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Montevideo, January 25th 2026 - 09:18 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

    Caracas angered by CIA clearance to target Venezuela

    Maduro's government said a complaint would be filed at the UN

    After The New York Times revealed that US President Donald Trump authorized the CIA to carry out covert actions in Venezuela, the Bolivarian regime in Caracas issued a fierce response.

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Noboa blames illegal mining mafias for recent explosions

    Noboa insisted that these attacks sought to “destabilize his government”

    Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said Wednesday that illegal mining mafias were behind the car bomb attack in Guayaquil and two subsequent explosions. He claimed these actions were in retaliation against the government's measures in the conflict-ridden Imbabura province.

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 09:33 UTC

    Bessent steps in to keep dollar from soaring in Argentina

    El cambio de tendencia en el mercado se produjo por la tarde, cuando Bessent anunció que volvería a vender dólares

    Argentina's financial markets bounced back on Wednesday following an intervention and new statements from US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent after initial fearful trading resulting from US President Donald Trump's conditional endorsement of the South American country.

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

    Brazil's STF rules against banning gender studies at schools

    “Preserving childhood does not mean hiding reality,” argued De Moraes

    Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) declared unconstitutional on Wednesday local laws banning subjects regarding gender identity and sexual orientation in the municipalities of Tubarão in Santa Catarina, and the Pernambucan towns of Petrolina and Garanhuns from being taught at schools.

  • Thursday, October 16th 2025 - 07:40 UTC

    Haiti: 90% of Port-au-Prince under gang control

    MSF's mission has been deemed untenable. Photo: MSF

    According to the latest reports from Haiti, 90% of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, is under the control of the criminal gangs operating in the area. In addition, the severe humanitarian and security crisis amid escalating violence, mass displacement, and the near collapse of the healthcare system was found to be worsening.

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 23:03 UTC

    Trump authorizes CIA covert operations in Venezuela amid rising military tensions

    Sources quoted by The Times said the agency could act independently or in coordination with the Pentagon, which has prepared contingency plans for a potential ground incursion

    U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to carry out covert operations inside Venezuela, marking a new escalation in Washington’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro’s government. The move, first reported by The New York Times, comes as U.S. military pressure intensifies in the Caribbean, where American forces have attacked several vessels it accuses of trafficking drugs from the South American nation.

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 20:14 UTC

    Car bomb kills one in Guayaquil

    Reimberg labeled the incident a “terrorist act”

    A car bomb explosion outside a shopping mall in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Tuesday resulted in at least one person dead and two injured. The fatality was reported to be a local taxi driver. The explosion at around 6 pm local time caused damage to nearby vehicles and buildings.

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Trump sends stern warning about future US economic aid to Argentina

    Milei and Trump had lunch with their teams, but no one-on-one talk

    US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his country's help to Argentina hinged on Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) winning the upcoming midterms, followed by reelection in 2027. Trump stressed that the upcoming elections were “very important” and “being watched by the world.”

  • Wednesday, October 15th 2025 - 10:05 UTC

    Bolivia's fuel crisis deepens ahead of presidential runoff

    The fuel crisis has led to long lines at gas stations and an increase in the price of staple foods

    The fuel crisis in Bolivia has deepened just days before this coming weekend's presidential runoff, with stocks plummeting: There is only enough diesel for one day and gasoline for three days, Hydrocarbons Alejandro Gallardo admitted Tuesday. In this context, President Luis Arce Catacora has been accused of causing this problem deliberately.

  • Tuesday, October 14th 2025 - 13:11 UTC

    Lula meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

    Lula highlighted that Brazil had been removed from the Hunger Map

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and First Lady Janja da Silva met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Monday. During the encounter, they reviewed religious issues, as well as the situation in the South American country amid global challenges.