International

Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:53 UTC
Work started on Royal Navy's next Type 26 frigate “Birmingham”

Work got underway on the latest of the Royal Navy’s next-generation submarine hunters, a £840m Type 26 frigate warship which will carry the name and motto – Forward – of England’s second city, Birmingham, around the globe for a quarter of a century.
Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
European Parliament approves law banning imports from deforested lands

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a landmark deforestation law to ban imports into the European Union that come from any land that was deforested since December 31, 2020.
Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:01 UTC
Escazú Agreement poses new challenges to Latin American countries

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday opened the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP2) of the Escazú Agreement at the Kirchner Cultural Center in Buenos Aires. The event will last until April 21.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Argentine FM denounces presence of extra-regional powers in South Atlantic

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday said during a bi-continental forum in Cape Verde that the military presence“ in the South Atlantic of extra-regional powers, such as the United Kingdom, was ”not in accordance with the times and the current practices of multilateralism and international law“ and deemed the situation was ”unacceptable.” Cafiero also denounced the presence in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands of Kosovo Security Forces.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
HMS Montrose, a long time friend of the Falklands has come to the end of her active life

After a 30-year-career serving Britain on the front line around the globe, HMS Montrose’s active life came to an end in Portsmouth. At 11.20am nearly 200 members of her ship’s company turned to face the vessel as the White Ensign was lowered on her flight deck and the frigate passed into history.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:35 UTC
Which Latin American country is one of Russia's “most loyal partners”?

During the second stop of his Latin American tour after Brasilia and ahead of Cuba and Nicaragua, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday said in Caracas in front of his local colleague Yván Gil Pinto that Venezuela was “without a doubt” one of Russia's “most loyal partners.”
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
UK twelve month inflation in March eases to 10,1%, but Food remains strong having risen 19,1%

According to the Office for National Statistics, the consumer price inflation rate in the United Kingdom eased to 10.1% year-on-year in March 2023, down from 10.4% the month before.
Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 08:25 UTC
The military London night rehearsal preparing for the Coronation of Charles III

The first rehearsal for King Charles III Coronation took place as the military paraded through the quiet streets of central London in the early hours of the morning. The rehearsal was due to start at 10 pm on Monday but was delayed, before hundreds of military personnel followed the route on horseback preparing for the coronation on 6 May..
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 10:13 UTC
Argentina to host U-20 World Cup next month

Football's governing body FIFA Monday confirmed Argentina will be hosting the U-20 World Cup between May 20 and June 11 after Indonesia was disqualified as the organizer for refusing to welcome Israel's team. Hence, Argentina -as hosts- will participate in the tournament instead of Indonesia, after failing to make it through the qualifying round.
Tuesday, April 18th 2023 - 08:05 UTC
Senior ISIS leader taken down in Syria by US forces

A senior ISIS leader was killed Monday by US forces in northern Syria, it was announced. The raid targeted Abd-al-Hadi Mahmud al-Haji Ali, who was said to be plotting attacks in the Middle East and Europe, according to the Pentagon.