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  • Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 08:16 UTC

    Netanyahu and Trump have dinner at White House

    The two leaders spoke about the situation in Iran, including a possible nuclear deal (Pic REUTERS)

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday with US President Donald Trump at the White House, expressing optimism for peace in Gaza and a nuclear deal with Iran. It was Netanyahu's third visit since the Republican leader returned to power on Jan. 20.

  • Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 07:01 UTC

    South Georgia Island, call for Expressions of Interest for Provision Biosecurity Services

    Grytviken in a spring day

    In October 2025 approximately 250 m3 / eight 20ft shipping containers of building materials and vehicles will be shipped to South Georgia as part of a project run by the South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT) to stabilize the managers villa at Stromness.

  • Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 06:46 UTC

    Rockhopper expects €31m from an arbitration dispute with Italian government

    Rockhopper has been locked in the wrangle since 2016 when the Italian government imposed restrictions on offshore oil and gas operations within 12 miles of its coast.

    AIM Oil and gas exploration company Rockhopper Exploration said it was confident it would receive a €31m (£26.8m) insurance payment in a long-running dispute linked to restrictions on its operations off the coast of Italy.

  • Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 00:49 UTC

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  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 19:58 UTC

    Suriname Assembly chooses first-ever female president

    Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, 71, will be inaugurated on July 16

    Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, a 71-year-old physician and congresswoman, has been elected as Suriname's first female president by the country's National Assembly on Sunday. She ran unopposed and will be inaugurated on July 16.

  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 19:47 UTC

    Caricom Summit underway in Montego Bay

    Security and resilience are not optional, Holness stressed

    The 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is underway in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from July 6-8. The summit focuses on critical issues for the region, including security, trade, climate change, and economic integration.

  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    IMF and WB “a reversed Marshall Plan” says Lula

    “The distortions are undeniable,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday criticized the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) because they represent “a reverse Marshall Plan, in which emerging and developing economies finance the more developed world.”

  • Monday, July 7th 2025 - 08:50 UTC

    Boric and Arce advocate for multilateralism and Global South empowerment

    Arce's Bolivia is an associate member of BRICS, while Boric participated as a guest

    Presidents Gabriel Boric Font of Chile and Bolivia's Luis Arce Catacora advocated for multilateralism, international law, and the strengthening of the Global South during their interventions at the BRICS 2025 summit in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 11:58 UTC

    Today Tuvalu’s Climate change visas; tomorrow extensive to the World’s?

     UN COP26 Glasgow was not a conventional statesman – he was Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe, and he delivered a powerful message with his very presence in the encroaching waters. 

    By Gwynne Dyer - Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last week’s big change saw the creation of the world’s first climate-change visas. It’s a way of giving potential climate refugees some hope and some dignity, and it would certainly be an improvement on the current migration mess.

  • Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 04:50 UTC

    Falklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026

    Minister Stephen Doughty with MLA Roger Spink during a recent meeting at Parliament House

    Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which includes Overseas Territories has stated that illicit finance, corruption, and kleptocracy pose a direct threat to the UK’s national security, economic resilience, and the integrity of the global financial system.