International

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Ukraine's President told no appearance at Mercosur Summit possible

  

  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenski was told to change his plans after seeking to make a virtual appearance during Thursday's Mercosur Summit in Asunción.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Brazilian prosecution begins accusation against gang that shipped cocaine to Europe in fruit containers

  

  Brazil's Federal Prosecution Service formally accused eighteen of belonging to criminal gangs involved in sending cocaine in fruit containers to Europe through the port of Salvador, north of the country. With Operation Decontamination, twelve search and seizure warrants were ordered plus eight preventive arrests last April in several cities of the states of Bahia and São Paulo.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Prince Charles thanks Falklands' Veterans at a reception on flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth

  

  The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall thanked Falkland Islands veterans at a unique ‘garden party’ on the UK’s flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth. The Wednesday gathering in the hangar of the carrier in Portsmouth marked the end of official 40th anniversary commemorations of the conflict.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Veteran Simon Weston will visit the Falklands next February on the “Balmoral”

  

  Falklands War Veteran Simon Weston CBE will be visiting the Islands next 22 February when Fred Olsen Cruise Lines “Balmoral” calls at Stanley. The cruise will be next year on an epic 78-night voyage to South America and Antarctica, with Weston joining the trip for fourteen nights and sharing with fellow travelers his experiences during and after the Falklands war.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  European heat wave in the 40 Celsius has become the “new normal”, says WMO chief

  

  While a record 40.3°C was registered in UK on Tuesday, widespread extreme heat, wildfires and stress on health system were reported across the European continent.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Mercosur clinches Singapore FTA, announces CET cuts

  

  The governments of all four members of Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) Wednesday agreed in Asunción to lower the bloc's common external tariffs (CET) by 10%.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 07:04 UTC

  Iran files petition on behalf of its Emtrasur 747 crewmembers

  

  The Government of Iran has requested Argentina's Judiciary lifts the travel ban on the five Asian country's nationals who have been staying at a hotel near the Ezeiza international airport following the seizing of a Venezuela-flagged Boeing 747-300.

• Thursday, July 21st 2022 - 06:51 UTC

  And then they were 2: Sunak and Truss

  

  Following Wednesday's round of voting, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss finally made it to the showdown against former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in the contest for Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2022 - 10:39 UTC

  EU eyes CELAC for food; Mercosur “a more complicated issue”

  

  Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat, has said Latin America would host a CELAC meeting sometime next year, but admitted that ratifying the 2019 trade agreement with Mercosur was “a more complicated issue.”

• Wednesday, July 20th 2022 - 10:03 UTC

  Brazil diversifying protein markets, Britain and Egypt with Halal cuts

  

  Brazil, one of the world's largest exporters of beef is diversifying markets since its sales are concentrated in China and Hong Kong, a situation very similar to that of neighboring Mercosur partners, Uruguay and Argentina.