International

• Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 08:33 UTC

  HMS Protector says “Farewell, Falklands”

  

  The Royal Navy's only ice patrol HMS Protector has left the Falkland Islands on her way back to Plymouth after four of Antarctic work. It will be a 6,000-mile journey for maintenance and training after completing her season last month safeguarding birdlife and laying the groundwork for further research in the years to come protecting wildlife, safeguarding birdlife, and leaving behind special markers.

• Saturday, March 11th 2023 - 08:05 UTC

  US Southern Command Chief warns of Chinese expansion in South America

  

  General Laura Jane Richardson, the head of the US Southern Command, told the House of Representatives this week that “China continues to expand its influence” in Latin America and “manipulates” its governments through “predatory investment practices.”

• Friday, March 10th 2023 - 12:32 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Result of referendum remains clear 10 years on

  

  Over 10 and 11 March 2013, Falkland Islanders overwhelmingly decided their future political status. The referendum asked voters “Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?”

• Friday, March 10th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  Xi Jinping wins unprecedented third term as Chinese President

  

  Xi Jinping has become the longest-serving president of the People's Republic of China since its founding in 1945 after being elected once again for a third five-year term. He was also chosen chairman of the Central Military Commission by a National People's Congress (NPC) plenum.

• Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 19:37 UTC

  The Falklands' voice heard: Commemorating 10 years since the Referendum

  

  Ten years ago, the people of the Falkland Islands participated in a landmark referendum, overseen by international observers, to determine their political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The question posed was, “Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status?” and an overwhelming 99.8% of voters, on a 92% turnout, chose to remain a self-governing territory of the UK.

• Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Uruguay, Brazil agree on joint infrastructure works

  

  Brazilian and Uruguayan officials have reached an understanding whereby the Rivera airport will become binational, a waterway will be developed, and a new bridge will be built over the Yaguarón river, it was announced after Tuesday's encounter in Brasilia featuring Foreign Ministers Francisco Bustillo and Mauro Viera, among other dignitaries.

• Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 10:14 UTC

  Ireland to hold referendum to rephrase Constitutional mandates for woman

  

  Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Wednesday that his country was “an unfinished republic” soo long as there is still some inequality between men and women and in order to solve that a referendum will be held in November to remove sexist content from Constitution.

• Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 12:45 UTC

  Argentina's cancellation of Córdoba-Mt. Pleasant route made official

  

  The Argentine Government's decision to strike the authorization once granted to LATAM Brasil to serve Mount Pleasant in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands from Córdoba has been made official since it was published Tuesday in the Official Gazette.

• Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Women mobilize for their rights around the world: “it will take 300 years” to achieve equality

  

  Thousands of women will take to the streets of the world Wednesday to denounce a global offensive against their rights and demand an end to discrimination and femicides, on the rise in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.

• Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 15:06 UTC

  Uruguay-China’s FTA is “improving” at a slower pace, President Lacalle says

  

  The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, referred to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China. In an interview with the Argentine radio program “Alguien tiene que decirlo” (Radio Mitre), Lacalle stated that negotiations with Chinese authorities are “progressing”. However, the processes of the Asian country advance at a “slower” pace, the head of the South American Government said.