South America
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 02:37:00 GMTMilei defends his vetoing Congress' "noble causes"
Argentine President Javier Milei explained in his broadcast message Friday evening that he vetoed laws recently passed by Congress to raise pensions and disability allowances because they would have increased spending, leading ...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:24:00 GMTMilei to address the nation as Congress stands up to his chainsaw policies
President Javier Milei is to address the Argentine people on national TV at 9 pm Friday to discuss a number of recent government actions and his administration's tense relationship with Congress, Spokesman Manuel Adorni announc...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 21:06:00 GMTUS ups reward for narcoterrorist Nicolás Maduro
The US government has doubled its reward to US$50 million for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration is accusing him of being a “narco-terrorist” and one of the w...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:28:00 GMTMilei sparks controversy by equating Kirchnerism with Argentina's military dictatorship
Argentine President Javier Milei has ignited a new wave of controversy after posing with his candidates beside a banner that read “Kirchnerism Never Again,” mimicking the typography of the historic Nunca Más report, which ...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:15:00 GMTPetro escalates border dispute with Peru over Amazon island: “The treaty was violated”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro escalated a diplomatic conflict with Peru on Thursday by accusing Lima of violating border treaties over the disputed sovereignty of Santa Rosa Island, located in the Amazon River. “Colombia ...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:01:00 GMTUN Chief finds Trump's tariffs "disheartening"
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed that the new tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump are "disheartening." Through his spokesperson, Farhan Haq, Guterres reiterated his long-held belief that "trade wa...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:59:00 GMTEmergency declared in Paraguay due to measles outbreak
Paraguay's Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare has issued an epidemiological alert due to a measles outbreak in the northern department of San Pedro. The measure was adopted after an initial case was confirmed in a fiv...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:39:00 GMTUruguay not outside terrorism's radar, Montevideo reckons
Uruguayan authorities admitted Thursday that terrorist organizations could use their country to either stage or plan certain attacks in the region. While the risk is considered low, according to the National Strategy for the Fi...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:38:00 GMTIndebtedness is the true basis of Milei's Argentina's shallow recovery, UBA says
A study from the University of Buenos Aires' (UBA) School of Economics revealed this week that almost half of Argentines (46%) are now using credit cards to buy food, a significant increase since the start of the Javier Milei a...
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:20:00 GMTDeforestation drops in Cerrado but grows in Amazon
Over the past 12 months, deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado biome dropped by 20%, while the Amazon saw a 4% rise in alerts. In the Amazon, alerts covered 4,495 square kilometers—up from 4,321 km² in the previous period. Des...