International

Friday, August 16th 2019 - 08:04 UTC
Gibraltar releases Iranian super tanker hours before a US Justice detention request

The Gibraltar Government on Thursday released the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, which was seized on July 4 on suspicion it was shipping 2.1m barrels of crude oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions.
Friday, August 16th 2019 - 07:26 UTC
Norway suspends funding to curb Amazon deforestation in Brazil

Norway has suspended funding that was supporting measures to curb deforestation in Brazil after the country blocked the operations of a fund receiving the aid, the Norwegian ministry of climate and environment said on Thursday.
Friday, August 16th 2019 - 07:00 UTC
Maduro wants to resume talks with Venezuelan opposition under Norwegian mediation

Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Thursday the government would meet with Norwegian mediators in an effort to restart talks with the opposition aimed at resolving the country's political crisis.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 12:31 UTC
Trump praises Xi and says the Chinese leader can “humanely” resolve the Hong Kong situation

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Xi Jinping can “humanely” resolve the violent standoff with protesters in Hong Kong and appeared to suggest meeting the Chinese leader.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 12:15 UTC
Global food commodity prices saw a slight decline in July

The FAO's Food Price Index, (FPI) - a trade-weighted index that measures prices of five major food commodities on international markets - averaged 170.9 points in July 2019, slipping 1.1 percent below its level in June but up 2.3 percent from a year earlier.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:54 UTC
Commemorations for the 50th anniversary of operations in Northern Ireland

To mark the 50th anniversary of the start of Operation Banner in Northern Ireland, commemorations were held on Wednesday at the Arboretum in Staffordshire. Op Banner lasted almost 38 years between 14 August 1969 and 31 Jul 2007 - more than 300,000 members of the UK Armed Forces were deployed in this time. Some 1,441 serving personnel died on deployment or in related paramilitary acts.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:10 UTC
Gibraltar ready to release Iranian oil tanker seized in July

The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar will on Thursday release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean in July, the Sun newspaper reported, citing sources close to Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.
Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 05:14 UTC
Falklands/UK airbridge will continue via Cape Verde; Ascension runway may not be repaired until 2022

The contract to repair the 3,000-meter runway at RAF Ascension Island has yet to be awarded, and work may not be complete until 2022. It has been partially closed since April 2017. This means the Falkland Islands/Brize Norton airbridge will continue to operate through Cape Verde.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 19:15 UTC
US tech companies seek protection from French government services tax

Alphabet Inc's Google unit, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc are among the companies that will testify at a U.S. government hearing on the French government's digital services tax.
Wednesday, August 14th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
French farmers protest trade deals with Canada and Mercosur

French anti-government protesters put up a large poster of Jean-Baptiste Moreau, one of President Emmanuel Macron's farming experts, with the word “Wanted” on it outside a local government building on Tuesday, as anger over recent trade deals escalates.