International

Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 - 14:11 UTC
In highly unusual move, PM May attends House of Lords Brexit debate

Theresa May has taken the highly unusual step of sitting in the House of Lords to hear peers being told by the UK Government not to “frustrate” Brexit. The Prime Minister sat on the steps in front of the Royal Throne as Lords leader Baroness Evans of Bowes Park told peers to respect the decision of the British people in last year’s referendum and the “primacy” of the elected House of Commons.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 - 07:53 UTC
Falklands' thriving community underlined by visiting Ilford North MP

British lawmaker Ilford North MP Wes Streeting visited the Falkland Islands as part of a cross-party Parliamentary visit this week. With the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War coming in April, the visit was aimed at giving British politicians a better look at the problems facing the islanders today.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 - 07:35 UTC
Rosario and Liverpool twinned in promoting human rights and inclusion

The Argentine city of Rosario and Liverpool in England will sign on Wednesday a cooperation agreement to jointly work in human rights and inclusion issues, the first such accord between mayors of the two countries since the end of the 1982 conflict.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 21:27 UTC
South Georgia gentoo penguins feed preferably on krill, shows 22 year BAS study

The longest and most comprehensive study to date of what penguins eat is published this month. The study, published in the journal Marine Biology, examines the diets of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at Bird Island, South Georgia over a 22 year period and is part of a project investigating the Southern Ocean ecosystem and its response to change
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 20:30 UTC
Brexit Lords' debate: Labour has tabled eight amendments

The House of Lords are to begin debating the bill paving the way for the start of Brexit. MPs agreed the proposed law unchanged, authorizing Theresa May to inform the EU of the UK's intention to leave. But the government does not have a majority in the House of Lords and eight amendments have been tabled by Labor's front bench.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 11:35 UTC
World's most modern and largest yacht arrested in Gibraltar

One of the world’s largest yachts has been arrested in Gibraltar over a €15.3m admiralty claim filed by the German shipyard that built it. The sleek, futuristic Sailing Yacht A attracted wide media attention when it sailed into port last week for what should have been a short refuelling stop.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 11:26 UTC
Hundreds of migrants break into Spain's North Africa territories

Almost 500 migrants forced their way into Spanish territory in North Africa by breaking through gates in the 20ft fence that separates Morocco from Spain’s Ceuta enclave.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 10:42 UTC
Tony Blair proposes a cross-party movement to rethink Brexit: “ideologues are driving the bus”

Tony Blair has called on pro-Europeans to form a new cross-party movement to persuade the public they were wrong to vote to leave the EU. In an impassioned speech, the former prime minister said “progressives” should make it their “mission” to reverse the outcome of the referendum last June.
Monday, February 20th 2017 - 09:38 UTC
Malcorra admits “very big difference” on the Falklands/Malvinas issue with UK

Foreign minister Susana Malcorra admitted that the difference with the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas and sovereignty is “very big”, following her meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the International Security Conference which took place in Munich, Germany.
Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:52 UTC
Malcorra meets Boris Johnson; he apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20 ministerial summit which took place in the German city of Bonn. There was no official release on the meeting which apparently was brief.