International

Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:21 UTC
Another Brexit referendum “plausible” if deadlock in Parliament persists

Another Brexit referendum will become a “plausible” way forward if there is deadlock in Parliament, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has said. She told ITV's Peston show while she did not personally support another vote, the case for one would grow if MPs could not agree another solution.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:14 UTC
European Union starts implementing preparations for a no-deal Brexit

The European Commission says it has started to implement its preparations for a no-deal Brexit - in case the UK leaves the EU without a plan. It has announced temporary measures to try to reduce the impact but says it cannot counter all the problems it expects.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:09 UTC
In best US tradition, Trump says IS has been defeated and withdraws troops from Syria

The Trump administration says US troops are being withdrawn from Syria, after the president said the Islamic State (IS) group had been “defeated”. The Pentagon said it was transitioning to the “next phase of the campaign” but did not give details.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 09:06 UTC
A third of vintage Scotch whiskeys are found to be fake

More than a third of vintage Scotch whiskeys tested at a specialist laboratory has been found to be fake, BBC Scotland has learned. Twenty-one out of 55 bottles of rare Scotch were deemed to be outright fakes or whiskeys not distilled in the year declared.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
What’s Behind The Crash In Crude?

Oil prices crashed to new one-year lows on Tuesday, dragged down by a deepening sense of global economic gloom as well as fears of oversupply in the oil market itself.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 06:50 UTC
Malvinas veteran reminds Congress that “war was useless, let us not spoil peace”

An Argentine former naval pilot and Malvinas veteran who recently visited the Falkland Islands came out in support of Argentine ambassador in London Carlos Sersale di Cerisiano, who has been strongly criticized and summoned by his country's congress for having referred to Falklands/Malvinas government as the Islands' “top authorities”.
Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 10:07 UTC
Newly discovered amphibian has been named after Donald Trump

United States presidents tend to receive their fair share of honors, but Donald Trump may want to ignore his latest one. A newly discovered amphibian that buries its head in the sand has been named after him, apparently in response to his comments about climate change.
Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 09:54 UTC
Xi Jinping recalls the forty years that have made China a super power

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed that his country will not develop at the expense of other nations, in a speech marking 40 years since China introduced major economic reforms. However, he also said that the global superpower would not be told what to do by anyone.
Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 09:15 UTC
GREAT Maritime law professionals visit Chile

The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice, the British-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and the British Embassy in Santiago organized a visit to Chile of UK legal professionals. The delegation of experts in maritime law visited Chile in late November to join HRH Princess Anne, who travelled to the country to join the celebrations of the Chilean Navy’s 200th anniversary.
Tuesday, December 18th 2018 - 14:15 UTC
Colombia had no reason to fear Russian bombers in Venezuela, ambassador says

Russia’s Ambassador to Caracas Monday said the presence in Venezuela of Tupolev 160 bombers from his country should be no grounds for concern in Colombia as some reports seemed ti have indicated.