International

• Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 05:22 UTC

  Donald Trump to push NATO on Military Spending

  

  Amid tense relations with some NATO members and conflictive economic relations with China due the “America First” policy, United States President Donald Trump criticized European Allies on Wednesday in Brussels.

• Thursday, July 12th 2018 - 02:39 UTC

  Spanish fishing boat “Dorneda” sunk in Argentine Waters

  

  A Spanish fishing trawler sank in rough weather off Argentina’s coast and at least one crewmember died, Argentina's Navy said Wednesday. Twenty-five crewmembers were rescued and one was missing.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  Lord Carrington dies. He resigned as foreign secretary when Argentina invaded the Falklands

  

  Lord Carrington, a versatile British politician who held senior posts under Conservative prime ministers from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and who was secretary general of NATO in the last years of the Cold War, died on Monday. He was 99.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  China confident it can replace US soybeans with supplies from South America

  

  China can increase soybean imports from other countries to reduce reliance on buying from the United States, the president of state grains trader COFCO said in an interview with the Communist Party’s official People’s Daily paper on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Facebook fined £500,000 in UK for failing to safeguard users' data

  

  The chairman of the U.K. Parliament's media committee says the government office that investigated the Cambridge Analytica scandal has fined Facebook £500,000 for failing to safeguard users' data.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  UK funding to fight plastic pollution in St Helena and conservation projects in BOTs

  

  The United Kingdom government has announced a package of funding and support for UK Overseas Territories. The new projects will see a scheme to reduce and monitor plastic pollution on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic and a new data collecting and reporting system for Montserrat to help create long-term sustainable fisheries.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 08:10 UTC

  Heathrow is in World Cup fever and it pays off

  

  London Heathrow Airport its busiest June on record, as more than 7 million passengers traveled through the UK’s hub (+5.4% vs June 2017). On June 26th Heathrow saw a 50% increase in the number of passengers traveling to Russia, compared to the same time last year, as fans traveled out for the football

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 07:22 UTC

  RAF centenary celebration fly-past gathers thousands in London

  

  Thousands of people have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to watch a fly-past of aircraft to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force. Almost 100 planes representing the RAF over the years flew over The Mall following a parade by personnel.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 06:55 UTC

  Britain's new polar research ship scheduled to hit the water next Saturday

  

  The assembled hull of Britain's new polar research vessel, RRS Sir David Attenborough is now standing on the slipway of the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead, awaiting launch day. Weather and tide permitting, she should slide into the River Mersey on Saturday, July 14th.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2018 - 07:29 UTC

  Forests and trees are key for a sustainable future

  

  ROME - Time is running out for the world's forests, whose total area is shrinking by the day, warns a new FAO report urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely on them.