International

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 20:40 UTC

  IOC punishes Indonesia over ban on Israeli athletes

  

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday issued sanctions against Indonesia, suspending all dialogue regarding the country's bid to host the Olympic Games, after Jakarta barred Israeli gymnasts from competing in a world championship.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 09:44 UTC

  UK at UN Security Council sponsors recognition of Kosovo’s independence

  

  Jennifer MacNaughtan, UK Minister Counsellor, at the Security Council meeting on Kosovo called on other Member States who have not yet done so to join the majority and recognize Kosovo’s independence: Ms MacNaughtan said she would make three points.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 07:49 UTC

  UK Defense Ministry: “Shoot down unidentified drones!”

  

  The United Kingdom is drafting new powers to allow troops to shoot down unidentified drones threatening its military bases, Defense Minister John Healey said this week.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 07:36 UTC

  UK celebrates 220th anniversary of British victory at the Battle of Trafalgar

  

  Trafalgar Day is an annual celebration of British victory over the French and Spanish fleets by the Royal Navy in the 19th Century. On 21 October 1805, Royal Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's fleet defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet that was attempting to invade the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, October 22nd 2025 - 00:42 UTC

  Tony Blair in Montevideo: will meet President Orsi this Wednesday

  

  Uruguayan president Yamandu Orsi will receive this Wednesday midday at the Executive Tower, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, according to the presidential office release. The former prime minister currently holds the chair of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and is on a regional tour, having met on Tuesday Paraguayan president, Santiago Peña in the capital Asuncion.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 21:01 UTC

  Lula leaving on Asian tour - meeting with Trump possible

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was headed for Indonesia and Malaysia to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and the East Asia Summit (EAS).

• Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 20:31 UTC

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy turns himself in at Paris prison

  

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy turned himself in at the La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for illegally financing his 2007 presidential campaign with money from the regime of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:26 UTC

  Oil heading below US$ 50 per barrel anticipates Energy Agency

  

  When oil prices in the international market are sliding faster than expected, already in the range of US$ 50 the barrel, the International Energy Agency, IEA in its latest report anticipated that because of soaring “supply and subdued demand”, oil oversupply will be larger than expected, both in 2025 and 2026. IEA warns that while demand growth is down, supply growth will lead to a record supply overhang, since oil stocks are already soaring, mainly that stockpiled in tankers in water.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 08:21 UTC

  Falklands, visit from Shetland salmon expert

  

  Shetlands’ author and former fish farmer John Goodlad visited the Falklands this week to give a public talk, at the invitation of Unity Marine (*). The expert advisor for two seafood investment funds and three times author, spoke about his latest publication, ‘Food from the Sea: The Future of Seafood’. Falklands TV talked with him about his experiences and views on the future of sustainable seafood and the potential for salmon farming in the Falklands.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2025 - 00:39 UTC

  Esports as a Growth Engine: How Events Are Boosting Local Economies

  

  Global interest in esports is skyrocketing, yet the sector is still in its early stages of development. More interestingly, online and offline esports tournaments have increased dramatically in the last several years. The cities that host these events often experience a substantial increase in tourist and economic activity, but what is causing this growth engine?