International

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 01:49 UTC

  Falklands vessels with flags at half-mast in remembrance of World War I

  

  Falklands' Master Malcolm Jamieson has requested that vessels in Falklands harbours and Falklands registered vessels at sea, lower flags or ensigns to half-mast on Saturday 28 June to indicate mourning in remembrance of World War I.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 01:46 UTC

  UK Europe minister expected in Gibraltar to witness first hand delays at border crossing to Spain

  

  The Minister for Europe, David Lidington, will visit Gibraltar on Monday 30 June and Tuesday 1 July. The visit will enable the Minister to visit the Gibraltar-Spain border to witness first-hand the continuing delays at the crossing, to hold discussions with HM Government of Gibraltar, and to meet a wide range of the people of Gibraltar.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 08:23 UTC

  Falklands reminds C24 it is not charged with determining sovereignty disputes

  

  Addressing the United Nations Decolonization Committee (C24) on Thursday, Falkland Islands representative MLA Mike Summers reminded the C24 not only of its current duty, but also of its inability in the past to fulfill its obligations to the Non Self Governing Territories (NSGT) it should be assisting to reach a post-colonial status acceptable to the people who live there.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 08:11 UTC

  Falklands very happy with their current status of British Overseas Territory

  

  Falkland Islands representative Roger Edwards speaking before the UN Special Decolonization Committee recalled the Islands history and highlighted that the Falklands had British sovereignty since 1765, a time when Argentina did not exist as a sovereign nation.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:53 UTC

  Argentina announced Thursday it had deposited restructured bonds' payments

  

  Argentina announced on Thursday morning it had deposited a billion dollars to honor restructured bonds' 30 June payment and at the same again asked for a new stay from New York Judge Thomas Griesa on the 'pari passu' ruling that forces the country to also pay holdouts 100% of defaulted bonds face value.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

  Argentina praises international support and confirms payment to Paris Club

  

  Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich praised the “clear, categorical and broad” support for Argentina’s stance in its dispute with speculative funds' holdouts from 133 countries from the UN system and specialized international media, and also confirmed that next month it will make the first payment of the agreement reached with the Paris Club.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 07:16 UTC

  Significant support to Argentina from British personalities against vulture funds

  

  A large cross-party group of British parliamentarians, renowned economists, intellectuals, journalists, public opinion leaders, trade unionists and activists added their names to a statement of solidarity with Argentina against vulture funds, which they handed on to the Embassy of Argentina in London.

• Friday, June 27th 2014 - 06:56 UTC

  Mujica strongly supports Suárez and blasts FIFA: “they went too far”

  

  Uruguay's president Jose Mujica blasted FIFA's Thursday decision to fine and suspend the country's main scorer Luis Suarez from any football activity for four months arguing the association that rules world football measures things with different rods, and since Uruguay “is a small country, it's cheap for them”.

• Thursday, June 26th 2014 - 05:12 UTC

  US Council of Foreign Affairs supports Argentina, blasts Judge Griesa

  

  The Council on Foreign Relations, one of the most influential private organizations in US Foreign Policy, questioned the US Supreme Court for rejecting Argentina’s appeal in its legal dispute with the so-called vulture funds, saying the ruling will “diminish national sovereignty” and “upend international finance”.

• Thursday, June 26th 2014 - 04:40 UTC

  UN agency warns Argentina debt ruling does not comply with US sovereign immunities act

  

  The United Nations trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Wednesday in a rare release that the recent U.S. court ruling on Argentina's debt erodes sovereign immunity and does not comply with the country's own U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.