International

• Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 08:00 UTC

  Chagos dispute back on the table: the International Court of Justice to address the issue next week

  

  The British government has been accused of threatening a close ally in an increasingly bitter diplomatic tug-of-war over the fate of a tiny, strategic archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:59 UTC

  Francis ends visit to Ireland begging forgiveness for the abuses perpetrated by Church leaders

  

  Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for members of the Catholic Church's hierarchy who “kept quiet” about clerical child sex abuse. He was ending a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland by celebrating a Mass at Dublin's Phoenix Park.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:47 UTC

  Francisco Franco's remains to be removed from the “Valley of the Fallen”

  

  Spain's government passed a decree on Friday to smooth the way for the relocation of the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco with the aim of turning his mausoleum into a memorial for the victims of the Spanish civil war.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:41 UTC

  Ex Vatican ambassador allegedly exposes more cover-ups at the Holy See

  

  The Vatican's retired ambassador to the United States accused senior Vatican officials of knowing as early as 2000 that the disgraced former archbishop of Washington, ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, regularly invited seminarians into his bed but was made a cardinal regardless.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  A no-deal Brexit poses an “existential threat” for the UK, says ex head of the European Council

  

  A no-deal Brexit could lead to the break-up of the UK, the ex-president of the European Council has warned. Herman Van Rompuy told The Observer leaving the EU without a deal posed an “existential threat” to the UK. He added a no-deal scenario would have a “big impact” on “regions such as Scotland”.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 07:50 UTC

  Falklands promoted the Islands and eco-tourism at Birdfair in England

  

  Falkland Islands Holidays, along with Falklands Conservation and the Falkland Islands Tourist Board were in attendance at the British Bird Watching Fair (Birdfair) August 17-19 held at Rutland Water in England.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 07:39 UTC

  Falklands wants to host the 2033 Island Games: 'visionary' but with great local enthusiasm

  

  Members of Legislative Assembly were collectively enthused about, “being a bit visionary,” regarding the idea of the Falklands hosting the 2033 Island Games, Falkland Islands Overseas Games Chair Mike Summers told Penguin News.

• Monday, August 27th 2018 - 04:00 UTC

  Gibraltar organizaing three-day symposium on Brexit next month

  

  A three-day symposium entitled “Bordering on Brexit: Global Britain and the Embers of the Empire” will be held next month at the Garrison Library in Gibraltar. The conference will commence after an opening speech by Gibraltar Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia, and throughout the event speakers will analyse different aspects of Brexit in detail.

• Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 18:59 UTC

  A no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic; “Conservatives playing Russian roulette with the economy”

  

  A furious reaction to the first batch of no-deal Brexit preparation papers has come in from across the UK. The documents have shown up the UK’s no-deal plans as a bluff that was “fooling no-one”, said Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones. “The writing is on the wall,” he said.

• Sunday, August 26th 2018 - 11:29 UTC

  First LNG-powered cruise ship floated at Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany

  

  First aver LNG-powered cruise ship was floated at Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. It will now be positioned at the shipyard’s dock for final hotel outfitting ahead of a delivery this autumn.The AIDAnova LNG-powered 5,200-guest cruise ship, which features a ‘green cruising’ design, has been built in compliance with the rules of classification society RINA.