Stories for June 26th 2019

Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 19:21 UTC
US$ 1.3 million found in a Venezuelan airplane in the Dominican Republic

Dominican authorities found 1,378,178 million dollars inside a private plane with Venezuelan registration. It is being investigated if the confiscated money was the product of an international drug trafficking transaction.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
C24 reiterates call for Argentina/UK negotiations on Falklands/Malvinas dispute

The United Nations Decolonization Committee, C24, reiterated its call on Argentina and the UK to resume bilateral negotiations for a “peaceful and long-lasting” solution to the Falkland/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Morabito jailbreak: the Calabria mafia boss paid his way out from Uruguay's police headquarters

Uruguay's prisons chief resigned on Tuesday in the wake of a sensational jailbreak by Italian mob boss Rocco Morabito, “Milan's cocaine king” that angered Rome, which was awaiting his extradition.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Lula's appeal to be freed delayed until at least August

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday delayed until August its decision on an appeal by imprisoned former President Lula da Silva who argued he should be freed because leaked private messages showed that the judge who convicted him was not impartial.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Bolsonaro revokes a bill to loosen gun control laws

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday reversed a move to loosen gun control laws by presidential decree, in a strategic retreat after lawmakers pushed back on one of the far-right leader’s key campaign promises.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:17 UTC
Relief for Facebook legal problems in Brazil: fine reduced to US$ 5 million

Facebook Inc’s fine for withholding WhatsApp messages from a drug-trafficking investigation in Brazil should be reduced to 23 million reais (US$ 5 million), a Brazilian federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
China will not allow discussions on Hong Kong at G20 summit warns Beijing

China said it will not allow discussion of Hong Kong at the G20 summit this week even as US President Donald Trump plans to raise the city's mass protests during his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:54 UTC
Mexican president denies having ordered troops to detain migrants trying to cross to the United States

Mexico's president vowed on Tuesday to investigate the controversial detention of migrants trying to cross the US border, saying the 15,000 troops he has deployed there have no such orders.
Wednesday, June 26th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
US tightens the noose on Iran leaders, including Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei

United States president Donald Trump targeted Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top Iranian officials with sanctions taking a dramatic, unprecedented step to increase pressure on Iran after Tehran’s downing of an unmanned American drone.