International

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Petro tells world powers to change course as war on drugs has failed

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro Tuesday said in his first appearance before the United Nations General Assembly that the war waged by wealthier countries against drug trafficking had failed, while the world's powers insisted on their quest to controlling the world's oil and coal reserves.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  PC Thorsen proud of representing the Royal Falklands Police at HM funeral

  

  A member of the Royal Falkland Islands Police, together with colleagues from other Overseas Territories participated in the huge mobilization demanded by the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 17:58 UTC

  Erdogan says Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine

  

  According to Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian leader Vladimir “Putin is ready to end the war in Ukraine” and take a significant step in that direction shortly.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  Iran trying to recover the Chinese oil market share which Russia has taken over

  

  Iran is reportedly gearing up to slash the price of its sanctioned crude oil stored offshore Singapore, in an attempt to recover the China market from Russia, reports The Straits Times quoting local industry sources.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II buried in King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle

  

  Queen Elizabeth II was buried in a private service Monday evening at Windsor Castle, following a week of events that marked the death of Britain’s longest-serving monarch, and which was televised to the world.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Chinese sanctions on Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario lifted

  

  Uruguay's Frigorífico Rosario has been allowed to resume exports to China following a sanction on Sept. 30, 2021, that banned the meat processing plant from sending shipments to the Asian giant, Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Fernando Mattos announced.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Guterres warns world leaders planet “on fire” ahead of UN General Assembly

  

  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Monday told world leaders that the planet was “literally on fire.” He made those remarks ahead of the 77th General Assembly (UNGA) opening Tuesday in New York, which traditionally happens with a speech from Brazil's President.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Young sperm whale massive stranding in Tasmania

  

  Some fourteen sperm whales have died in a mass stranding on a beach in west Tasmania, Australia. The whale carcasses were discovered by locals on King Island and reported to authorities on Monday afternoon.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  German recession forecasted to begin in the last quarter, Bundesbank report

  “The signs of a recession of the German economy are multiplying,” reads the monthly report from the country's central bank, Bundesbank, adding “a slump that could last into next year”.

• Monday, September 19th 2022 - 18:38 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest - the end of an era

  

  British mourners Monday saw Queen Elizabeth II's casket parade through London one last time before being lowered into the royal vault at Windsor Castle.