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Montevideo, March 17th 2026 - 12:10 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

    Low Attendance and Diplomatic Tensions at EU-Celac Summit

    The encounter was attended by only nine heads of state or government, featuring numerous notable absences and last-minute cancellations

    The fourth summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) kicked off on Sunday in the Colombian city of Santa Marta, amid significant diplomatic friction and a noticeable lack of high-level engagement from both blocs.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

    French minister vows to block EU-Mercosur FTA out of concern for its farmers

    Genevard warned that unless these guarantees are “in writing, validated and accepted by Mercosur partners,” France will maintain its opposing stance

    France has once again cast a negative note on the proposed Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard stated emphatically that her country would not sign a deal that “condemns its farmers.”

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

    Deal reached in US Senate to end longest-ever Gov't shutdown

    A few formalities were still pending after the deal, it was reported in Washington DC

    A bipartisan agreement was struck in the Senate on Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, a 40-day impasse that has crippled federal agencies and left hundreds of thousands of civil servants without pay.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:47 UTC

    BBC Chiefs resign amid crisis over misleading Trump speech edit

    Davie had served the BBC for 20 years

    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was thrown into a deep leadership crisis on Sunday after Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness both resigned following accusations that a documentary had misleadingly edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.

  • Monday, November 10th 2025 - 08:11 UTC

    Paraguay: Ciudad del Este Mayor-elect announces presidential expectations

    Mujica aprovechó su victoria como trampolín para una futura candidatura presidencial

    Opposition candidate Daniel Mujica won Sunday's Ciudad del Este Mayoralty in a landslide victory, following the removal from office of former Mayor Miguel Prieto, who sided with the winner.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:42 UTC

    Milei promotes Argentina's business climate at NY event

    Milei's event at the Council of the Americas drew attendees from major business firms

    Argentine President Javier Milei concluded his trip to the United States on Friday, spending the day in New York, where he met with high-profile business leaders and made a significant personal visit to a revered religious site.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Bolivia: Arce blasts Evo in farewell message

    Arce announced that he would now pursue legal action from a private citizen's standpoint

    Outgoing Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora delivered his final address to the nation from the Casa Grande del Pueblo on Friday morning, launching a blistering attack on former President Evo Morales, whom he squarely blamed for the electoral defeat and the current state of the nation's political movement.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Lula says little has been done regarding Paris Agreement

    A minimum tax on multinational corporations and the taxation of the wealth of the super-rich can generate valuable resources for climate action,” Lula insisted

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva voiced concern about the climate crisis and urged world leaders to strengthen their commitment to the Paris Agreement. He made those remarks during the last thematic session of the Climate Summit in Belém on Friday.

  • Saturday, November 8th 2025 - 10:00 UTC

    Dorgathen resigns as YPFB chief as Bolivia's fuel crisis deepens

    Dorgathen’s departure is linked to a scandal involving him and Marcelo Arce, the son of incumbent President Luis Arce

    Armin Dorgathen Tapia has submitted his irrevocable resignation as Executive President of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), the state-owned oil company, effective Friday. His departure comes amidst growing controversy surrounding the Botrading case and just hours before the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Paz.

  • Friday, November 7th 2025 - 12:25 UTC

    Lula invites other countries to support TFFF initiative

    “We will be proud to remember that it was in the heart of the Amazon rainforest that we took this step together,” insisted Lula

    Upon launching the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) during the Climate Summit in the Amazon city of Belém, in the State of Pará, on Thursday afternoon, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva invited other nations to support the initiative. “Forests are worth more standing than cut down. They should be included in our countries’ GDP. Ecosystem services need to be remunerated, as do the people who protect forests. International green funds are not up to the challenge,” insisted Lula.