International

• Monday, August 21st 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  Spanish Socialists closer to forming a new coalition government

  

  Spanish caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is closer to forming a new government following on the election of Francina Amengol as the speaker of Spain's congress. Armengol is the former leader of the Balearic Islands region, where Catalan is widely spoken, received a majority of 178 votes in the 350-seat chamber.

• Monday, August 21st 2023 - 07:13 UTC

  India, third world's car maker, planning flashier vehicles for wealthier drivers

  

  World car manufacturers aim to turn India into an export hub as locally produced vehicles targeting wealthier drivers become more globally competitive. India, which overtook Japan as the world’s third-largest car market after the U.S. and China last year, saw a 14% uptick in auto exports in the year through March, with 662,891 units shipped. That is still well behind Japan’s figure of 3.37 million cars for the same period, but automakers in India see room for further growth.

• Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  IMF holds talks with Argentina's opposition economists

  

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) specialists Friday held separate video conferences with economic teams from Argentina's two main contenders for the Oct. 22 presidential elections: La Libertad Avanza (LLA) and Juntos por el Cambio (JxC).

• Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

  Russia and Bolivia deepen nuclear alliance

  

  Following talks in Moscow involving local, Venezuelan, and Bolivian military chiefs this week, the first Russian nuclear reactor vessel has arrived in La Paz, it was reported. The Aug. 16 gathering took place after Bolivia signed a “preventive and corrective maintenance” agreement with Iran for the use of drones in border control activities.

• Friday, August 18th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Paraguay to shift Israel embassy to Jerusalem this year

  

  Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Paraguay would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem before the end of 2023. Cohen made those remarks after meeting with the South American country's new President Santiago Peña in Asunción.

• Friday, August 18th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Advances announced in pig kidneys transplanted to humans

  

  Physicians at New York University's Langone Health Medical Center have managed to keep the kidney of a genetically modified pig to function in a patient's body for 32 consecutive days, it was reported this week.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 11:08 UTC

  Falklands Veteran and SAMA cofounder honored with the British Empire Medal

  

  A Falklands War veteran has been awarded a British Empire Medal for his voluntary work to help his fellow veterans. Denzil Connick, 66, from Blackwood, was honored in King Charles III’s first-ever Birthday Honors list.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 11:01 UTC

  Royal Navy Swiftsure-class nuclear submarine to be dismantled in Rosyth, a world first

  

  A Swiftsure-class Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarines that entered service in the 1970s and served for more than 20 years has dry docked at Rosyth, Scotland, as it prepares for final dismantle in a world first.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

  Minister Rutley discusses football and trade while visiting Uruguay

  

  After spending Tuesday in Paraguay for the inauguration of president Santiago Peña, British foreign minister for the Americas, David Rutley visited neighboring Uruguay where he met with local authorities, visited the Centenario stadium and participated in a reception for UK/Uruguay business chamber and friendship members.

• Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 10:43 UTC

  Minister for the Americas Rutley represented UK at the inauguration of Paraguayan president Santiago Peña

  

  UK's Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Americas and Caribbean, David Rutley returned to Paraguay on Tuesday to attend the ceremony of the presidential inauguration of President Santiago Peña – a significant milestone in the democratic history of Paraguay.