International

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  World War III has been declared, Pope Francis says

  

  Pope Francis last week told editors of the European cultural magazines of the Society of Jesus that, in his opinion, World War III had been declared, it was reported Tuesday by La Civilta Cattolica.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  WHO insists vaccination against monkeypox not good for everyone

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday insisted on its recommendation not to vaccinate people against monkeypox en masse, despite the recent increase in the number of cases.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 08:11 UTC

  Costa Rica clinch football World Cup berth after beating NZ

  

  Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell Tuesday scored two minutes into the game and gave his country the last berth available at this year¡s football World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over New Zealand's All Whites. The match was played at the Al Rayyan Stadium.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 10:31 UTC

  Argentina had been tipped there was something strange with the Emtrasur 747

  

  The Governments of Paraguay and Uruguay had alerted Argentina about the Iranian crew flying the Venezuelan-flagged Boeing 747-300 cargo airplane now seized at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Foreign Office and leading Scotland universities launch a new think tank, Scottish Council for Global Affairs

  

  Scottish Secretary Alister Jack has hailed the launch of new think tank, the Scottish Council for Global Affairs (SCGA), at an event in London. The Secretary of State spoke at an event hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) at its historic Lancaster House venue – giving top global affairs experts from Scotland an opportunity to meet with representatives of governments from all over the world.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  The status of 'city' granted to Stanley by the Queen, another Argentine complaint in the next C24, June 23

  

  Next June 23 Argentina will renew its request before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, or C24, for the United Kingdom to resume negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute, which have been suspended for forty years following the South Atlantic conflict.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Brazilian team releases outlook ahead of BRICS Summit

  

  Brazil's Center for International Relations (CEBRI) Monday released a report on the country's expectations regarding its involvement in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) bloc.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 08:39 UTC

  Peru eliminated from Qatar football World Cup

  

  Australia beat Peru 5-4 on penalties to advance to the football World Cup finals later this year after a goalless draw.

• Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 08:25 UTC

  Falklands issues 50p coin to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth

  

  A brand new 50p coin to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been issued on behalf of the Falkland Islands government, by the Pobjoy Mint.

• Monday, June 13th 2022 - 23:45 UTC

  Timeline: 14th June 1982 – Democracy restored to the Falkland Islands

  

  On 02nd April 1982 Argentine Forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Patrick Watts, who was Head of Falklands Radio, broadcast a marathon 11 hours non-stop description of the events as they unfolded. He maintained a British presence in the Radio Station for most of the 74 days of Argentine occupation. In this article, he provides a personal account of his recollections of the day that British Forces liberated the Falklands.