International

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Netanyahu opens settlement in Golan Heights named after Donald Trump

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday inaugurated a new settlement in the Golan Heights, named after the country's “great friend” US President Donald Trump. Netanyahu unveiled a “Trump Heights” sign, featuring an Israeli and a US flag, to mark the site of the new settlement.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 09:07 UTC

  Brexit divide persists among hopefuls to replace Theresa May

  

  Several hopefuls vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May turned their fire on favourite Boris Johnson on Sunday questioning his pledge to leave the European Union by the end of October no matter what.

• Monday, June 17th 2019 - 06:03 UTC

  First photo of Archie's face posted on Father's Day

  

  Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan celebrated Father's Day by sharing the first image of their son's face on Instagram. On Sunday, the royal couple posted a photo of baby Archie holding on to Prince Harry's finger on their official @sussexroyal account.

• Sunday, June 16th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Luis Suarez: “Losing the Champions League semi-final, the worst moments of my life”

  

  Uruguayan born Barcelona striker Luis Suarez said losing 4-0 to Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals was as painful as when he was sent home from the 2014 World Cup for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini and banned from football for four months.

• Sunday, June 16th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Argentine ambassador to Haiti removed over comments referred to the Nazi Army

  

  Argentina removed its ambassador to Haiti from his post over a tweet that angered Jewish groups earlier this month. On Argentina’s Army Day, 29 May, Day, Pedro Von Eyken tweeted: “Today is the Day of the Argentine Army, that of General José de San Martín and many others who gave it glory and honor.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  “Falklands' defense, number one priority whatever the Brexit outcome”

  

  The officer in charge of the United Kingdom military in the Falklands has told Forces News that defense of the Islands is the “number one” priority. Brigadier Nick Sawyer, Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands said Brexit will not compromise the defense of the British Overseas Territory, whatever the outcome of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Good sales prospects from China for Argentina's 56 million tons of soybeans

  

  The soybean harvest in Argentina for the 2018-19 crop year is almost complete, according to the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange. The forecast for total production was the second-highest in 19 years at 56 million mt, up 48% year on year due to a better than expected yield of 3.35 mt/hectare, BAGE said.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

  Argentina and UK take on co-chair of Equal Rights Coalition

  

  The United Kingdom and Argentina announced on Friday they had taken the co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition to protect the human rights of LGBT people around the world.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:35 UTC

  China's main economic indicators slowing down; more stimulus in the pipeline

  

  China's industrial output growth unexpectedly slowed to a more than 17-year low in May, while investment also cooled, in the latest sign of weakening demand in the world's second-largest economy as United States ramps up trade pressure.

• Saturday, June 15th 2019 - 08:02 UTC

  Iran dismisses as “baseless” US accusations of twin attacks on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

  

  Iran dismissed as “baseless” on Friday US accusations it executed twin attacks that left two tankers ablaze in the Gulf of Oman, raising fears of conflict in the strategically vital waterway.