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Montevideo, October 14th 2026 - 12:34 UTC

Politics

  • Monday, April 27th 2026 - 06:03 UTC

    King Charles arrives in the US for a state visit marked by bilateral tensions over the Iran war

    The “special relationship” is going through what various analysts describe as its lowest point since the Suez Crisis of 1956

    King Charles III and Queen Camilla landed on Monday at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, beginning a four-day state visit to the United States — the most prominent of the current reign and the first by a British monarch in two decades. The tour coincides with the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence and unfolds at a particularly delicate moment for the “special relationship” between London and Washington, sharpened by tensions stemming from the war against Iran and a series of diplomatic disagreements that have accumulated in recent months.

  • Monday, April 27th 2026 - 03:04 UTC

    Hungary's incoming PM says Orbán-linked oligarchs are moving funds to Uruguay and other destinations

    The incoming head of government stressed that the transfers are being directed to jurisdictions “from which extradition is currently not possible”

    Hungary's incoming prime minister, Péter Magyar, alleged on Saturday that oligarchs linked to outgoing leader Viktor Orbán are transferring “tens of billions” of forints to Uruguay, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and “other distant countries,” in what he described as a coordinated operation to move capital out of the country ahead of the government transition scheduled for May 9.

  • Sunday, April 26th 2026 - 19:13 UTC

    Argentine court orders execution of Cristina Kirchner's assets for about $480 million in Vialidad case

    The core of the ruling consolidates a legal principle of significant impact: assets of illicit origin can be confiscated even when transferred to third parties or received through inheritance

    Argentina's Federal Court of Cassation on Friday confirmed the confiscation of assets in the fraudulent administration case known as Vialidad and ordered their execution to cover an amount of 684.99 billion pesos — approximately $480 million at the official exchange rate — considered by the courts as the damage caused to the state in the awarding of public works contracts in the province of Santa Cruz during the Kirchner administrations.

  • Saturday, April 25th 2026 - 16:40 UTC

    King Charles III and Camilla begin US visit Monday: meeting with Trump and will address Congress

    Beginning Monday 27 and until Thursday 30, King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be on a state visit to the United States, with engagements in Washington DC, New York and Virginia, which will include private meetings with President Donald Trump, addressing Congress and an agenda marking the 250th anniversary of US independence.

  • Saturday, April 25th 2026 - 16:25 UTC

    Falklands MPA back in UK to bolster air operations in Iran conflict, Defense Eye

    An RAF tanker aircraft has been continuously based at MPA in the Falklands since the mid-1980s to refuel RAF fighter jets (Pic BFSAI)

    The sole Royal Air Force air-to-air refueling tanker aircraft in the Falkland Islands has been pulled back home to bolster British air operations in response to the Iran conflict in the Middle East, according to UK news agencies which follow forces movements.

  • Saturday, April 25th 2026 - 16:20 UTC

    Who’s arriving on Monday, the King of Australia or the British Monarch?

    Fifteen Australian flags were briefly included among more than 230 flags put on display ⁠to welcome the ⁠British king when he arrives in the U.S. capital on Monday

    US residents and children are usually not very illustrates about foreign countries, much less about flags so the District of Columbia, could be partially exonerated of the lack of knowledge. In effect DC, according to news reports, mistakenly placed several Australian flags ​instead of British flags near ‌the White House ahead of King Charles’ U.S. visit.

  • Saturday, April 25th 2026 - 03:45 UTC

    UK political reaction to Pentagon leak: 'Falklands sovereignty is not up for debate'

    A spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that sovereignty “rests with the UK” and invoked the islanders' right to self-determination

    The UK government closed ranks on Friday around its sovereignty claim over the Falklands, after the publication of an internal Pentagon email that considers reconsidering US diplomatic support for London over the archipelago as retaliation for Britain's refusal to join the military offensive against Iran. The institutional response was matched by a political front that included governing and opposition parties, as well as the Falklands government itself, amid the imminent state visit by King Charles III to the United States.

  • Friday, April 24th 2026 - 20:11 UTC

    Milei reaffirms Falklands claim as US-Argentina alignment deepens with State Department visit

    “We are doing everything humanly possible to return the Falklands to Argentina. Sovereignty is non-negotiable, but it must be handled judiciously, with brains,” Milei said

    President Javier Milei reaffirmed on Friday Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands and said his government is “making unprecedented progress,” hours after the leak of an internal Pentagon memorandum that considers reviewing US diplomatic support for the United Kingdom over the archipelago as retaliation for London's refusal to join military operations against Iran.

  • Friday, April 24th 2026 - 19:49 UTC

    Kast–Paz rapprochement opens door to potential restoration of Bolivia–Chile relations

    The diplomatic shift responds to a direct “mandate” from the presidents of both countries — far-right José Antonio Kast, who took office in Chile on March 11, and center-right Rodrigo Paz

    The foreign ministers of Bolivia, Fernando Aramayo, and Chile, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, agreed on Friday to deepen bilateral ties and advance a joint economic agenda, amid a decisive diplomatic rapprochement between the two countries after nearly five decades without ambassador-level relations. The meeting, held at an event organized by the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services, and Tourism (Cainco) in Santa Cruz, concluded a two-day official visit by the Chilean minister.

  • Friday, April 24th 2026 - 15:55 UTC

    US weighs withdrawing diplomatic support for UK over Falklands

    The document, circulating at senior Pentagon levels, lists punitive options against countries that refused to grant the US access, basing, and overflight rights during the Iran offensive

    An internal Pentagon email is considering the withdrawal of US diplomatic support for the United Kingdom in its dispute with Argentina over the Falklands as part of a package of retaliatory measures targeting NATO allies that did not back US military operations in the war with Iran, which began on February 28 of this year. The revelation was published on Friday by Reuters, based on a leaked memorandum and confirmed by a US official speaking on condition of anonymity.