Pope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances
Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S ...
Uruguay’s peso the most "overvalued" currency as it tops Big Mac index ranking
Uruguay’s peso has been labelled the world’s most “overvalued” currency against the U.S. dollar on a GDP-per-capita-adjusted basis, according to the latest Big Mac ...
Orsi, Xi Jinping sign cooperation deals in Beijing as Uruguay backs “one China” and trade talks with Mercosur are floated
China’s President Xi Jinping met Uruguay’s President Yamandú Orsi in Beijing on Tuesday, a visit framed by both sides as a bid to deepen political alignment and broad ...
New Epstein documents tie him to power and mention a prominent Argentine businessman
A fresh release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records by the U.S. Department of Justice has reignited global scrutiny of the late financier’s web of contacts and influence. ...
Montevideo to host Spain’s ASPA helicopter aerobatic display marking 100 years of the Plus Ultra flight
Uruguay’s Air Force (FAU) says Montevideo will host an aerobatic helicopter display by Spanish Air Force's Patrulla ASPA on Sunday, 1 February, as part of the centenary ...
Uruguay’s Orsi heads to China with large delegation to deepen trade and strategic ties
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi has departed for China at the head of a roughly 150-strong delegation, framing the trip as a bid to “increase commercial and economic d ...
Latin American presidents seek common ground as regional blocs weaken
Seven sitting heads of government and one president-elect from Latin America and the Caribbean shared the stage in Panama on Wednesday to call for deeper regional integrat ...
Uruguay’s farm sector warns low dollar threatens jobs as peso strength squeezes exports
Uruguay’s Rural Association (ARU) is warning that the slide in the U.S. dollar is pushing the farm sector into a “critical situation,” arguing that while a stronger ...
Offshore oil exploration puts Uruguay at crossroads of investment, courts and conservation
Viridien (CGG Services) has told Uruguay’s Environment Ministry it aims to begin offshore seismic exploration in February, after submitting the environmental management ...