International

• Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Military presence “at the appropriate level to ensure the defense of the Falklands,” UK MoD

  

  Following Argentina's purchase of US-made F-16 jets from Denmark, concerns were raised in Parliament to a Secretary of Defense regarding the UK's defense readiness in the South Atlantic, more precisely the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Repair ship RFA Diligence, involved in Falklands and Gulf wars, sold to Turkey

  

  The Portsmouth media has reported that RFA Diligence, a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship previously involved in the Falklands and Gulf conflicts, has arrived in Turkey after being sold for recycling by the UK Defense Equipment Sales Authority (DESA).

• Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

  RFA Cardigan Bay in crucial support task to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza civilians

  

  UK Forces.net has reported that a Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel will provide accommodation to hundreds of American soldiers and sailors in the eastern Mediterranean who are helping to deliver aid to Gaza. The US military has started the construction of a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to facilitate the delivery of vital humanitarian aid.

• Saturday, April 27th 2024 - 08:41 UTC

  Venice combats massive tourism: day visitors will be charged a €5 fee

  

  Venice started charging this week €5 (US$ 5.30) fee for day-trippers who are not staying overnight. Despite the launch of the scheme to curb mass tourism was postponed several times, it will now apply until mid July.

• Friday, April 26th 2024 - 19:34 UTC

  US sanctions: Cubana flights to Buenos Aires lifted after refueling is denied

  

  As President Javier Milei's Argentina deepens its allegiance to the United States, Cuba's flag carrier Cubana lifted this week its regular service between Buenos Aires and Havana after fuel suppliers announced they would no longer be serving a company blacklisted from Washington in what seems like an encore of what happened to the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter flying under the Venezuelan flag following a spell with Iran's Mahan Air.

• Friday, April 26th 2024 - 09:46 UTC

  Early dawn Falkland Islands commemorate ANZAC Day

  

  Anzac Day, April 25 is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”.

• Friday, April 26th 2024 - 05:31 UTC

  Falklands honors and celebrates Zimbabwe Day with deminer families

  

  One of the more than sixty different nationalities that make up the Falkland Islands community and have chosen to call the Islands is Zimbabwe, from the heart of Africa, and accordingly, the Falklands ever so grateful distinguished them at their national day at Government House.

• Thursday, April 25th 2024 - 20:01 UTC

  ICAO agrees to review Venezuela's claim against Argentina regarding the Emtrasur freighter

  

  The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to review Venezuela's complaint against Argentina for seizing the Boeing 747-300 freighter belonging to Conviasa's cargo subsidiary Emtrasur and later handing it over to US authorities for scrapping. The aircraft was wanted by Washington because it had belonged to Iran's carrier Mahan Air and was said to be involved in logistics operations assisting terrorist attacks.

• Thursday, April 25th 2024 - 19:34 UTC

  Haiti: Henry resigns; transitional council sworn in

  

  A transitional council has finally been sworn in in violence-torn Haiti after the final resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry was received Thursday in a letter from Los Angeles, California, leaving Economy and Finance Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert in charge while a successor is named.

• Thursday, April 25th 2024 - 05:47 UTC

  PM Sunak overhauls benefits system and tackle Britain's “sick note culture” in welfare reform

  

  In a major speech the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled a package of welfare reform measures to tackle the unprecedented rise in economic inactivity and ensure the benefits system is better targeted at those who need it most.