MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Uruguay postpones second aid flight to Venezuela over changed entry conditions]]> Uruguayan authorities stressed that this is a postponement, not a cancellation of the mission Uruguay has postponed the second shipment of humanitarian aid to Venezuela, scheduled for Tuesday, after a change in the conditions set by Venezuelan authorities for the entry of cargo, Defense Minister Sandra Lazo said. The Air Force's KC-130H Hercules remains loaded with some 15 tons of supplies intended for victims of the June 24 twin earthquakes.

]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentine buyers slow their push into Uruguay's property market]]> Among the reasons operators say keep Uruguay attractive is legal certainty in the rental market The flow of Argentine investors into Uruguay's property market, which intensified after the pandemic and during the years of greatest economic uncertainty in Argentina, is showing signs of easing. Sector operators attribute the shift to Argentina's economic recovery and to the narrowing price gap between the two countries.

]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay reels from rare quintuple homicide as five relatives shot dead in Montevideo]]> The victims were linked to “Los Suárez,” a criminal group that operated in the Villa Española neighborhood and had moved to the area amid disputes over drug sales Five members of the same family, including a 14-year-old girl, were killed on Friday in a shooting in the El Monarca neighborhood, on the northeastern outskirts of Montevideo, in an attack that authorities link to violence between criminal groups and that has no recent precedent in Uruguay.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[YPF plans to drill off Uruguay in 2027, says potential could top Vaca Muerta]]> “This could be much bigger than Vaca Muerta, it could yield millions and millions of barrels of production,” the executive projected Argentina's state oil company YPF plans to begin exploratory drilling of an offshore block off the coast of Uruguay between late 2027 and early 2028, its chairman and chief executive, Horacio Marín, confirmed, saying the area holds potential that, if confirmed, could surpass the Vaca Muerta unconventional field.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands planning business delegation to Uruguay to buy construction materials, ‘costs the crux of the issue”]]> The kind of products needed in the Islands are certainly available in Uruguayan terms of construction materials as well as normal every day goods and provisions Talks are continuing over a potential Falkland Islands business delegation to Uruguay later this year. Organized by Falkland Islands Development Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce, the visit would connect Falklands businesses with Uruguayan suppliers. The issue was discussed with Sam Cockwell, Strategic Projects Manager at the Falklands Development Corporation, FIDC

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts]]> Between the start and middle of the week, the instability extends toward the Chubut mountain range and parts of Río Negro and Neuquén The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the most severe weather. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) has kept warnings in place for rain, snow and strong winds in the far south.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:03:00 GMT <![CDATA[Orsi praises Fujimori's 'exemplary perseverance' in a cross-ideological call]]> “Congratulations on two things: first on the win, and on your perseverance, which is exemplary,” Orsi said, referring to Fujimori's path to power on her fourth attempt after three lost runoffs Uruguay's left-wing President Yamandú Orsi congratulated Peru's right-wing president-elect, Keiko Fujimori, by phone on her runoff victory, in a contact that bridged the ideological divide in a region where most governments have shifted to the right. The conversation, released by the Office of Peru's President-Elect, came amid the government transition in the Andean country, with the handover set for July 28.

]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:08:00 GMT <![CDATA[Mercosur backs Argentina days after Islanders' UN appeal for self-determination]]> Mercosur's 68th Presidential Summit in Asunción issued a Special Declaration reiterating their support for Argentina's “legitimate rights” in the sovereignty dispute over the Falklands Within the span of a week, the two opposing positions in the Falklands dispute were laid out clearly in two separate arenas: South American governments' backing for Argentina's sovereignty claim, and the defense of self-determination that two representatives of the Islanders took to the United Nations. Neither pronouncement was a reply to the other, but together they illustrate the distance between two hard-to-reconcile logics.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:58:00 GMT <![CDATA[In Uruguay, Kast urges harsher penalties for crime leaders and total prison isolation]]> Kast held that security is the main condition for economic development and described organized crime as a “cancer” affecting all of Latin America Chile's President José Antonio Kast argued on Wednesday in Montevideo that the region's countries must toughen their laws to combat organized crime, with life sentences for those who lead gangs and a regime of total isolation in prisons to stop them from continuing to operate from behind bars. The president laid out his position after meeting with Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi, as part of an official visit to Uruguay.

]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay and Chile agree to coordinate against organized crime after an Orsi-Kast summit]]> Kast said that both countries' security “has been undermined by transnational organized crime” The presidents of Uruguay, Yamandú Orsi, and Chile, José Antonio Kast, agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation against transnational organized crime, following a meeting held on Wednesday at the Suárez y Reyes presidential residence in Montevideo. In a joint statement, the leaders announced understandings on security, fisheries, Antarctica, the bi-oceanic corridor and economic integration, as part of Kast's official visit to Uruguay.

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