International

Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 09:27 UTC
No Lula-Zelensky meeting in Hiroshima after all

In the end, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva did not get together with his Ukrainian colleague Volodymyr Zelensky during the weekend as they were both attending the G7 Summit in Hiroshima as guests. “I think he was disappointed,” Zelensky said Sunday in an ironic tone. The meeting was officially requested by Ukraine on Friday (19/5).
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:26 UTC
G7 Summit in Hiroshima: Stronger sanctions declared against Russia, Zelensky's presence expected

The leaders of the Group of Seven, G7, major industrial countries on Friday vowed to tighten sanctions on Russia. During talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, they vowed: “to stand together against Russia's illegal, unjustifiable, and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Lula, Japanese PM discuss bilateral trade and climate change

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Saturday in Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the G7 Summit to discuss further cooperation between the two countries, Agencia Brasil reported. Both leaders agreed to expand bilateral trade and combat climate change, among other issues.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Argentina to buy 4 P-3s from Norway

Argentina's Defense Ministry agreed to purchase four long-range Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion aircraft from Norway at a cost of US$ 67 million to increase the South American country's patrolling capabilities in the South Atlantic, it was reported Friday in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Moscow declares Greenpeace an “undesirable organization,” forcing it to close its Russian branch

Russia on Friday declared the environmental group Greenpeace an “undesirable organization.” The designation criminalizes the work of organizations that bear the brand and puts employees at risk of criminal prosecution.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
U-20 football World Cup ready for kick-off in Argentina

As the under-20 football World Cup is to kick off Saturday in Argentina with four matches on the opening day, one Iraqi player has been accused by a female staffer of the La Plata hotel where the delegation is staying of having touched “her intimate parts,” it was reported.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:49 UTC
Natural lakes and reservoirs worldwide drying up, Science magazine

Natural lakes and reservoirs worldwide are consistently losing water content, according to an international research team that published their findings in the journal Science. Allegedly global warming and human activity are the chief culprits.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Falklands releases King Charles III coronation commemorative 50 pence coins

The treasury of the Falkland Islands government has released new commemorative 50-pence coins which mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, which took place on the 6th May.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:20 UTC
Construction of Chinese multipurpose mega port in Peru runs into trouble

Peru's Prosecution Office has launched an investigation into China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd after a landslide at one of the company’s tunnel construction sites at the major mega-port of Chancay in the country. The incident, which took place in the coastal province of Huaral, damaged at least four houses near the tunnel and forced the company to suspend construction.
Friday, May 19th 2023 - 09:30 UTC
A BRICS revival is capable of challenging Western led international institutions?

By Ana Palacios, WASHINGTON, DC – There was a time when everyone was talking about a group of fast-growing emerging economies with huge potential. But the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – struggled to transform themselves from a promising asset class into a unified real-world diplomatic and financial player. Is this finally changing?