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Montevideo, December 29th 2025 - 12:34 UTC

International

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 18:21 UTC

    Falklands celebrates success of JMC week of discussions with UK and OTs officials

    Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty, front line, with OTs delegates. Richard Hyslop in second row

    Both hosts and participants underlined the success of the recent Join Ministerial Council 2925 held in London and which brings together UK ministers and officials with Overseas Territories’ representatives.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 18:04 UTC

    “Threats to British Overseas Territories are deemed to be a threat to the UK”

    The Falklands team that participated at the JMC conferences and events in London, together with Governor Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG

    The UK and Overseas Territories reaffirm the importance of respecting and promoting the right of self-determination for the peoples of the Territories, and “recognize that threats to the Overseas Territories are deemed to be a threat to the UK”, so reads the Joint Ministerial Council, JMC, communique chapter on “Security, Sovereignty and Resilience”, made public last week following November’s meeting in London.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    Change of British Ambassador to Chile: David William Concar

    In March 2026, David William Concar will assume the position of ambassador to the Republic of Chile.

    David William Concar has been appointed British Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, succeeding Ms Louise de Sousa, who will take up another post within the Diplomatic Service. Mr Concar is expected to assume his new role in March 2026.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 07:44 UTC

    UK Overseas Territories’ wildlife hotspots to benefit under new strategy

    Fur seal in front of Mount Sugartop, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. Credit - Vicki Foster Insta @vicki.foster

    For first time UK government and all our Overseas Territories unite behind a joint ambitious and actionable biodiversity strategy. This strategy is published as leaders from the UK Overseas Territories and UK Ministers gathered in London for the Joint Ministerial Council. UK’s Overseas Territories are home to 94% of the UK’s unique species and a quarter of the world’s penguins. In total over 1,800 endemic species live in the Overseas Territories.

  • Monday, December 1st 2025 - 07:23 UTC

    Falklands welcomes publication of the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy

     Home to more than 90% of the UK’s unique species, many found nowhere else on Earth

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) welcomes the launch of the new UK Overseas Territories (UKOT) Biodiversity Strategy, developed jointly by the UK and Overseas Territories to protect some of the world’s most precious wildlife and ecosystems.

  • Saturday, November 29th 2025 - 09:12 UTC

    Glitch in Airbus A320neo software causes numerous setbacks worldwide

    Intense solar radiation can corrupt flight controls within the A320neo model

    Airlines around the world are reporting widespread delays and cancellations following an urgent alert from European aircraft manufacturer Airbus concerning a critical technical issue in its popular A320neo model, to which intense solar radiation can potentially corrupt flight controls.

  • Saturday, November 29th 2025 - 05:08 UTC

    Understanding How South America Interacts With The Worldwide Gaming Scene

    Photo: Pexels

    From Brazil to Argentina, the region is shaping the future of games everywhere. Though smaller than the markets of North America, Europe, and Asia, this region is seeing consistent growth. Internet connectivity is on the rise, smartphones sit in most pockets, and the new generation is gravitating toward video games and esports with heightened interest. As digital platforms extend their reach, South American participants find themselves eligible for overseas tournaments and varied betting services, thereby integrating the region more fully into the international gaming arena.

  • Friday, November 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC

    Argentina nominates IAEA Chief for UN Secretary-General

    Grossi has led the IAEA for the past six years

    Argentina has officially nominated Ambassador Rafael M. Grossi, the current Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as its candidate for the United Nations Secretary-General for the 2027–2031 term.

  • Friday, November 28th 2025 - 03:30 UTC

    The Next Generation of CRE: Exploring the Best Sites Like LoopNet for Buyers and Brokers

    To compare commercial real estate platforms in a fair and useful way, this overview looks at the depth of available features

    Commercial real estate sits in a moment of quiet upheaval. For a long time, investors, brokers, and owners worked within the limits of static portals and phone-heavy relationships, tracing opportunities through listings that rarely changed and networks that moved at their own pace. Today, a mix of new technology, shifting capital flows, and more data-driven habits is reshaping how people find and interpret property.

  • Thursday, November 27th 2025 - 21:52 UTC

    France's National Assembly stones EU-Mercosur FTA

    The resolution passed with 245 votes in favor and 0 against

    The French National Assembly voted unanimously on Thursday to reject the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), sending a strong, non-binding message to President Emmanuel Macron to withhold his approval.