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Montevideo, January 15th 2025 - 12:55 UTC

International

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 10:45 UTC

    Argentine FM thanks Chinese colleague for support regarding Malvinas

    Cafiero also tanked his colleague for China's endorsement of Argentina's bid to join the BRICS

    Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday thanked his new Chinese colleague Qin Gang during a telephone conversation for the Asian Giant's support for the South American country's claim over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. Qin Gang had become China's new Foreign Minister on Dec. 30, 2022. Both top diplomats concurred that a peaceful solution was needed for the South Atlantic dispute.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    “Bregret”, the new word to express regret for voting Britain lo leave the EU

    Focaldata taking in 10,000 people across the country, asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement, “Britain was wrong to leave the EU”.

    Like Brexit a few years ago, popular vocabulary in UK has incorporated “Bregret”, basically meaning “regretting the decision to vote for Britain leaving the European Union”. And one of the latest opinion polls indicates a dramatic shift in the UK as to such a momentous vote. The poll, by Focaldata and taking in 10,000 people across the country, asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with the statement, “Britain was wrong to leave the EU”.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Lula, a tough nut for German Chancellor Scholz

    “We are very happy that Brazil is back on the world stage. You were missed, Lula,” Scholz stressed

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz bit the dust Monday in Brasilia when President Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva refused to support Ukraine even verbally and rejected the European leader's invitation to join his Climate Club initiative. Furthermore, Lula also turned down a German request to send ammunition to Kyiv.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 09:57 UTC

    German Chancellor meets Lula da Silva, pledges €200 million for Amazon forest

    The package includes a new €31 million fund for Brazilian states for rainforest protection, including €93 million towards reforesting projects.

    Germany has pledged €200 million to help Brazil defend the Amazon forest. German Chanellor Olaf Scholz made the announcement during a visit to Brasilia where he met with president Lula da Silva and congratulated him for the return of Brazil to the world stage.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 09:41 UTC

    Royal Navy incorporates state of the art mine hunting operations vessel

    The new vessel arrived at HMNB Devonport on Monday. Photo: Royal Navy

    A specialist ship bought to support Royal Navy mine-hunting operations – a mother ship to launch drones to find and destroy undersea threats – has arrived in Plymouth. When deployed, the platform will support the safeguarding of UK waters from the threat of mines at sea, operating a range of uncrewed systems that will help keep personnel at a safe distance.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 09:30 UTC

    In three years of Brexit, migration in UK trebled, June 21/22

    ONS data shows that most new arrivals came from non-EU countries. Roughly 89,000 Ukrainians resettled in the UK and another 76,000 came from Hong Kong

    The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the country had a net migration gain of 504,000 people between June 2021 and June 2022. That number was nearly triple the 173,000 registered the year prior.

  • Tuesday, January 31st 2023 - 08:37 UTC

    The UK economy forecasted to contract 0,6% this year, IMF report

    In its World Economic Outlook update, the IMF said UK's (GDP) would shrink 0,6% rather than grow by 0.3% this year

    The UK economy this year is forecasted to perform worse than similar advanced economies, and is estimated to contract by 0,6%, according to the latest report from the IMF. The new forecast reflects UK's high energy prices and strong inflation.

  • Monday, January 30th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

    Boric and Scholz review human rights and clean energy

    Chile and Latin America have not been a priority of German foreign policy until Scholz came to power in December 2021

    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Santiago this past weekend from Argentina and met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font at the La Moneda Palace. Both leaders discussed bilateral issues in what was their second encounter after the one in September last in New York during the 77th UN General Assembly.

  • Monday, January 30th 2023 - 11:07 UTC

    Universal Periodic Review of human rights: UK statement on Argentina

    Rita French, Global Ambassador for Human Rights and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva

    The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, gave the following statement during Argentina’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council:

  • Monday, January 30th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    Fernández and Scholz discuss Ukraine, climate change, and energy resources

    “In the northern hemisphere missiles are flying and people are dying,” and that has an impact on South America, Fernández told Scholz

    Argentine President Alberto Fernández and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met Saturday at the Palacio San Martín (Foreign Ministry) in Buenos Aires, during the first stop of the South American tour of the European leader, who was scheduled to travel to Chile and Brazil.