International

Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 13:01 UTC
Falkland Islands Reception in London

Marking another successful year the Annual Falkland Islands Government Reception took place on Tuesday 4th June at Middle Temple, London.
Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Trump bets strongly on Brexit and anticipates a “phenomenal trade deal” with UK

United States President Donald Trump emerged from a meeting on Tuesday with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May talking up a “phenomenal trade deal” between the two countries once the United Kingdom leaves the European Union. But he also hinted that any such deal would have to include opening up Britain's cherished National Health Service (NHS) - a proposition certain to stir controversy.
Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Boris Johnson warns the Conservative party faces extinction if Brexit is not delivered by October 31

Boris Johnson the front runner to replace Theresa May as British prime minister, warned Conservative Party colleagues that they face “extinction” if they didn't deliver Brexit by the current deadline of Oct 31.
Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
World leaders join in south England to honor Allied soldiers on 75th anniversary of D-Day

Queen Elizabeth II is set to join British Prime Minister Theresa May, other world leaders and World War II veteran on the southern coast of England on Wednesday to honor the Allied soldiers who risked and gave their lives in large numbers 75 years ago for the D-Day invasion that helped liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.
Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Global growth fragile influenced by trade conflict and tumbling confidence, reports World Bank

The World Bank slashed its global growth forecasts for this year in a report released on Tuesday that portrayed a world gripped by deepening trade conflict, tumbling confidence and increasingly skittish investment. Although the global development lender currently expects a modest recovery 2020 and 2021, the bank said in its semi-annual report that a lot will have to go right for this to happen.
Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Australian ex convict with a monitoring bracelet on a killing rampage

The man accused of killing four men in a shooting spree in northern Australia while evading police for more than an hour was an ex-convict wearing a monitoring bracelet, authorities said on Wednesday, ordering an urgent review into parole procedures.
Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
New wharf for South Georgia: extra berth for polar vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough

An £8.15 million contract to build a new wharf at the remote Sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia is awarded to BAM Nuttall this week. The contract is part of a major investment programme to modernize the UK’s Antarctic infrastructure.
Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Beijing reaffirms diplomatic ties with the new government of El Salvador: “correct decision”

El Salvador’s decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador’s maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.
Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:41 UTC
Wall of silence hangs over Tiananmen Square, thirty years since the mass killings

China is set to mark 30 years since the deadly Tiananmen incident with a wall of silence on Tuesday after arresting activists and tightening internet censorship ahead of the politically sensitive anniversary.
Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
A major protest and a Baby Donald inflatable blimp over Parliament will mark Trump's second day in London

A giant inflatable blimp depicting Donald Trump as a pouting baby in a diaper will fly outside the British parliament in London on Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be one of the city's largest protests against a foreign leader. The six-meter-high blimp will fly above Parliament Square for two hours from 0900 GMT when Trump is due to hold talks with the outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May nearby in Downing Street.