International

Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 17:03 UTC
Argentine minister to visit Russia and Italy to strengthen defense cooperation

Argentina's defense minister Julio Martinez is travelling to Russia and Italy with the purpose of strengthening bilateral cooperation in defense issues, including the possible supply of hardware for the equipment depleted Argentine armed forces. Last July the Russian Federation chief of Land Forces, General Oleg Salijukov visited Buenos Aires.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 11:50 UTC
Senior advisors propose a post-Brexit Britain “continental partnership” with EU

A senior German lawmaker, an adviser to the French prime minister and a former deputy head of the Bank of England have proposed that a post-Brexit Britain form a new “continental partnership” with the EU.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 11:41 UTC
Anti immigrant vote in her home district KOs Merkel's ambition of a fourth term

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the anti-immigrant and anti-Islam Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a north-eastern state election on Sunday, TV exit polls showed.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 09:09 UTC
Macri targets Chinese tourists; no need of a visa to visit Argentina

Argentine president Mauricio Macri announced in China that besides boosting and balancing bilateral trade and confirming the infrastructure and energy deals reached by his predecessor, Chinese tourists will no longer need visas to visit Argentina.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 06:55 UTC
Obama praises Macri and his policies before the world's main leaders

President Mauricio Macri got another big nod of support as US President Barack Obama highlighted him as one of the few national leaders setting an example for the world by going against a wave of protectionism gaining presence on a global scale, in a speech during the G20 conference.
Monday, September 5th 2016 - 06:48 UTC
Pope Francis sad with Roussesff's removal and invites to pray for social justice in Brazil

Pope Francis called for people to pray to the Aparecida Virgin to protect “all of Brazil and all of the Brazilian people in this very sad moment”, in reference to the removal of Dilma Rousseff as president and her replacement by vice-president and interim president Michel Temer, which occurred last week.
Friday, September 2nd 2016 - 16:44 UTC
Strong support for Temer and his government from China

Brazil's new president Michel Temer received strong support from Beijing when Chinese president Xi Jinping expressed confidence in Brazil's ability to maintain stability and cooperation between the two countries, during a meeting on Friday with Temer in Hangzhou, the resort that will host the G20 summit
Thursday, September 1st 2016 - 23:29 UTC
Uruguay's Home Secretary questions the legitimacy of Temer, and calls removal of Rousseff, a “coup”

Uruguay's Home Secretary Eduardo Bonomi described the removal of Brazilian ex president Dilma Rousseff as a “coup” and underlined her successor Michel Temer “has no legitimacy” to occupy the Executive. He added that the events of this week in Brazil have had an impact on Brazilian democracy and the region overall.
Thursday, September 1st 2016 - 10:10 UTC
Pope declines request to help select judges for Colombia's peace tribunal

The Vatican announced Wednesday that, although Pope Francis is pleased about a peace deal between the government of Colombia and the country’s guerrillas, he has declined a request to have a Vatican envoy help select judges for a new peace tribunal.
Thursday, September 1st 2016 - 07:35 UTC
Guantanamo Bay inmate is back in Uruguay following his arrest in Venezuela

A former Guantanamo Bay inmate who was resettled in Uruguay and then arrested in Venezuela after going missing has been sent back to Uruguay, officials announced in Montevideo. Syrian Jihad Diyab, 45, who was resettled in Uruguay as a refugee in 2014 -- was jailed at the headquarters of the Venezuelan secret police after going off the radar in Uruguay then traveling to Venezuela, apparently evading border control.