International

Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 07:35 UTC
Johnson suggests a Foreign Office aircraft to help bolster post-Brexit trade

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on a South America five-day visit of three countries suggested that Britain’s post-Brexit trade prospects could be bolstered if he had his own Foreign Office plane. Speaking in Buenos Aires Johnson said the official Voyager aircraft, on which the prime minister travels, was rarely available – and not colorful enough.
Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 06:55 UTC
Johnson and Faurie agree to advance relations, despite the Falklands dispute

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that relations with Argentina will continue to grow despite the nations’ dispute over the Falkland Islands sovereignty. Argentina still claims the Islands that it calls the Malvinas. Britain says the Falklands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory under its protection, confirmed by a 2013 referendum.
Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 06:16 UTC
(Brexit) UK and Argentina on the same intelligent reinsertion to the global community

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson forecasted a “new, exciting phase” in Anglo-Argentine relations as he wrapped up his visit to Buenos Aires. Johnson visited Argentina to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers summit. His visit was the first by a British Foreign Secretary in over 20 years.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:20 UTC
Australian Catholic archbishop found guilty of concealing child abuse

An Australian court has found a Catholic archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide ,becomes the most senior Catholic in the world to be charged and convicted of the offence. He was found to have covered up the abuse of altar boys by a pedophile priest in New South Wales in the 1970s.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:12 UTC
Populist Euro-skeptic coalition agreed in Italy; panic in Brussels

Law professor Giuseppe Conte has been named as the choice of the Five Star Movement and League to lead the Italian coalition government. The leaders of the two parties have been holding talks with President Sergio Mattarella over the approval of their coalition government.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 07:00 UTC
Ex-London mayor resigns from Labour party following anti-Semitism controversy

Ken Livingstone has said he is resigning from the Labour Party. The ex-London mayor has been suspended since 2016 in a row over allegations of anti-Semitism following comments he made about Hitler and Zionism.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 06:51 UTC
Pompeo threatens Iran with “strongest sanctions in history”; Teheran says US was regressing to “old habits”

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US is imposing the “strongest sanctions in history” on Iran. In a speech on Monday in Washington, America's top diplomat said Iran would be “battling to keep its economy alive” after the sanctions took effect.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 06:32 UTC
Mercosur and Japan scheduled to begin trade talks next November in Argentina

Mercosur trade bloc looks to begin economic and trade talks with Japan as soon as November, Brazil's foreign minister said, calling trade with Asia essential to regional economic health as the U.S. embraces protectionism.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2018 - 06:01 UTC
Indian Navy all-women crew return to Goa after circumnavigating the globe aboard INSV Tarini

An all-woman crew commanding the Indian Navy INSV Tarini on Monday returned to Goa after successfully circumnavigating the globe in a 55-foot sailboat in more than eight months, the first-ever Indian expedition steered by women sailors.
Monday, May 21st 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Foreign Secretary honors Argentine fallen during the Falklands conflict in Buenos Aires

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Sunday laid a wreath to honor Argentine soldiers fallen while fighting the British in the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict. Johnson, who is in Buenos Aires for a Group of 20 meeting, visited the Monument of the Fallen Soldiers on Sunday along with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie.