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Montevideo, May 2nd 2025 - 17:25 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 23:59 UTC

    María Corina Machado leads demonstrations in Caracas that end in confusing arrest claims

    State forces allegedly shot at Machado's bodyguards

    Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, was intercepted and detained this Thursday in Caracas in the middle of a demonstration called by the opposition on the eve of the inauguration for the 2025-2031 term of Nicolás Maduro, even though there is no evidence to support his victory in the July 28 Presidential elections. However, the situation surrounding Machado remains unclear after the circulation of different versions that ratify her freedom after the violent episode.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 22:08 UTC

    Guyana on alert after Maduro's plans regarding Essequibo elections

    Maduro's calling for an election “by the people of Guayana Esequiba” of a governor of “Guayana Esequiba” represents a blatant disregard for international law, Georgetown said

    Guyanese authorities expressed their regret this week that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro intends to hold elections for the position of Governor of the disputed territory of Guyana Essequiba because the move would be in violation of what was arranged between the two countries in the Dec. 14, 2023, Argyle Agreement.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 20:20 UTC

    Argentine official wants U-20 Football Championship not played in Venezuela

    Bullrich's fears impliciglh admit Maduro's remaining in power after Jan 10

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich insisted Wednesday that the upcoming South American U-20 Football Championship scheduled to be played in Venezuela should be held somewhere else given the insecurity the Bolivarian regime of President Nicolás Maduro would represent to the Argentine delegation as well as others, considering last month's arrest of Border Guard (Gendarmería Nacional) First Corporal Nahuel Gallo who was charged with espionage for planning to kill Executive Vice President Delcy Roldríguez.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 14:54 UTC

    Budget carrier user creates website to keep track of non-compliances

    Flybondi's future hangs in the balance as travelers need to weigh the convenience of a low price against delays up up to 12 hours

    Tired of endless reschedulings and cancellations, an Argentine low-cost airline Flybondi user developed a website to track these seemingly endless incidents so prospective customers can see firsthand what they sign up for when buying these really affordable tickets.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    José Mujica announces the progress of his disease: “I am doomed, this is as far as I've come”

    Mujica faces the end of his life with a clear message: “I am doomed. This is as far as I've come”.

    Former Uruguayan President José Mujica (2010-2015) revealed that the esophageal cancer he was diagnosed with in April 2023 has spread to his liver, which he considers an end point in his medical treatment. “I am dying. I don't want to suffer in vain, my body can't take any more,” he declared in an interview published Thursday by the weekly Búsqueda.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    BFSAI's Royal Artillery bids farewell to Colonel Charlie Harmer, welcomes Colonel Paddy Farrell

    Taking over as Regimental Colonel is Colonel Paddy Farrell OBE ADC, who began his duties today

    The Regimental Headquarters Royal Artillery officially said goodbye to Colonel Charlie Harmer ADC today, as he steps into a new chapter of his career. Promoted to Brigadier, Colonel Harmer will assume the position of Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) this summer.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Brazil: Works of art broken during Jan. 8 uprising restored for 2nd anniversary ceremony

    Lula claimed he was a lover of democracy because lovers were much more ardent than husbands

    Brazilian authorities took delivery Wednesday of some 21 works of art that had been vandalized during the Jan.8, 2023, uprisings in Brasilia ending in hundreds of arrests of alleged followers of former President Jair Bolsonaro and convictions for attacking democracy.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    New rules for foreigners wishing to travel to post-Brexit UK

    ETAs can be obtained from the Foreign Office's website and may vary depending on the applicant's nationality

    Starting Jan. 8, travelers who do not need a visa to enter post-Brexit UK for leisure will still be required to get an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) from the Foreign Office's website. This new permit allows foreign visitors to stay up to six months in the country as nonresidents (not allowed to work or study) and costs 10 pounds sterling.

  • Thursday, January 9th 2025 - 09:44 UTC

    Leading risk rating agency further ups Paraguay's gradings

    Paraguay is a giant “firmly re-emerging on the right path!,” Peña wrote on X

    Paraguay's review by the international rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has been upgraded from “stable to positive,” it was announced Wednesday in Asunción, as President Santiago Peña welcomed this new recognition.

  • Wednesday, January 8th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Chavista regime abducts González Urrutia's son-in-law

    González Urrutia announced he still planned to go to Panama before Friday

    Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia called off his agenda in the United States Tuesday after announcing that his son-in-law Rafael Tudares had been abducted by Nicolás Maduro's Bolivarian regime. Both Maduro and González Urrutia claim to have won the controversial July 28, 2024, elections and said they intend to be sworn in for the 2025-2031 term on Friday.