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Montevideo, August 15th 2026 - 18:04 UTC

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  • Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 22:07 UTC

    US-backed talks between Venezuela's two parliaments to begin August 1

    The talks will bring together the National Assembly elected in 2015, with an opposition majority and headed by Figuera, and the 2026 Assembly, controlled by Chavismo and led by Jorge Rodríguez

    The two legislative bodies vying for legitimacy in Venezuela will begin a joint working agenda on August 1, promoted by the United States, with the stated aim of moving toward a democratic reinstitutionalization of the country, more than six months after the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro.

  • Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:24 UTC

    Trump says US is investigating whether Iran stores drones in Cuba

    “If they do have that, and they might very well have that, we'll take care of it in short order. We're not going to allow that to happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office

    US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his government is investigating whether Iran is storing drones in Cuba and warned that Washington would act if their presence on the island is confirmed, though he framed the matter as a hypothesis that has not been verified.

  • Tuesday, July 14th 2026 - 07:06 UTC

    Venezuela names its envoy to Washington as foreign minister in cabinet reshuffle

    Plasencia, 53, is a career diplomat with more than three decades in Venezuela's foreign service

    Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, has appointed diplomat Félix Plasencia to head a new Ministry of Foreign Relations and Trade, merging the diplomatic and foreign trade portfolios. Plasencia had until now served as Venezuela's chief of mission in the United States, and replaces Yvan Gil, foreign minister since 2023, who moves to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

  • Saturday, July 11th 2026 - 07:19 UTC

    Trump threatens Iran with '1,000 missiles' over alleged assassination plot

    The message came after reports that Israel shared intelligence with Washington about an alleged new Iranian plan to kill Trump

    US President Donald Trump warned that “1,000 missiles” are armed and aimed at Iran, ready to strike the country should Tehran attempt to assassinate him, in a message posted on his social network that raises tension with the Islamic Republic amid an already ongoing military escalation.

  • Saturday, July 11th 2026 - 07:00 UTC

    Four held in Ecuador over migrant-smuggling network to the United States

    Ecuador has stepped up cooperation with US agencies on security and migration control in recent months

    Ecuador's police arrested four people, including a serving officer and a former immigration-control official, accused of belonging to an alleged network dedicated to smuggling migrants to the United States, the institution said. The arrests were made in simultaneous operations in the provinces of Pichincha, Tungurahua, Carchi and Santa Elena.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 21:20 UTC

    US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump declares ceasefire over

    The escalation is the most serious since the two countries signed a memorandum last month to end their war

    United States forces launched new strikes on Wednesday against Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump declared the provisional ceasefire with Tehran “over.” US Central Command confirmed the operation and said it aimed to degrade Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation through the waterway, which carries close to a fifth of the world's oil.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:10 UTC

    Venezuela quake death toll reaches 3,685 as economists urge lifting of US sanctions

    A worker paints the graves of unidentified victims of the June 24 earthquake. Photo: Miguel Medina / AFP

    The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24 rose to at least 3,685, after another 150 fatalities were added to Monday's count, according to official figures. The number of injured held at 16,740 and that of people rescued at 6,462, while those who lost their homes rose to 17,907. Authorities present the data as provisional.

  • Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:05 UTC

    Denmark says Greenland 'not for sale' after Trump renews call for US control

    Trump also suggested he could remove all US soldiers from Europe

    Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed on Wednesday that Greenland is “not for sale” and that her country is ready to defend “every inch” of its territory, after US President Donald Trump insisted that the Arctic territory should be under the control of the United States rather than Denmark.

  • Tuesday, July 7th 2026 - 21:10 UTC

    Flávio Bolsonaro urges Washington to delay Brazil tariffs until after October vote

    In his remarks, Bolsonaro argued that imposing the tariff now would hand a political victory to the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

    Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the leading right-wing presidential hopeful, asked Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to postpone until after the October elections a 25% tariff that the United States is considering imposing on Brazilian goods. He made the request during a public hearing before the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in Washington.

  • Tuesday, July 7th 2026 - 07:19 UTC

    US crash out of World Cup as Belgium win 4-1 amid Balogun red-card storm

    “Congratulations to Belgium, they were better than us,” US coach Mauricio Pochettino said

    The United States were eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after losing 4-1 to Belgium in the round of 16, played on Monday night in Seattle. The defeat means all three tournament hosts — the United States, Canada and Mexico — have now gone out.