International

• Monday, April 17th 2017 - 08:28 UTC

  The era of strategic patience with Pyongyang is over, warns vice-president Pence in Korea

  

  United States Vice President Mike Pence has stared across the demilitarized border between North and South Korea, a day after North Korea's failed missile launch, reiterating that the US “era of strategic patience” with Pyongyang is over. Pence is on the first stop of a four-nation Asia tour intended to show America's allies, and remind its adversaries, that the Trump administration is not turning its back on the increasingly volatile region.

• Sunday, April 16th 2017 - 02:03 UTC

  UK sponsored Start-Up Games in Santiago to promote innovative businesses

  

  Chile’s most enthusiastic entrepreneurs gathered together for Start-Up Games Santiago at the British embassy, sponsored by the UK Department for International Trade. The initiative helps entrepreneurs and innovative businesses develop their business plan through a variety of programs and training. The event featured a huge variety of companies, from virtual reality, to health drinks to green bicycle initiatives.

• Saturday, April 15th 2017 - 09:37 UTC

  Trump backtracks: China is not a currency manipulator, and praises Janet Yellen

  

  President Donald Trump has said his administration will not label China a currency manipulator, rowing back on a campaign promise. The US president also left open the possibility of re-nominating Janet Yellen as the head of the Federal Reserve, despite having criticized her.

• Saturday, April 15th 2017 - 09:27 UTC

  Russia, Syria and Iran warn the US against launching new strikes

  

  Russia, Syria and Iran have warned the United States against launching new strikes on Syria and called for an international investigation into the chemical weapons attack in Syria.

• Saturday, April 15th 2017 - 07:39 UTC

  China becomes Chile's leading wine market ahead of United States

  

  China overtook the United States in 2016 to become Chile's No. 1 wine market, Angelica Valenzuela, commercial director of Vinos de Chile, said. Wine consumption in China grew 13.8% last year, Valenzuela told reporters at a press conference organized by the Imagen de Chile Foundation, an agency charged with promoting the national brand

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 18:45 UTC

  Mercosur and Canada hold talks for a possible trade agreement

  

  Mercosur and Canada re-launched discussions for a “possible trade agreement” this week, following a meeting of technical delegations in Argentina, which currently holds the chair of the South American group, and hosted the round of talks.

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 18:33 UTC

  Falklands: Dolphin Fund desists from taking over FIH Group, at this time

  

  Dolphin Fund Ltd said late Thursday that it has decided not to make an offer for FIH Group PLC at this time, following a letter from the Falkland Islands Government warning FIH about its status should it undertake a change of ownership.

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 17:45 UTC

  Putin also has his “Father of all bombs”, allegedly four times more powerful than MOAB

  

  The display of force by the US military with the MOAB type of ordnance has been impressive but such type of weapon is not exclusive of the US arsenal: Russia has a device four times more powerful than the US' monster bomb. The Russian version, called the Father Of All Bombs, weighs just 15,560lbs and is packed with the equivalent to 44 tons of explosive TNT.

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 16:39 UTC

  Trump's MOAB kills 36 IS militants: allegedly no civilians casualties

  

  A US military strike with a weapon known as the “mother of all bombs” (MOAB) killed 36 IS militants and destroyed their base, the Afghan defense ministry says. The most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever used by the US in combat was dropped on IS tunnels in Nangarhar province. No civilians were affected by the explosion, the ministry said.

• Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:41 UTC

  Nothing new on Gibraltar, “without the Gibraltarian people” says UK ambassador in Spain

  

  The British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley, has once again reaffirmed the British position on Gibraltar. In an interview on Spanish television in – La Noche en 24 – he said “we are not going to negotiate on the sovereignty of Gibraltar without the Gibraltarian people”.