International

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:16 UTC

  Putin telegram to King Charles III, “I wish you courage and perseverance in the face of this heavy, irreparable loss”

  

  Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences after the death of the Queen at the age of 96. Despite the tensions over the war in Ukraine, Mr Putin reached out to King Charles III in a telegram.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 08:08 UTC

  The 2022 summer was the hottest in Europe's recorded history

  

  The summer of 2022 was the hottest in Europe's recorded history, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced on Thursday. It is the second summer in a row of record-breaking temperatures in Europe.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 07:53 UTC

  Euro zone adopts an aggressive rates policy: “inflation remains too high and is likely to stay”

  

  The European Central Bank decided on Thursday to increase the three key interest rates by 75 basis points, making a dramatic change from the prevailing transition accommodative rates' levels to ensure a timely return to the ECB's inflation target of 2%.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry joins global sympathy over Queen's death

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Ministry Thursday issued a statement expressing the South American country's sympathy over the passing of the British monarch at Balmoral Castle.

• Friday, September 9th 2022 - 02:47 UTC

  Falkland Islands Statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

  

  It is with deep sadness that the Falkland Islands Government has today learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 20:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro decrees three days of mourning in Brazil over Queen's passing

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has decreed three days of mourning over the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II. In order to make the head of state's decision effective, a special edition of the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette) was released Thursday afternoon.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 20:02 UTC

  King Charles III: “the greatest sadness for me”

  

  Following Queen Elizabeth II's death Thursday, her son Charles automatically became King and shared a message through Buckingham Palace's official channels expressing his feelings and those of the Royal Family:

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 19:02 UTC

  London Bridge Operation set in place

  

  The so-called “London Bridge Operation” protocol has been activated after today's death of Queen Elizabeth. It consists of a series of meticulously planned actions to be carried out involving Prime Minister Liz Tuss, the Anglican Church, the London Police, the armed forces, and the media. The proceedings will last for weeks.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 15:26 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died Thursday at the age of 96

  

  Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died Thursday at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the BBC has reported.

• Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Uruguayan FM headed for Berlin talks

  

  Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo Wednesday met with French authorities in Paris before flying on to Berlin, where he will hold talks with his German colleague Annalena Baerbock.