maximum security Cecot prison

    The US will pay El Salvador “a small fee” for housing these convicts at the Cecot (Pic EFE)

    Salvadoran authorities Sunday received 238 members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua and 23 members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangs, expelled from the United States under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, a law unused since World War II. President Nayib Bukele acknowledged their arrival and immediate transfer to the maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot), built in 2023 to house high-profile criminals.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

    Massa wants to build an alternative to set limits to Milei

    “We have to look for common sense, put the best of us to build unity,” Massa stressed

    Former presidential candidate Sergio Massa made a public reappearance this weekend after months of keeping a low profile following his electoral defeat during a Frente Renovador convention in Buenos Aires. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of setting aside internal differences in search of “building an alternative that sets limits to the current government,” predicting victories in upcoming elections, including in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and in the Province of Buenos Aires, with which the opposition would boost its parliamentary presence.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 10:27 UTC

    The people of the Falkland Islands and their right to Self-determination

    Today, the Falkland Islands are home to a diverse and multicultural community.

    In March 2013, the people of the Falkland Islands went to the polls. With a turnout of 92%, 99.8% of the electorate voted to remain a British Overseas Territory. This was self-determination in action, and self-determination remains at the heart of the Falklands' relationship with the UK today. The following video covers the period from 1968 to the current situation and celebrations in 2013 of such an historic referendum Self-determination is a fundamental human right enshrined in Article One, Paragraph Two of the United Nations Charter.

  • Monday, March 17th 2025 - 09:04 UTC

    Argentina's “miracle” on hold, says WSJ

    With the mid-term elections in October, any progress will remain on standby for at least half a year, the WSJ foresaw

    According to The Wall Street Journal, Argentina's economic recovery under President Javier Milei is on hold after the Libertarian Government's 2fragile” achievements have investors cautious, awaiting clearer long-term strategies.