International

• Monday, November 4th 2024 - 21:27 UTC

  British opposition has a new leadership, and reaffirms its Conservative values and position

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Office in London sent congratulations to Kemi Badenoch MP on her election as Leader of the Conservatives and Her Majesty’s loyal opposition. “We look forward to working with you and your new team”, read the congratulations.

• Monday, November 4th 2024 - 19:01 UTC

  Falkland Islands represented at 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Australia

  

  MLA Pete Biggs will represent the Falkland Islands at the 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Sydney, Australia, from November 3 to 8, 2024. Hosted by the Parliament of New South Wales, this international conference will gather over 700 Commonwealth Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, and decision-makers to discuss key issues affecting democratic governance.

• Monday, November 4th 2024 - 12:17 UTC

  Minister for the Armed Forces to visit the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has announced the upcoming visit of Luke Pollard MP, the UK Minister for the Armed Forces, highlighting the UK’s ongoing support for the Falklands’ security and self-determination. Pollard’s visit, which includes attending the Remembrance Sunday service, is expected to reinforce the enduring relationship between the Falkland Islands and the UK.

• Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 10:26 UTC

  Paraguay wants to strengthen ties with UK

  

  Paraguay's Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano had a busy week in Montreal, Canada, where he participated in the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of the Ukraine Peace Formula and met with British Foreign Office Director General for Latin America Harriet Matthews on the event's sidelines, among other engagements.

• Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 10:05 UTC

  Too many overburdened Tesla workers in Germany on sick leave

  

  While leaders at a Tesla plant in Grünheide (Germany) -near Berlin- complained about the high number of employees under sick leave, the trade union spoke of a “shockingly” critical workload resulting in these health problems and has a survey to back that up. “The results are shocking and make me angry,” said Dirk Schulze, head of the IG Metall Berlin-Brandenburg district.

• Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 09:37 UTC

  Machado thanks Italian FM for endorsing PUD's alleged win

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado thanked Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani for supporting an orderly transition from the Bolivarian regime, which intends to cling to power through a fraudulent vote count after the July 28 elections.

• Friday, November 1st 2024 - 10:14 UTC

  PAHO warns of surge in measles cases

  

  Given the recent identification of measles clusters and cases in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert on Thursday. Therefore, the World Health Organization's (WHO) continental subsidiary urged local governments to up their vaccination campaigns.

• Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:40 UTC

  Work begins in Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigate HMS Formidable

  

  With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders – as well as the hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians – local MP Graeme Downie pressed the button to set the machine in motion at Babcock’s state-of-the-art facility in Rosyth.

• Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:21 UTC

  UK Office for Budget Responsibility, new government increases spending by £70bn annually for the next five years

  

  A quick analysis by the Chair from the UK Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, on the Budget announced to Parliament on Wednesday by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP.

• Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:14 UTC

  First mpox case detected in London; overall risk for UK population “remains low”, UKHSA

  

  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox, (monkey pox) but it has also said the risk to the UK population remains low.