International

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  MLA Spink at Veterans massive parade in Portsmouth

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Roger Spink was present at the Veterans gathering in Portsmouth on Sunday to remember their fallen comrades. The event has been described as the largest of its kind in the UK so far.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:13 UTC

  China completes third aircraft carrier, first with a catapult launch system

  

  China has launched its third aircraft carrier and the first to feature a catapult aircraft launch system. The ship designed and built in China was christened as “Fujian” named after the Chinese province opposite Taiwan, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. According to Defense News, “Fujian” was launched at the Shanghai shipyard where it had undergone construction since 2018.

• Monday, June 20th 2022 - 09:02 UTC

  WTO reaches deal to curb overfishing and subsidies, with the target of fisheries sustainability

  

  After two decades of discussions, the World Trade Organization, WTO, finally reached a deal aimed at curbing overfishing which was hailed by conservation groups as a major turning point, even if it was the result of compromises to seal the long-sought agreement.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:55 UTC

  Emtrasur case: Iranian pilot “not a namesake,” Paraguay confirms

  

  Paraguay's Chief Intelligence Officer Esteban Aquino Friday confirmed the Iranian pilot Gholamreza Ghasemi held in Argentina was not a namesake but the actual member of the Quds Forces, a division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps specialized in military intelligence operations.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:53 UTC

  Brazil's Police confirm body was that of Phillips

  

  Brazil's Federal Police Friday confirmed the remains flown to Brasilia from Amazonia belonged to British reporter journalist Dom Phillips, who was murdered earlier this month along with local indigenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:44 UTC

  Seventh case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Friday announced the seventh case of monkeypox had been confirmed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, while reports from the State of Minas Gerais said a local case under investigation since Wednesday came out negative.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:41 UTC

  First case of medically-assisted suicide in Italy carried out

  

  The case of Federico Carboni, originally known as “Mario,” has made the headlines this week in Italy as he became the first patient to die through medically-assisted suicide, it was announced.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:18 UTC

  1982: Falklands' Task Force removes Argentine base from South Sandwich islands

  

  Having recovered South Georgia at the end of April and defeated the Argentine forces in the Falklands marking Liberation of the Islands on June 14, the Task Force still had another job, this time in the South Sandwich Islands.

• Saturday, June 18th 2022 - 11:13 UTC

  Falklands Veterans memorial service and parade in Portsmouth on Sunday

  

  Falkland Islands Veterans from all branches of the British military will be holding the annual memorial service and parading on Sunday, in Portsmouth, to mark the fortieth anniversary.

• Friday, June 17th 2022 - 21:57 UTC

  Ukraine closer to EU membership but still far off

  

  Ukraine is a step closer to full European Union membership since its candidacy was accepted Friday, although a long process still lies ahead which will include key reforms to the country.