Stories for 2022

Monday, February 14th 2022 - 19:59 UTC
New charges to be filed against Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia

Bolivian judicial sources Monday reported a fourth set of charges could be filed against former interim President Jeanine Áñez for crimes that took place during her spell as acting head of state.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
OOS marks the beginning of an era when seas are to be protected as well

The First One Ocean Summit (OOS) held at the French City of Brest, last Friday arrived at a series of conclusions regarding environmental policies which were deemed necessary to protect the planet in the coming years, it was announced.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
Nicaraguan opposition leader Hugo Torres dies in jail

Former Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Hugo Torres Jiménez -who once risked his life to defend current President Daniel Ortega- has died Saturday in jail where he had been placed by the administration of the same man his life he had defended.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Argentina to send military team to China to discuss arms deal

The Government of Argentina is planning to send a military team to China in March to broker the purchase of combat aircraft, for which over US $ 600 million have been allocated as per the 2022 Budget bill, it was reported.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 08:13 UTC
UN envoy due in Bolivia to monitor Áñez's trial

A Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers sent by the United Nations (UN) is due in Bolivia this coming Tuesday at the invitation of the local government to assess the conditions under which former interim President Jeanine Áñez is brought to trial.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 07:56 UTC
Russia-Nato war over Ukraine remains a distant possibility

By Gwynne Dyer - On January 18 US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that “our assessment has been that (a Russian invasion of Ukraine) could happen any time between mid-January and mid-February”.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 07:45 UTC
Bolsonaro visits new populist friends, “strong man Putin” and Hungary's Viktor Orban

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to arrive in Russia on Tuesday for an official visit, which has been described at a highly awkward diplomatic timing, given the stand-off in Ukraine between Moscow and the Western alliance.
Monday, February 14th 2022 - 07:28 UTC
First Sea Lord outlines the Royal Navy of tomorrow, facing the challenges of Russia and China

On the anniversary of the launch of Jacky Fisher’s HMS Dreadnought, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key visited the Scottish shipyards building the Type 31 and Type 26 frigates and parts of the Dreadnought-class submarines.
Sunday, February 13th 2022 - 14:23 UTC
Eighty years since the “worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history”

This month marks 80 years since Singapore, a British colony with significant strategic importance was invaded and subsequently captured by the Empire of Japan. Its loss represented the lowest point of the war in the Far East and was a matter Prime Minister Winston Churchill never really got over.
Sunday, February 13th 2022 - 14:11 UTC
Royal Navy's fifth Astute-class submarine, HMS Anson, completes submerged dive tests

The Royal Navy's next attack submarine is one step closer to entering service after completing a major milestone. HMS Anson was submerged completely in a 'trim dive' at Devonshire Dock in Barrow.