International

Friday, May 30th 2025 - 10:30 UTC
Brazil recognized once again as free of FMD without vaccination

Brazil has officially been recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health for the second straight year as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. The acknowledgment, granted during the organization’s 92nd General Session in Paris, reinforces Brazil’s commitment to livestock health and global trade.
Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:56 UTC
Chile pulls military attachés from Tel Aviv Embassy

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font defended his decision to withdraw the country's military attachés from Tel Aviv, citing the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military actions following the terrorist group Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attacks.
Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:15 UTC
Uruguay clinches rapeseed and soybean meal deal with China

Uruguay and China signed a historic agreement enabling the South American country to export rapeseed and soybean meal. The phytosanitary protocol ensures safety, inspection, and traceability standards for these high-protein products, which are much in demand for animal feed in Asia.
Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
Trump tells UK to get rid of unsightly windmills and open North Sea to modern drilling

President Donald Trump on Truth Social has strongly criticized UK’s energy policy of pursuing renewables and further taxing North Sea oil and gas operators. In a piece published in OilPrice he suggests getting rid of “costly and unsightly windmills”.
Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 00:34 UTC
The Complex Gambling Laws of the South Atlantic

Trying to understand gambling rules in the South Atlantic? Good luck with that. This region has some of the most head-scratching and contradictory betting laws you'll find anywhere. From surprisingly strict island territories to unexpectedly relaxed mainland spots, the regulations change dramatically depending on where you drop your anchor.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 21:12 UTC
Charles III first monarch to open Canadian Parliament in decades

During his historic two-day visit to Ottawa, King Charles III became the first monarch since 1957 to inaugurate a Canadian parliamentary session. His address underscored Canada's sovereignty amid rising tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has proposed the country's annexation as the 51st state and imposed tariff threats. Asserting national independence, Charles declared, “The True North is indeed strong and free.”
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 20:17 UTC
North Sea FPSO extension clears path for potential redeployment to Falklands

Dutch offshore company Bluewater has reached an agreement in principle to extend the deployment of the Aoka Mizu FPSO on the UK’s Lancaster oilfield, a move that could set the stage for the vessel’s future redeployment to the Falkland Islands' Sea Lion project.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:12 UTC
Falklands representative honors 1982 War dead at Cunard Memorial rededication in Liverpool

The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, took part in a solemn rededication ceremony at the Cunard War Memorial on Sunday, May 25, marking the 43rd anniversary of the sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:04 UTC
Fortuna Ltd secures Tristan da Cunha lobster concession and transport contract

Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island, has awarded its prized lobster concession to Fortuna Ltd, a British Overseas Territory-based company with global seafood operations.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 13:58 UTC
Bluetongue virus restricted zone to be extended to all of England on 1 July 2025

The Bluetongue Virus restricted zone will be extended from 1 July 2025 to cover the whole of England, ending movement restrictions for animals and allowing farmers to move cattle, sheep, all ruminants, camelids, throughout England without movement tests.