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  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 11:24 UTC

    Foreign Office statement, UK/Argentina made progress on different South Atlantic issues regarding

    Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and Argentine FM Diana Mondino, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues relating to the South Atlantic.

    Looking forward to a new era of constructive cooperation within the bilateral relationship, characterized by improved dialogue and confidence-building measures, the UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina, Diana Mondino, met in New York on 24 September and made progress towards a broad agenda covering different issues relating to the South Atlantic. It is agreed that the formula on the safeguards of sovereignty in paragraph 2 of the Joint Statement of 19 October 1989 applies to this agenda and its outcomes.

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 11:03 UTC

    Boric insists human rights are to be defended against anyone violating them

    Boric described Maduro's government in Venezuela as a dictatorship trying to steal the elections

    Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font said Tuesday during his participation at the United Nations General Assembly that leftwing countries needed to have a single stance on human rights violations, regardless of whether they were committed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro. He also criticized countries with “double standards” on the issue.

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 08:58 UTC

    Global Partnership for Action on Gender-Based Online Harassment and Abuse

    Gendered disinformation is a threat to societies defending peaceful, democratic values.

    Joint statement from the governments of Australia, Chile, Denmark, France, Iceland, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America:

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 08:43 UTC

    UK Antarctic Science Conference at BAS, Cambridge

    Falklands MLA Mark Pollard and FIG Office London Representative during a recent visit to BAS, closely linked to the Falklands

    The British Antarctic Survey, BAS, has announced that the UK Antarctic Science Conference 2024 will take place at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, 1st – 3rd October 2024. The meeting aims to bring together all in the UK who are involved in Antarctic research or the support of Antarctic research.

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 01:40 UTC

    Falklands support of new cooperation agreement between UK and Argentina

    Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Diana Mondino

    On Tuesday, 24th September, following a meeting of Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Argentine foreign affairs minister Diana Mondino at the United Nations, Falklands openly supported the new era of constructive cooperation between UK and Argentina and released the following,

  • Wednesday, September 25th 2024 - 00:18 UTC

    Smart ways to make the most of online promotions and discounts

    Photo: Freepik

    In today’s digital age, online promotions and discounts are everywhere, offering consumers the chance to save on everything from daily essentials to luxury items. However, not all promotions are created equal. Understanding how to navigate these offers can help you maximize the benefits while avoiding pitfalls.

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 20:43 UTC

    Lula wants permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa and Latin America

    The absence of Africa and Latin America from the UN's Security Council is a remnant of colonialist practices, Lula underlined

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday opened the 79th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York with a speech focused on the Security Council's shortcomings in the face of recent global events and called for a permanent seat on the body for Latin America as well as for Africa while insisting that such an omission was “an unacceptable echo of the domination practices of the colonial past.” Today, only the United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom are permanent members, and all of them have veto powers.

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 15:50 UTC

    Use of unauthorized suicide capsule sparks controversy in Switzerland

    The Sarco capsule is purple because it is “the color of dignity,” The Last Resort states on its website.

    Authorities in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen arrested a group of people Tuesday in connection with the first-time unsanctioned use of the assisted suicide capsule known as Sarco, with which a 64-year-old American woman took her own life. Although assisted suicide is permitted in the country under certain conditions, prosecutors fear that these requirements had not been met.

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Busy days for Falklands delegation at the stand in Labour's Conference Liverpool

    A flurry of activity and visits at the Falkland Islands stand at the Labour Party Convention taking place in Liverpool with Members of the Legislative Assembly Leona Roberts and Mark Pollard as hosts with the support from staff of the Falklands Government Office in London.

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2024 - 09:59 UTC

    Brazil condemns Israel's onslaught against Hezbollah in Lebanon

    The Brazilian Embassy in Beirut continues to provide assistance and guidance to the local Brazilian community, Itamaraty underlined

    Brazil's Foreign Ministry condemned “in the strongest terms” Israel's deployment into parts of Lebanese territory Monday which left 492 people dead and 1,645 wounded. Itamaraty also deplored Tel Aviv's declarations in favor of the military operations urging “Lebanese civilians to evacuate their homes in those regions” as people fleeing southern Lebanon caused traffic jams.