International

Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 18:37 UTC
UK inflation down to 3.6% in October; Autumn Budget to be announced next week

UK’s twelve-month inflation rate slid to 3.6% in October, down from 3.8% in September, and a major achievement ahead of the government’s Autumn Budget next week, according to the Office for National Statistics. Core inflation, excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, rose by 3.4% in the year to October, down from 3.5% in September.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 10:43 UTC
IDB grants Uruguay US$25 million loan for security improvements

Uruguay's Interior Ministry has secured the first disbursement of a US$200 million credit line from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), with an initial US$25 million tranche set for execution in 2026 to modernize the country's public security apparatus. The financing supports the government's ambitious 2025–2035 National Public Security Plan, aiming to address longstanding concerns about rising crime and prison conditions.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 09:57 UTC
Chinese and French carmakers join forces in Brazil to develop electric vehicles

Chinese automaker Geely has officially re-entered the Brazilian market by merging with the local subsidiary of France's Renault. The new entity, named 'Renault Geely do Brasil,' will jointly manufacture four new electrified vehicle models at the Ayrton Senna Complex factory in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná state, by 2027.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:59 UTC
Cambridge Dictionary names AI related 'parasocial' as the Word of the Year 2025

The word is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as ‘involving or relating to a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, TV series, etc, or an artificial intelligence’.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:48 UTC
Art market opens with record sale for Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer”

The “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, was sold at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night for US$236.4 million, making it the second-most expensive painting ever sold at auction, blowing past its original estimate of more than US$150 million.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:23 UTC
BBC can survive President Trump’s libel suit, but it is a blow to its trust reputation

By Gwynne Dyer - I have spent thousands of hours sitting alongside video editors working on productions quite similar to the Panorama documentary that has landed the British Broadcasting Corporation with the threat of a billion-dollar libel suit by Donald Trump. I think I know what happened.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 08:08 UTC
Charles III birthday celebration in Buenos Aires embassy included some 800 guests

Britain’s Ambassador in Buenos Aires David Cairns hosted the first major event of his posting in Argentina on Tuesday, welcoming around 800 guests to the residence in Recoleta for a celebration marking the 77th birthday of King Charles III.
Thursday, November 20th 2025 - 04:36 UTC
Digital Consumer Protection: Latin America’s Next Big Challenge

Latin America's online economy has expanded rapidly, and millions of people now rely on digital services to perform everyday tasks. But this has also exposed users to problems that are becoming harder to overlook.
Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 15:41 UTC
Gibraltar issues a dodecagon-shaped one pound coin with the effigy of Charles III

The Government of Gibraltar has announced the official issuance of the new Gibraltar one pound coin, featuring the effigy of Charles III as “King of Gibraltar.”
Wednesday, November 19th 2025 - 09:56 UTC
Chinese team visits Uruguayan Army Cyberdefense Unit

A high-level delegation from the People's Republic of China visited the Uruguayan National Army's Cyber Defense Unit last week, marking a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties and technical cooperation in defense matters.