Uruguay Daily News

5 February 2026

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 ...

3 February 2026

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 ...

3 February 2026

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 ...

2 February 2026

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. ...

30 January 2026

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 ...

30 January 2026

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 ...

29 January 2026

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 ...

29 January 2026

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 ...

27 January 2026

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 ...