International

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  “The Arctic is strategic for NATO”; US going to appoint its first ambassador to the polar region

  

  “The Arctic is of great importance for NATO,” and the Western alliance must give priority to its military presence in the polar region, NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a Sunday interview with the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. The interview comes when Washington is set to appoint its first Arctic ambassador and Russia's increasing military activity in the Arctic..

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  UN fails to approve the High Seas Treaty to protect oceans and marine life

  

  Negotiations on a High Seas Treaty to protect marine life, at the United Nations in New York were suspended on Saturday after diplomats failed to reach an agreement at the end of the fifth round of talks.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel so far this year, BBC report

  

  Over 25,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel to Kent so far in 2022, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Defense. while a total of 915 people reached Kent in 19 small boats on Saturday, according to a report from BBC. Women and children were among a group brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dungeness.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Liz Truss, if PM, looking at “nuclear” option of cutting VAT 5% across the board, media reports

  

  Tory leader candidate and good chances of becoming the next British prime minister, Liz Truss would prioritize tax cuts over giving direct payments to every household to help cover the cost of rising energy bills. Reports suggest Ms Truss is considering cutting VAT across the board by 5%.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Gibraltar included in the Home Office list of recognized cities

  

  Gibraltar has been included in the Home Office's list of recognized cities. Although the Rock was awarded city status in 1842, it was under Diocesan Letters Patent and not under the normal City Status Letters Patent and therefore never ended up on the official list.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Russian spy in Italy claimed she had been born in Peru

  

  A Russian female spy posing as a socialite allegedly born in Peru had infiltrated a NATO base in Italy for years, it was reported Friday.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  India sides with Argentina on Malvinas Question, calls for negotiations

  

  India on Friday reiterated support for international negotiations on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic, according to the Indian media.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Liz Truss and Macron exchange “flowers” on UK/French relations

  

  French president Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Algeria, took time to comment on remarks from the most serious candidate to become the next British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and said he would not “for a second” hesitate to say “the United Kingdom is a friend of France,” despite its leaders or minor mistakes.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  German consul in Rio released from custody in husband's death probe

  

  Rio de Janeiro Judge Rosa Helena Macedo Guita from the 2nd Criminal Court Friday ordered the release of German Consul Uwe Herbert Hahn from custody after he had been arrested earlier this month in connection with his Belgian husband's death in fudgy circumstances.

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Moderna sues Pfizer/Biontech over Covid-19 vax patent

  

  US pharmaceutical company Moderna Friday sued Pfizer / BioNTech over patent ownership infringement regarding the COVID-19 RNA vaccine