International

Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
MLAs Barkman and Short ready to defend Falklands' self determination at UN C24 meeting

A team from the Falklands Islands is currently in the United States, more precisely in Washington for a series of political contacts in Congress and the State Department.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:43 UTC
Milei leaves for G7 Summit with a plethora of good news

After a day of good news following the Senate's broad approval of the Bases Law bill in addition to an arrangement with China to extend the currency swap in force, Argentine President Javier Milei and his entourage left for Borgo Egnazia, Italy, to attend the G7 Summit, during which he plans to hold talks with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, French President Emmanuel Macron and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, among other world leaders.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:31 UTC
Several companies trying to replicate Guyana's oil boom success in Suriname

Will Suriname become another oil boom province as neighboring Guyana? Wood Mackenzie hydrocarbons consultants believe it to be possible but exploration efforts have taken longer and the extraordinary Stabroek Block success and its dozen discoveries from the ex British colony has yet to be replicated.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:17 UTC
French snap election: Macron's strategy to erode a Marine Le Pen hard right government

Even before the final results were in from all of the 27 European Union countries that voted in the EU elections last weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron had called for national elections in France for the end of this month.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 10:11 UTC
WHO Europe blames four industries for merchandising policies that kill millions

WHO Europe called for strict regulation to curb industry power and promote public health following a report blaming tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, and fossil fuels for some 2,7 million deaths in the continent.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 09:55 UTC
Wreck of Quest, Shackleton's last ship, found 390 meters deep off Labrador

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is reporting that an international team has found the wreck of the last ship belonging to Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, off the coast of Labrador in Canada, 62 years after it went missing.
Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 00:13 UTC
Getting Ready for the 2024 Día de Muertos Festivities

Every year, Día de Muertos celebrations are held in countries up and down the Americas, bringing in vibrant colors, meals, and parades that joyously honor the deceased. In 2024, the Day of the Dead looks to be a particularly big one because the two days of the traditional holiday fall on a Friday and Saturday!
Wednesday, June 12th 2024 - 14:21 UTC
Bolivian President outlines scope of partnership with Russia

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora reviewed with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin the joint lithium and nuclear projects with which the South American country consolidates its position from a geopolitical and strategic viewpoint given the presence of Iranian facilities and equipment. Arce told reporters in La Paz Tuesday that all these matters were discussed during his recent meeting with the Russian leader in St. Petersburg on the occasion of the International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in the former imperial capital.
Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 11:55 UTC
Chinese-Brazilian proposal on Ukraine gaining momentum

Foreign Ministers Wang Yi of China and Mauro Vieira of Brazil discussed their countries' joint proposal for peace in Ukraine while attending a BRICS ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
Tuesday, June 11th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
First female Gibraltar minister addresses UN Decolonization Committee

Gibraltar Health and Care Minister, Gemma Arias Vasquez, speaking at United Nations headquarters in New York has told the Decolonization Committee of 24 it has failed to engage with Gibraltar for decades. The UN session started on Monday at 9.30 am in New York.