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International

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 19:45 UTC

    Russian fleet deployed to Caribbean Sea

    Russian propaganda often dubs the Admiral Gorshkov “the invisible frigate”

    A Russian nuclear submarine and three other warships will be participating alongside Cuban forces in a drill in the Caribbean Sea between June 12 and 17 to further deepen the friendly ties between the two countries, according to Havanna's Foreign Ministry.

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Milei skipping Ukraine's peace conference and meeting with Macron

    Milei will be returning to Spain for the first time after the diplomatic clash with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

    After contradicting rumors circulating in Buenos Aires over the past few days, it was reported that President Javier Milei would attend the G7 Summit in Italy, in addition to a trip to Spain.

  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 19:50 UTC

    Bolivian President thanks Putin for Russia's partnership

    Broader talks are to be arranged for the near future regarding Russian-Bolivian cooperation, it was reported in St Petersburg

    Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora held a meeting with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin on the sides of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during which both leaders agreed on joint undertakings in the South American country regarding lithium battery production in addition to discussing other bilateral topics of interest.

  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 09:52 UTC

    First human death due to avian flu reported

    The Mexican case came after H5N1 cases appeared in recent weeks in dairy cows in the United States

    A 59-year-old man in Mexico was reported Wednesday to be the first person ever to die of avian flu A(H5N2), the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on its website about the patient who passed away on April 24. The source of exposure to the virus usually circulating in poultry remains unknown and the victim had no history of contact with these animals.

  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:40 UTC

    EU votes a new parliament; political center could be removed by radical right wing coalition

    Across all 27 countries, opinion polls show that economic and social policy is still the biggest issue affecting how people cast their ballot (Pic Reuters)

    Mobilizing the 350 million people eligible to cast ballots in the European Union event once every five years is not a straightforward task. Voter turnout at the second-largest democratic election in the world after India was around just 50% in 2019. There are 720 seats in the EU Parliament with elections traditionally held over four days.

  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:35 UTC

    King Charles pays tribute to courage of Veterans as 80th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy begin in Portsmouth

    King Charles and Queen Camilla at the UK's national commemorative event for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Southsea Common in Portsmouth (Picture: PA)

    Two days of events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy began on Wednesday in Portsmouth - from where much of the 1944 invasion force sailed.

  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 08:26 UTC

    King Charles and President Macron will head commemorations June 6 in Normandy

    On the 80th anniversary, British, Belgian, Canadian and US paratroopers jumped onto fields at Sannerville, in a unique tribute to parachutists in June 1944 (Pic PA)

    More than 400 multinational paratroopers jumped into Normandy on Wednesday 5 June in a unique tribute to the soldiers who parachuted in on D-Day.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Global tourism expected this year to overcome 2019 pre-Covid level; China the leading spender

    Chinese expenditure on travel abroad reached US$196.5 billion in 2023, ahead of United States, US$ 150bn; Germany, US$ 112bn; UK, US$ 110bn; France 49bn

    International tourist arrivals during 2023 recovered 89% of 2019 levels and 97% in the first quarter of 2024, points out the World Tourism Barometer while projections for the whole of 2024 point to a full recovery of international tourism, with arrivals growing 2% above 2019 levels. The reasons have been a strong global demand, enhanced air connectivity, and the recovery of China and other major Asian markets.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 09:54 UTC

    Fitch keeps Uruguay's rating unchanged and stable

    In Uruguay there is “a basic political consensus around the continuity of state policies,” Fitch underlined

    The international credit rating agency Fitch announced Tuesday that it was keeping Uruguay's BBB grade unchanged and with a stable outlook given the South American country's “relatively high” GDP, strong governance indexes, and sound external finances.

  • Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 19:27 UTC

    Buenos Aires Gay Community warns of dangers under Milei

    Although June is Pride Month almost everywhere, Buenos Aires holds its annual march in November

    The Organizing Committee of Argentina's Gay Pride March issued a statement on its social media condemning recent statements from Worship Secretary Francisco Sánchez while accompanying President Javier Milei on his Spanish tour which included a stop at a get-together of far-right political forces hosted by Vox and where the South American leader delivered a speech that resulted in Madrid's Socialist administration pulling its ambassador from Buenos Aires.