International

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Royal Navy's Type 26s delayed by a year at an extra cost of £233m

  

  UK Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace told MPs in a statement that Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Type 26s – dubbed the workhorses of the warship fleet – will now be reached in October 2028 instead of the planned October 2027, and with a cost growth of £233million.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Uruguayan beef makes successful presentation in Shanghai

  

  An Uruguayan team has successfully persuaded would-be buyers at the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai of the benefits of a healthy diet containing beef from the South American country.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Bank holiday proclaimed for the coronation of King Charles III

  

  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has decided to proclaim an additional bank holiday to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III next year.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 09:12 UTC

  New UK ambassador to Brazil

  

  Ms Stephanie Al-Qaq has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil in succession to Mr Peter Wilson CMG. Ms Al-Qaq will take up her appointment during November 2022.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 07:57 UTC

  Maduro lands in Sharm El-Sheikh

  

  Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, who rarely travels abroad except to friendly countries, Sunday landed at the Egyptian port city of Sharm el-Sheikh to participate in the COP27 Climate Summit.

• Monday, November 7th 2022 - 07:50 UTC

  Compensation to poorer countries added to COP27 agenda

  

  Dignitaries at the Egyptian port of Sharm El-Sheikh Sunday concurred on the opening day of the UN Conference of the Parties (COP27) Climate Summit on the need to discuss compensation by the world's wealthier nations for damages stemming from practices that were detrimental to the environment and have thus prompted the current climate change crisis.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 11:03 UTC

  Chagos: Mauritius and UK agree military base on Diego García will remain, says Foreign Secretary

  

  The UK and Mauritius have agreed to hold talks on the future of the disputed British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory/Chagos Islands, and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the countries agreed that the UK-US military base on Diego Garcia will continue to operate whatever the results of the talks.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:48 UTC

  BAS has launched its Antarctic field season with an ambitious range of projects

  

  The British Antarctic Survey, BAS, Antarctic field season has begun, with a challenging and ambitious range of projects to be delivered at five BAS research stations and across the wider continent. Over 500 people are working in Antarctica this season on BAS research stations, on RRS Sir David Attenborough, in the field and in collaboration with other Antarctic operators.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:37 UTC

  Mercosur meatpackers concerned over weaker demand from the Chinese market

  

  Brazilian meatpackers, large and small, have seen a drop in exports during October, which have been considerably slower than during the month of September. Shipments dropped some 43,000 tons, particularly to China, which has caused certain unrest, because the Asian giant has long become Brazil's (and Mercosur) main export market.

• Saturday, November 5th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Strong lobbying to boost defense spending from Secretary Wallace and Speaker of the House

  

  UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will urge Jeremy Hunt to boost defense spending during a crunch meeting with the Chancellor. Speaking to Forces News, Ben Wallace says he will “make sure that, in this difficult economic time, defense gets its fair share” at their meeting on Thursday.