Montevideo, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayans will elect the presidential shortlist and the legislators of Congress on October 27th, 2024. On that same date, several plebiscites have been planned.

Havana, December 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is preparing to host the 14th International Congress of Higher Education, from February 5th to 9th, under the motto "Higher education of the future: social transformation, quality, relevance and sustainability", with the objective of reflecting on its role in social transformation.

Buenos Aires, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine Congress will hold a period of extraordinary sessions until January 31st, convened by President Javier Milei to address measures such as the reform of the State.

Havana, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, reiterated that for Cuba it is of utmost importance to expand ties with all member nations of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU).

New Delhi, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The Foreign Minister of India, Subrahmanyan Jaishankar stated that geopolitics and strategic convergence will always keep ties between India and Russia on a positive trajectory.

Ramallah, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several members of his party regarding actions to ease the displacement of civilians from the Gaza Strip.

Belgrade, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) Alexander Vulin, former head of the Security and Information Agency of Serbia (BIA, intelligence and counterintelligence), denounced the main objective of the recent riots in Belgrade, the Tanjug agency reported.

Moscow, Dec 26 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Armed Forces accomplished the main task of 2023 by stopping the advance of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, stated the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu.