International

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 10:07 UTC

  Argentina's Defense Minister interested in India-built weaponry

  

  Argentina's Defense Minister Jorge Taiana held a meeting with his Indian colleague Rajnath Singh to discuss the purchase of weapons for the South American country, including fighter jet planes.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  With the Black Sea deal closed, EU looking to expand Ukraine export routes via road and rail

  

  Following on Russia's unilateral withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal and its threats to ships transporting agricultural goods from Ukraine, the EU said on Tuesday that it was looking into expanding export routes via road and rail.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2023 - 09:04 UTC

  G20 financial summit can't agree on Russia/Ukraine war or how to help vulnerable countries with debts

  

  A two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies ended on Tuesday without a final communiqué due to differences over the war in Ukraine.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 22:46 UTC

  Lacalle Pou urges swift action on EU-Mercosur Agreement: “Enough of 25 years of negotiations”

  

  In a strong plea for progress on the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou demanded an end to decades of fruitless negotiations, urging the involved parties to reach an agreement.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Solution to Venezuelan crisis sought in Brussels

  

  Presidents Alberto Fernández of Argentina, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Gustavo Petro of Colombia, and Emmanuel Macron of France Monday got together in Brussels on the sides of the EU-Celac Summit with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition leader Gerardo Blyde in a multilateral effort to find a solution to the political crisis in the Bolivarian country. Also participating in the gathering was the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Climate change, blistering record heat wave in Europe, US, Japan and flooding in China and South Korea

  

  Dozens of cities across southern Europe were under heat wave red alerts, as officials warned of extreme temperatures persisting over the coming days. In Italy, at least 16 cities were under “red” alerts for heat, including Rome, Florence and Bologna.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:38 UTC

  EU to invest € 45 billion in Latin America and Caribbean

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday an investment of € 45 billion over several years for Latin American and Caribbean economies through the Global Gateway program, the EU's response to massive Chinese undertakings in the region.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Growing concern in China over urban areas youth (16 to 24 years) unemployment

  

  The jobless rate of 16 to 24 year olds in Chinese urban areas rose to 21.3% last month, official figures released by Beijing show. It comes as the world's second largest economy grew just 0.8% in the three months to the end of June.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:24 UTC

  Lula wants to deepen discussion with EU on climate issue

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that his country wanted to generate a common agenda with the European Union (EU) to respond to present and future environmental challenges and the transition to renewable energies.

• Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  British gov't lifts restrictions on Brazilian meat

  

  British authorities have decided to lift the reinforced controls on Brazilian meat, Brasilia's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture announced Monday, according to Agencia Brasil. The measure was adopted nine months after a technical team visited the South American country.