Uruguay

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:31:00 GMT
Uruguay: Orsi's approval falls to 29% and disapproval climbs to 46%, new survey shows
The administration of Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi has reached its lowest approval level since he took office as head of state in March 2025, according to the national survey by the polling firm Factum released on Monday f...

Sun, 17 May 2026 13:48:00 GMT
Brazil leads South America's military spending and Uruguay posts one of the largest relative rises, SIPRI says
Brazil consolidated its position as South America's leading defense spender during 2025, with a military budget of approximately USD 23.9 billion and a 13% year-on-year increase, while Uruguay recorded one of the steepest relat...

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:27:00 GMT
Chilean former president defends "people-centered" multilateralism in Montevideo against authoritarian projects
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, currently a candidate for the United Nations Secretary General, defended on Thursday in Montevideo the need for "a more representative, inclusive, and people-centered multilateralism"...

Fri, 15 May 2026 03:05:00 GMT
Uruguay: Orsi's disapproval climbs to 48% as approval falls to 27% in his first year in office
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi's administration recorded a significant deterioration in public approval as the government marked its first year in office, according to the latest survey by the polling firm Equipos released o...

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:21:00 GMT
Orsi prepares for Washington visit after months of overtures to the Trump administration
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi will travel to Washington "in the coming months" to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump, in a meeting that national authorities describe as agreed and awaiting only the coordination of ca...

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:14:00 GMT
Uruguay's president meets Brazilian executives in São Paulo to open 'new phase' of commercial ties
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi made a day trip to São Paulo on Tuesday to meet Brazilian business leaders interested in investing in Uruguay, in an agenda Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin described as an opportunity to "move...

Mon, 04 May 2026 01:39:00 GMT
Orsi follows Milei and Kast aboard USS Nimitz as opposition alleges unconstitutionality
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi visited the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz of the United States Navy in international waters off the Uruguayan coast on Saturday, in a new chapter of the Southern Seas 2026 regiona...

Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:00 GMT
After 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday
The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious tr...

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:00 GMT
Ex-President Lacalle Pou: 'I will not die without seeing Paraguay have a sea outlet in Uruguay'
Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-2025) reignited the debate on Tuesday over the construction of a port in Uruguayan territory aimed at providing Paraguay with maritime access, during an event in the Paraguayan ...

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:00 GMT
Mercosur Parliament recalls Pope Francis as a 'peacebuilder' from the global south
The Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) held a special session in Montevideo on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025, in which lawmakers and religious representatives f...

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