Stories for June 2019

Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
“Falklands' defense, number one priority whatever the Brexit outcome”

The officer in charge of the United Kingdom military in the Falklands has told Forces News that defense of the Islands is the “number one” priority. Brigadier Nick Sawyer, Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands said Brexit will not compromise the defense of the British Overseas Territory, whatever the outcome of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Thousands of Venezuelans rush into Peru ahead of tougher migration laws

Thousands of Venezuelans have rushed to cross into Peru in a bid to beat the introduction of tougher migration laws. From midnight local time (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, Venezuelans will need to have a valid passport and visa to enter Peru.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Good sales prospects from China for Argentina's 56 million tons of soybeans

The soybean harvest in Argentina for the 2018-19 crop year is almost complete, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. The forecast for total production was the second-highest in 19 years at 56 million mt, up 48% year on year due to a better than expected yield of 3.35 mt/hectare, BAGE said.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:39 UTC
Argentina and UK take on co-chair of Equal Rights Coalition

The United Kingdom and Argentina announced on Friday they had taken the co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition to protect the human rights of LGBT people around the world.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:35 UTC
China's main economic indicators slowing down; more stimulus in the pipeline

China's industrial output growth unexpectedly slowed to a more than 17-year low in May, while investment also cooled, in the latest sign of weakening demand in the world's second-largest economy as United States ramps up trade pressure.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
US/Mexico migration deal made public: “safe third country” principle

Mexico published the document on Friday that US President Donald Trump fleetingly showed the press this week as evidence he had extracted tough new concessions on migration from the neighboring country.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:24 UTC
Argentina hosts regional summit on Hezbollah, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the AMIA bombing

The United States and Argentina convened this week a two-day regional summit in Buenos Aires to address the Hezbollah threat in the Western Hemisphere. The summit on Tuesday and Wednesday was held a month ahead of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish centre in the Argentine capital.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:20 UTC
Brazil clashes with Indonesia over the blocking of poultry exports

The Brazilian government has formally asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to open a panel to investigate Indonesian policies on Brazil's poultry exports, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:16 UTC
Colombian high court strips ex guerrilla leader of his congressional seat

A Colombian high court on Friday withdrew the parliament seat for a former left-wing guerrilla leader who never assumed office after negotiating the country's historic peace deal. Ivan Marquez renounced his seat 11 months ago and went into hiding, claiming the 2016 peace deal that ended more than a half-century of conflict was being “disfigured”.
Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:12 UTC
Bolsonaro criticizes Judges decision to criminalize homophobia

Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro on Friday criticized the Supreme Court's decision to criminalize homophobia, saying it could “hurt” gays by deterring companies from hiring them.