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Montevideo, August 15th 2026 - 18:03 UTC

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  • Saturday, July 25th 2026 - 09:06 UTC

    Trump jokes about a third term at correspondents' dinner, three months after the attack

    The evening was a repeat of the April 25 event, which was interrupted when a man tried to force his way through a security checkpoint and fired near the ballroom

    US President Donald Trump joked about the possibility of seeking a third term during his speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, held on Friday in Washington. Toward the end of his roughly hour-long remarks, he put on a hat reading “Trump 2028.” The 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution bars a president from serving more than two terms.

  • Friday, July 24th 2026 - 07:05 UTC

    Uruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff as its foreign ministry weighs the implications

    Sources at the Foreign Ministry confirmed the decision and said its implications are being analyzed, while noting that the outcome “was within expectations”

    Uruguay was placed in the highest band of the new US tariff scheme, with an additional 12.5% levy on its exports to the United States, for not having an explicit ban on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measure, which took effect on Friday, raises the rate that had applied to the country since February, of 10%.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 22:33 UTC

    US rebuilds its tariff wall with forced-labor levies on 60 economies

    The levies are applied under Section 301 of the 1974 trade law, which allows a response to unfair trade practices following an investigation

    The United States imposed tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on 60 trading partners, which together account for about 99% of its imports, over what the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) described as their failure to adopt and effectively enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor. The measures, announced on Thursday, took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, at the same moment the 10% universal tariff in place since February expired.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 07:34 UTC

    New York judge sets June 2027 for the start of Maduro and Cilia Flores's trial

    Maduro, 63, is charged with conspiracy to commit narcoterrorism, cocaine importation, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices

    Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein set June 1, 2027, as the preliminary start date for the trial of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the narcoterrorism case they face in the United States. The decision came on Wednesday during the case's third hearing before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, which lasted only a few minutes.

  • Thursday, July 23rd 2026 - 01:57 UTC

    Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, no friend of “Trumpism”, White House

    Miliband’s political positions have frequently put him at odds with the White House: he led opposition within the National Security Council to the use of UK bases for US bombers

    Reports from the United States indicate the White House has raised concerns about UK Premier Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint Ed Miliband as foreign secretary, amid warnings from the Donald Trump administration that he could create tensions in the UK-US relationship, according to reports Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 22:26 UTC

    Report says Trump is pushing Infantino to lead the UN

    According to those sources, Trump believes the football official, 56, who holds dual Swiss and Italian nationality, is “respected by everyone around the world”

    US President Donald Trump is promoting FIFA President Gianni Infantino as a candidate to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, according to the New York Post, which cited anonymous sources close to the White House. The information has not been officially confirmed by the US government or FIFA, and Infantino himself has not commented publicly.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 22:13 UTC

    US court upholds $390 million judgment against Argentina over Aerolíneas

    The decisive legal point was the statute of limitations

    The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday rejected an appeal filed by Argentina and left standing the ruling that recognizes an arbitral award of $390,907,115 in favor of the fund Titan Consortium, over the 2008 expropriation of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral Líneas Aéreas Cielos del Sur. The amount was calculated as of December 10, 2024, with subsequent interest to be added.

  • Wednesday, July 22nd 2026 - 07:18 UTC

    US readies tariffs on some 60 economies over forced labor, with Argentina among them

    The proposal, put forward by Greer's office in June following an investigation launched in March, contemplates two tiers

    US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said his government will announce new tariffs on some 60 economies in the coming days for failing to enforce bans on the import of goods produced with forced labor. “The US has laws to prohibit trading goods with forced labor. Other countries, most of them, don't have a law, and those that do really don't enforce it,” he said on Tuesday in an interview with CNBC.

  • Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:23 UTC

    US reacts to Ortega's announcement that Nicaragua will hold no more elections

    “Daniel Ortega's declaration that under his family's dictatorship Nicaragua will never again hold elections lays bare their true authoritarian nature,” Rubio said

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Tuesday that his country “will not stand idly by” after Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega announced that the country will no longer hold elections. In a State Department statement, Rubio called on the international community to “join forces” to respond to what he described as the Nicaraguan government's attacks on the democratic principles of the hemisphere.

  • Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 07:16 UTC

    PM Andy Burnham’s first conversation was with President Trump, whom he invited to visit Manchester

    The Prime Minister also hoped that he would be able to show the President what Manchester had to offer during a visit in the future.

    Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, shortly after taking office Monday afternoon, 20th July 2026. According to 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister began by congratulating the President on a successful World Cup and agreed that England had an excellent tournament.