Politics

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  CFK lashes out at Milei: “He governs for the rich”

  

  In an audio message commemorating the anniversary of Eva Perón's death on Saturday, July 26, former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) heavily criticized President Javier Milei, calling his government a “disaster” that “governs for the rich.”

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:49 UTC

  US and EU clinch trade agreement

  

  The United States and the European Union have reached a trade agreement that will impose a 15% tariff on most European exports to the US, including automobiles, President Donald Trump announced Sunday after meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the former's golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Argentina to rejoin US Visa Waiver Program?

  

  Argentina seems set to regain its participation in the US Visa Waiver Program, allowing holders of Argentine passports to enter the United States for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a visa. This development is expected to be formalized during the visit of US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, who is scheduled to sign an agreement with President Javier Milei on Monday.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

  Uruguay and Chile strengthen cooperation regarding human rights violations

  

  Uruguay and Chile advanced their collaboration on policies related to memory, truth, and justice regarding past human rights violations.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:39 UTC

  Single border control operational between Posadas and Encarnación

  

  A new unified border control system is being implemented as a pilot program starting Monday at the Posadas-Encarnación bridge. Hence, all immigration procedures across the San Roque González de Santa Cruz international bridge will now be conducted solely on the Argentine side, eliminating the need for separate checks in Paraguay.

• Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:16 UTC

  Falklands, Paras final exercise in and around Stanley with UAS technology

  

  British Forces in South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) has reported that the Third Battalion, the Parachute Regiment, conducted their final exercise, Cape Bayonet, in the Falkland Islands as BFSAI’s Roulement Infantry Company (RIC).

• Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:27 UTC

  Venezuela reinstates tariffs on Brazilian products

  

  Venezuela has unilaterally reimposed import tariffs ranging from 15% to 77% on Brazilian products, a move that violates the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE 69) signed between the two countries in 2014. The decision was made without prior notice.

• Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 11:10 UTC

  Haitian soldiers undergoing training in Mexico

  

  Haiti has deployed 150 soldiers to Mexico for a two-month training program, part of a larger initiative to train a total of 700 soldiers. This move, announced by the Haitian government on Friday, is a significant step in the country's efforts to combat rampant gang violence, which has severely destabilized the capital, Port-au-Prince.

• Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:53 UTC

  US insists Maduro heads the Cartel de los Soles terrorist organization

  

  The United States Government of President Donald Trump insisted Friday that Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro was the head of the “Cartel de los Soles,” which was designated a terrorist organization. In Washington's view, Maduro uses drug trafficking to “destabilize” the region.

• Saturday, July 26th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  Uruguay ups border security over Iran-Israel conflict concerns

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi warned local political leaders of the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel and confirmed that border controls have been reinforced after the arrest of an Iranian citizen who entered Uruguay with a forged passport, raising security concerns.