International

• Saturday, July 16th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Scotland “blessed” with a second Van Gogh, an unknown self portrait hidden under another masterpiece

  

  Experts at the National Galleries of Scotland have discovered a previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, when a canvas was X-rayed before an exhibition.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 22:40 UTC

  Argentina insists Uruguay-China FTA must go through Mercosur

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry Friday issued a statement according to which Uruguay's negotiations with China towards a Free Trade Agreement must go through Mercosur.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 20:41 UTC

  Uruguay deal: China ratifies successful completion of FTA feasibility probe

  

  China's Ministry of Commerce Spokeswoman Shu Jue Ting Thursday ratified her country deemed the possible conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Uruguay to be of the utmost importance.

• Friday, July 15th 2022 - 03:03 UTC

  Bolsonaro hints solution to Ukraine war resembles that of 1982 in the South Atlantic

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said he had “the solution” to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine and vowed to discuss it with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 22:30 UTC

  Braverman out, Sunak still ahead in Tory leadership contest

  

  Attorney General Suella Braverman Thursday crashed out of the Conservative leadership race and will reportedly support Foreign Secretary Liz Truss' bid to become Boris Johnson's successor as UK Prime Minister after former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Trade Secretary Penny Mordaunt strengthened their advantage in the Conservative Party leadership contest.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ donation to Ukrainian people reaches £42 thousand

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed that a total of £42,038.10 was raised and passed to charity, United Kingdom. The charity will use the donation to help UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) teams deliver life-saving aid to people forced to flee their homes in Ukraine.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Uruguay announces beginning of talks with China to reach FTA

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday announced negotiations with China to reach a bilateral free trade agreement are to begin, after technical teams from the two countries found it feasible, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, ahead in first vote to replace Boris Johnson

  

  Tories in the British Parliament cast their first-round of votes on Wednesday to pick a candidate to replace outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson as head of the party and UK's head of government.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Islamic State leader gunned down by US forces ahead of Biden's Middle East trip

  

  Defense authorities from the United States announced the killing of Maher al-Agal, the Islamic State chief in Syria, in a drone operation in which one of the terrorist leader's aides was also wounded.

• Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Ukraine war: Euro cheaper than the US dollar for the first time in two decades

  

  As Ukraine war continues and fears that Russia could further restrict Europe's supplies of gas, increasing the chances of a recession in the Eurozone, the European common currency has fallen below the dollar for the first time in nearly 20 years.