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Updated 03:51 UTC, Nov 7, 2026

What is happening in Uruguay?

Uruguay is currently rated Watch on WARNPOINT's open-source instability index, scoring 16/100. The assessment fuses 5 reports from open intelligence sources and refreshes continuously. The most recent development: “Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery” (Arab News, 26m ago).

Latest Uruguay headlines

• Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery
  ARAB NEWS26m ago
• Leo XIV begins his tour in Uruguay, praising Mercosur and peace and questioning abortion and euthanasia
  MERCOPRESS1h ago
• Pope Leo begins 12-day South America trip following cancer surgery
  CBS WORLD2h ago
• Pope Leo XIV arrives for South American tour after cancer surgery
  AL JAZEERA3h ago
• Pope Leo arrives in Uruguay for first stop on 12-day South America tour
  FRANCE 247h ago
• Pope Leo begins first Latin America tour with arrival in Uruguay
  ANADOLU AGENCY7h ago
• Pope Leo begins a 12-day, 3-country South America tour after his cancer surgery
  NPR WORLD9h ago
• Pope Leo XIV Departs for First Latin America Journey to Uruguay Argentina and Peru
  THE TICO TIMES12h ago
• Trump looms over Pope Leo XIV’s first visit to the Americas
  EL PAÍS15h ago
• Pope Leo leaves on emotional South America tour weeks after surgery
  BUENOS AIRES TIMES16h ago

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