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  • Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 07:28 UTC

    Gibraltar Commissioner of Police attends Guardia Civil anniversary parade

    Commissioner Richard Ullger and Assistant Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade of the founding of the Guardia Civil.

    At the invitation of the Colonel of the Spanish Guardia Civil, Francisco Almansa, Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger and Assistant Commissioner Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade of the founding of the Guardia Civil.

  • Friday, May 17th 2024 - 20:18 UTC

    Milei lands in Madrid, praises his administration's achievements

    During the weekend, Milei is also scheduled to hold encounters with Spanish businesspeople

    Argentine President Javier Milei landed Friday in Madrid after a refueling stopover in the Canary Islands, for a series of engagements, none including a member of the Spanish government or the royal house. Also aboard the ARG 01 aircraft was Presidential Secretary Karina Milei.

  • Friday, May 17th 2024 - 19:35 UTC

    Brazil to host 2027 women's football World Cup

    The news came as some consolation for Brazilians going through unprecedented storms and floods, CBF President Ednaldo Rodrigues said

    Brazil was chosen Friday by 119 votes to 78 to host the 2027 edition of the Women's Football World Cup, it was announced in Bangkok, Thailand, where the sport's governing body, FIFA, held its General Assembly. The South American country was preferred to the consortium formed by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. It will be the tenth version of the competition and the first in this part of the globe.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 22:25 UTC

    Peña highlights Paraguay's progress and Argentina's lack thereof

    In addition to his accolade in leadership, Peña met with high-ranking White House officials to discuss global affairs

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña highlighted his country's “remarkable growth” and “flourishing democracy” in contrast with Argentina's mercurial performance. He made those remarks late Wednesday upon receiving the “CHLI Founders Award for International Leadership” during the Annual Gala and Leadership Awards in Washington DC.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 21:58 UTC

    A forum on decolonization calling on two other countries to decide the future of the Falklands people?

    MLA Teslyn Barkman: “Our people and our home are not commodities to be traded”

    The speech was delivered in Venezuela by Teslyn Barkman Falkland Islands MLA at the Caribbean Regional Seminar on the Implementation of the Fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, (14/16 May), ahead of the Special Committee on Decolonization later this year.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 21:46 UTC

    The Times torpedo against preferred bidder for Falklands FIPASS

    The Times reported that UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was expected to block financial support for the Harland & Wolff shipbuilding company in Belfast

    On Wednesday, Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC, the preferred bidder status for the Falkland Islands Port Replacement Project, moved to reassure investors as it responded to what it considers to be a “misleading and inaccurate article published in The Times”, as reported by Alliance News.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 13:30 UTC

    LatinoLife In The Park is now the UK’s largest Latin music festival

    The Latin American community in London is one of the fastest growing. Around half of the 145,000 Latin Americans who live in the UK, reside in London.

    Bringing together South American, Spanish and Portuguese communities in London, the LatinoLife in the Park Festival, which spotlights the richness of Latin music and culture, is now the largest event of its kind in the UK. Every year the festivities take place following a vibrant procession of hundreds of dancers and drummers.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 12:03 UTC

    French Overseas Territory under curfew following changes in Paris to voting bill

    “Soldiers from the armed forces have been deployed to secure the New Caledonia ports and the airport,” Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced in Paris.

    France declared a 12-day state of emergency in the Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, following riots and arson that left at least four people killed. The trigger of the violence came after the French assembly in Paris passed a contentious voting bill, according to New Caledonia High Commissioner Louis Le Franc, who said that “a curfew and a ban on TikTok” were now in force.

  • Thursday, May 16th 2024 - 10:57 UTC

    Gibraltar's European future might impact Falklands' status

    The inclusion of Gibraltar airport in the Schengen area could compromise the British military presence

    The future of Gibraltar and Northern Ireland after Brexit concerning Europe will be discussed Thursday at a meeting in Brussels in which the British Foreign Minister, Lord David Cameron, his Spanish colleague, José Manuel Albares, the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, and the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic, will participate.

  • Wednesday, May 15th 2024 - 16:40 UTC

    Rioting in French Overseas Territory over voting rights diluting indigenous Kanaks influence

    Some 200 often armed youths seemed to be leading the violence targeting police with warnings officers would eventually be forced to return fire unless this ceased.

    The government of the French Overseas Territory of New Caledonia, to the east of Australia appealed to security forces and issued a 12-hour overnight curfew for Tuesday night following violent protests and rioting in the capital Noumea.