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

    UK Defense Ministry: “Shoot down unidentified drones!”

    Photograph taken on September 28, 2025, of a drone flying during a Russian attack in Kiev, Ukraine. EFE/EPA/Maxym Marusenko

    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

    Royal Navy musicians play to mark Trafalgar Day on HMS Victory in Portsmouth. Photo: BFBS

    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 last week was in Rome addressing the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO

    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

    Lula is due back in Brazil on Oct. 28

    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

    Sarkozy will spend at least three weeks in solitary confinement before a decision on whether to release him on parole pending an appeal is made

    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

    IEA in its latest report anticipates that because of soaring “supply and subdued demand”, oil oversupply will be larger than expected, both in 2025 and 2026.

    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

    John Goodlad, expert advisor on seafood investment funds and three times author, spoke about his latest publication, ‘Food from the Sea: The Future of Seafood’.

    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

    Photo: Pexels

    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?

  • Monday, October 20th 2025 - 10:01 UTC

    Global public debt nearing historic high, IMF finds

    By 2029, the IMF foresees the highest indebtedness level since 1948

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Fiscal Monitor report warned that global public debt was nearing a historic high, projected to exceed 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2029. In Latin America, the report identified Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay as the countries with the highest levels of debt.

  • Saturday, October 18th 2025 - 10:17 UTC

    Trump against supplying more missiles to Ukraine

    “Let each declare victory, and let History decide!” Trump argued

    US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian colleague, Volodymyr Zelensky, that he was reluctant to deliver Tomahawk long-range missiles to Kyiv. He made those remarks during a meeting at the White House. The Ukrainian government considers these supplies vital for attacking military and energy infrastructure deep within Russian territory.