Politics

Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 07:11 UTC
UK Defense Secretary confirms 2017 start for Type 26 Frigates

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced that the steel cut for the Royal Navy’s new next generation Type 26 Global Combat Ship now will take place in summer 2017, subject to final contract negotiations. The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR15) set out the UK Government's commitment to build eight Anti-Submarine Type 26 Global Combat Ships.
Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 06:57 UTC
Garcia-Margallo replaced by pro-Europe diplomat in Rajoy's new cabinet

Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has dropped José Manuel García-Margallo from his cabinet, replacing him as Foreign Minister with a career diplomat from Jerez de la Frontera. Although there had been wide speculation that García-Margallo would not continue in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the appointment of 61-year old Alfonso María Dastis Quecedo took most pundits by surprise.
Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 03:50 UTC
Opposition leaders Boudou, Esteche and D'Elia head march onto Plaza de Mayo

Former Argentine Vicepresident Amado Boudou and other Kirchnerite leaders took centre stage on Friday as unions marched onto Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires to demand the resumption of collective bargaining talks and a year-end bonus, “If they do not listen, there will be a strike”
Friday, November 4th 2016 - 22:59 UTC
Bolivia seeks access to Pacific Ocean via Peruvian por of Ilo

Integration between both countries appears to be on a smooth path after second binational cabinet meeting in Sucre, chaired by Presidents Evo Morales and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Railway road to Brazilian port of Santos also on the table
Friday, November 4th 2016 - 11:53 UTC
Clinton stays ahead in polls, but lead get narrower down by the minute with five days to go

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump, 46%-42% natiowide, with data updated Thursday to include two new national surveys taken after Friday's revelation that the FBI would review new emails to assess The Decmocrate candidate's handling of classified material at the State Department.
Friday, November 4th 2016 - 10:28 UTC
UK pledges additional funds for the Colombian peace process and demining

The UK will increase its contribution to prosperity programs in Colombia by up to £25 million, supporting economic development and opening up investment and export opportunities worth in the region of £6 billion to the UK economy.
Friday, November 4th 2016 - 09:42 UTC
Rousseff in Uruguay declared “Illustrious visitor” of Montevideo and will speak at a political rally

Brazilian ex president Dilma Rousseff is in Uruguay, her first overseas visit since Congress voted her impeachment and removal from office. The leader is scheduled to participate on Friday in a march in downtown Montevideo with Uruguayan unions protesting salary conditions and will also be received at a special ceremony in the town hall where she will be given the keys of the city by mayor Daniel Martinez.
Friday, November 4th 2016 - 07:14 UTC
Trump not such an unlikely winner has Mexico drafting alternate plans

Central Bank governor and finance ministry are in the process of adjusting their economic policy should the Republican candidate be elected. Mexican Central Bank governor Agustín Carstens, notorious for having stated that a victory for Donald Trump would hit his country like a hurricane, admitted Thursday he is readying a contingency plan for an “adverse” election result in the United States' presidential elections.
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Friday, November 4th 2016 - 07:08 UTC
Maduro “The opposition should understand that the revolution will continue”

The Venezuelan president said the Democratic Unity Roundtable is looking for “excuses” to leave the political dialogue that is ongoing since Sunday under the auspices of international mediators and the Vatican.
Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 19:33 UTC
Latin America's new political paradigm

By Ernesto Talvi - Center-left and populist governments' hegemony in Latin America for most of the last decade now seems to be coming to an end, with center-right parties rising to power in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Peru.