Weather forecasters announced a high probability that the La Niña climate phenomenon will affect Uruguay during the 2025-2026 season, bringing significant challenges to the agricultural sector.
Despite a long-term decline in flock size, Uruguay's wool and sheep sector is going through a boom driven by record-high international prices. Wool prices have reached their highest level in at least three years in the South American country, mirroring a dramatic surge in the Australian market.
Uruguayan police have not yet identified the material perpetrators of the attack on Supreme Prosecutor Mónica Ferrero, carried out early Sunday morning at her home, although they have clues about their possible identities, El País reported. The assault included gunfire against the residence and the detonation of a grenade; no injuries were reported.
Uruguay's Judiciary was shattered on Sunday following an attack against the home of Acting Prosecutor General Mónica Ferrero, prompting an immediate, high-level political and police reaction.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi and Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin met on Friday in New York with Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations Riad Mansur on the sidelines of the global body's 80th General Assembly.
Uruguay's Electoral Court officially recognized the local version of political party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) this week, as its resolution allowing it to compete in national, departmental, and municipal elections was published in the Official Gazette. The far-right movement is inspired by and closely linked to its Argentine counterpart of President Javier Milei.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi was the main speaker on Wednesday in New York during the so-called Mujica Initiative Forum, an event within the 80th United Nations General Assembly hosted by the Pan American Congress to honor the late José Pepe Mujica, a former head of State of the South American country and a key leftwing leader in the Americas.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi described his country during his speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly as a suitable host for international negotiations and a promoter of dialogue.
Protesters demonstrated this week at the port of Montevideo to object to the shipment of live cattle to Israel. The joint effort by the Coordination for Palestine and the Maritime Port Coordination argued that it was improper to feed the country perpetrating a genocide in the Gaza Strip.
During his speech scheduled for Tuesday at the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi is expected to address his country's long-standing commitment to multilateralism and the peaceful resolution of global conflicts, amid the worrying escalation of the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, among other topics.