Stories for June 2024

Friday, June 14th 2024 - 19:10 UTC
Brazilian Jan. 8 fugitives said to be hiding in Argentina

Brazilian authorities have requested Argentina's help to arrest around 143 fugitives who have been tried and convicted for their involvement in the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia. The escapees are believed to be supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who fled to Argentina in the hope of being granted political asylum given President Javier Milei's affinity with the conservative retired Army captain.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Falkland Islands anniversary of Liberation Day 2024

To mark the Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged for Friday 14 June 2024 by Gilbert House, the seat of the elected autonomous government of the Falklands.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 09:56 UTC
Hundreds of asylum seekers stranded at Sao Paulo's main airport

São Paulo's Guarulhos Airport has 291 asylum seekers held in a restricted area pending the approval of their applications, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. Most of the travelers stemmed from India, it was also explained.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 09:30 UTC
Argentina's Indec says May's CPI reached 4.2%

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Thursday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had grown 4.2% in May, which was celebrated by the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei as another sign of a slow victory over inflation despite the 71.9% recorded in the first five months of 2024 and the 276.4% yoy.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 08:24 UTC
Tories and Labour committed to defend Falklands' sovereignty and Self Determination

Britain is holding a general election next July 4 with the Conservatives in office since 2019, but also with a string of Prime Ministers in five years and much division among its lines, including the newly formed Reform party, while the opposition is dominated mainly by Labour and leader Keir Starmer.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 08:10 UTC
Falklands delegation in US to address decolonization Committee 18th June

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is pleased to share that MLAs Teslyn Barkman and Gavin Short have been in Washington D.C as part of a small Falklands Delegation since Sunday, June 9th, ahead of the UN Committee of 24 on Decolonization on the 18th of June.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 07:57 UTC
Milei's trip to China announced but not confirmed

After reaching the presidency of Argentina on diatribes against “lefties” and “Communists,” it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires that Javier Milei would be traveling to Beijing for a meeting on July 4 with Xi Jinping, who insisted on the South American leader's presence for the signing of the extension of a US$ 5 billion currency swap that saved the Libertarian administration from maturities this month and the next.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 07:32 UTC
US submarine deployed to Guantanamo as Russian flotilla arrives in Cuba

US authorities have ruled out that the presence of the nuclear-powered USS Helena submarine at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba had anything to do with the presence of a Russian flotilla in Havana.
Friday, June 14th 2024 - 07:19 UTC
Falklands: Sea Harrier and Lynx helicopter arrived on time for Liberation Day

Finally, the Sea Harrier and Lynx helicopter, donated by the UK Defense Ministry have arrived in the Falkland Islands on time for Liberation Day, Friday June 14th. The final destination of the two aircraft is the Lookout Gallery and Exhibition Hall under construction for the local Falkland Islands Museum.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 20:45 UTC
Paraguay and Bolivia sign key cooperation agreements

Presidents Luis Arce Catacora of Bolivia and Santiago Peña Palacios of Paraguay announced the signing of Scientific and Migratory Cooperation Agreements Thursday at the Casa Grande del Pueblo in La Paz.