International

Monday, July 29th 2024 - 23:55 UTC
Venezuela expels ambassadors from Chile, Uruguay, and other countries following election controversy

The regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has expelled ambassadors from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. This move follows widespread international condemnation of the recent presidential election results, which declared Maduro the victor amidst allegations of significant irregularities.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 22:03 UTC
Lula's gov't not congratulating Maduro for now

While many governments in the region said they were doubting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's reelection on Sunday, the Brazilian administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed the fundamental principle of popular sovereignty and said it would wait for the release of all the minutes before congratulations are in order, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:56 UTC
Paris 2024 apologizes for opening ceremony hurting Christian feelings

Certain parts of Friday's opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were deemed to have a religious connotation that hurt the feelings of Christians and prompted an apology from the organizers.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:25 UTC
Spanish survivors of Argos Georgia back in Galicia and Madrid; search for disappeared continues

The Spanish media have given ample coverage to the return of the six fellow Spaniards who survived the sinking of Argos Georgia in the deep south Atlantic, and have finally been able to join their loved ones after witnessing the tragedy of a shipwreck that took the lives of nine other mariners and four more who remain disappeared.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Argos Georgia tragedy: air and sea search for missing mariners has resumed

On Friday 26 July the Falklands Maritime Authority reported that in the afternoon of Thursday 25 July 2024, the two fishing vessels, the Falklands Robin M Lee and the Chilean Puerto Toro who were involved in the search and rescue operation of survivors from the Argos Georgia arrived into Stanley.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:31 UTC
Rain fails to mar opening ceremony at Paris 2024

The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics was held Friday for over four hours at the French capital amid constant downpours that were not enough to cloud the magnificence of the artistic display.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:28 UTC
Chancellor Reeves at G20 ministers' summit: “Britain is open for business”

United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is expected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting on her first international visit since taking office.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:26 UTC
Argos Georgia: Spanish air force A-330 is waiting in Falklands for survivors

As anticipated a Spanish air force aircraft landed at Mount Pleasant international airport on Friday evening, close to 19:30 hours following a brief stopover in Montevideo, specially sent to return with the Spanish mariners from the Argos Georgia, alive and deceased.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:24 UTC
Argos Georgia tragedy: Falklands government critical of some media coverage

The long extenuating, overexposed incident and tragedy of longliner Argos Georgia during the week has not been without controversy and as such it was pointed out by the autonomous government of the Falkland Islands, epicenter of the heart breaking situation and recovery operations.
Friday, July 26th 2024 - 17:31 UTC
Milei and Macron discuss bilateral issues in Paris

Presidents Javier Milei of Argentina and Emmanuel Macron of France got together Friday at the Elysee Palace ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to discuss ongoing world affairs and bilateral issues. It is the South American leader's 12th trip abroad since his inauguration on Dec. 10, 2023.