International

• 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.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

  

  This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

  Princess of Wales smashes bottle of whisky and formally names HMS Glasgow, first of eight Type 26 frigate

  

  The Royal Navy's most advanced anti-submarine warship has officially been named HMS Glasgow, honoring Scotland's second city. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the naming ceremony at BAE Systems' shipyard in Glasgow, reports Forces.net.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:00 UTC

  UK Trade Envoy for Southern Cone first time visit to Paraguay

  

  UK Trade Envoy for Southern Cone Fabian Hamilton visited Paraguay and met with Paraguayan authorities and stakeholders to explore new partnership opportunities in sectors including trade, investment, sports, clean energy, and sustainable development.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 18:41 UTC

  Brazil participates in multilateral meeting in Madrid to discuss Gaza crisis

  

  The Brazilian Government was represented by Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in a meeting on Sunday in Madrid, Spain, along with representatives from 19 other countries to review measures to support Gaza and pressure Israel to end the war, including potential sanctions. Vieira criticized the international community's inaction regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in a meeting that also served as preparation for an upcoming conference on the Palestinian issue, scheduled for June in New York.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 13:57 UTC

  Falkland Islands reaffirm self-determination at UN decolonization seminar

  

  At a United Nations seminar focused on decolonization in the Pacific, Falkland Islands lawmaker Teslyn Barkman appealed for international recognition of the Islands' right to self-determination, pushing back against Argentina's territorial claims.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Lower oil prices ahead, as OPEC+ targets removing US shale oil from global markets

  

  OPEC+ are expected to announce another bigger than initially planned production hike at its next meeting, 9/10 July, allegedly with the purpose of having Iraq and Kazakhstan comply with their quotas, but according to a Reuter’s report the target is to knock out the US shale production.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

  South Georgia launching the Biosecurity Dog Program to check on rodents

  

  Some seven years ago this month, the island of South Georgia was declared free or rodents, rats and mice, becoming the world’s biggest and successful project to eradicate the dangerous, destructive invasive species. For nearly 250 years rodents had devastated the island’s wildlife.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

  King Charles in Canada will open Parliament with the “Speech from the throne”

  

  King Charles will read the “Speech from the Throne” to Canada's Parliament on Tuesday, the first time a monarch has delivered this for almost fifty years. It is expected to include a defense of Canada's sovereignty and to reject claims it should be taken over by the US.

• Monday, May 26th 2025 - 10:32 UTC

  Chavista candidate voted Governor of Essequibo amid poor turnout

  

  Venezuela Sunday held regional and legislative elections with a voter turnout of 42.63%. The ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), led by Nicolás Maduro, secured 23 out of 24 governorships, including the newly claimed 160,000 square-kilometer oil-rich Guayana Essequiba, and an 82.68% share of votes for the National Assembly, projecting an absolute legislative majority. The opposition won only the Cojedes governorship. Henrique Capriles secured a legislative seat for the opposition.