Stories for June 2024

Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:11 UTC
Argentina's Security Minister gets first-hand glimpse of “Bukele Model”

Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Sunday visited El Salvador's controversial Confinement Center for Terrorism (CECOT), probably seeking to replicate the model in her country, it was reported. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had told her he was open to giving Argentina any assistance it might need regarding security issues.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 06:53 UTC
City of Buenos Aires declares Maduro “persona non grata”

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been declared “persona non grata” by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) for the alleged commission of serious human rights violations.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 04:23 UTC
Argentine Navy commemorates Malvinas “Day of Maximum Resistance”

The Argentine Navy on Saturday commemorated with Malvinas Veterans the “Day of Maximum Resistance” recalling the heroism, bravery, and commitment by naval troops in the defense of Puerto Argentino (Port Stanley).
Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 10:12 UTC
Destroyer ARA Heroina officially decommissioned

During an event at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base Friday, the Argentine Navy made official the decommissioning of the destroyer ARA Heroína of the MEKO 360 class after over 15 years of unseaworthiness due to the lack of a key spare part banned by the United Kingdom from being delivered.
Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 09:57 UTC
G7 insists Venezuela should hold free and fair elections

Leaders of the world's seven largest economies gathered at the exclusive Italian resort of Borgo Egnazia Friday and urged the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro to hold free and fair elections on July 28, which would entail allowing foreign observers to participate in the process. They also asked Caracas not to escalate the conflict with Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region.
Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands, team of Royal Navy engineers maintain war memorials across the Islands

UK Defense Journal is reporting that the Naval Engineering Falkland Islands (NEFI) team at the East Cove Military Port, Mare Harbor, an 11-member unit, is responsible for providing round-the-clock engineering support for Royal Navy vessels like patrol ship HMS Forth and cargo ships with supplies for the Mount Pleasant Complex.
Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 08:19 UTC
Multicultural Falklands celebrates Philippines Day with a colorful display from the community

Despite Philippines being some 10,000 miles away, Filipinos since recent years have become an increasing part of the Falkland Islands community. It is estimated that over 5% of the island's population are of Filipino origin.
Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 00:21 UTC
Arizona man arrested for alleged plot to incite race war at Bad Bunny concert

Mark Adams Prieto, a 58-year-old resident of Prescott, Arizona, was arrested last month on federal charges related to an alleged plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny concert in Atlanta, Georgia. Prieto, who reportedly aimed to incite a race war, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of firearms trafficking, transferring firearms to commit hate crimes, and possession of unregistered weapons
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 22:02 UTC
G7: Milei mingles with world leaders but no picture with Lula

Argentine President Javier Milei began mingling with the elite of the global leadership Friday at the exclusive Italian resort of Borgo Egnazia where the G7 Summit is taking place. Although the South American country is not a member of the group pitting together the seven largest world economies, he attended as a guest at the invitation of host Prime Minister Georgia Meloni who welcomed him personally.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 21:18 UTC
Petrobras CEO regrets time spent without exploring Equatorial Margin

Petrobras' newly appointed CEO Magda Chambriard said this week that Brazil's state-run oil company “lost 10 years” by not exploring an area known as the new “pre-salt” and criticized the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for the delay in authorizing oil explorations in the so-called Equatorial Margin, Agencia Brasil reported.