Politics

• Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Belarus forces commercial flight to land so that dissident can be arrested

  

  The Government of Belarus Sunday forced a Ryanair Boeing 737 en route from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lituania which was flying over their territory to land and make the arrest of 26-year-old dissident journalist Roman Protasevich possible.

• Monday, May 24th 2021 - 06:07 UTC

  UK's Carrier Strike Group, with HMS Queen Elizabeth, begins deployment planning to visit 40 countries

  

  UK's Carrier Strike Group headed by HMS QUEEN Elizabeth sailed from Portsmouth for her maiden operational deployment. The 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier recently completed demanding training to make sure her and the ships that will accompany her on her world mission are ready for any eventuality.

• Sunday, May 23rd 2021 - 07:23 UTC

  Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrañaga mourned by political friends and foes alike

  

  Uruguay's Interior Minister Jorge Larrañaga has died of a heart attack at the age of 64, President Luis Lacalle Pou announced Saturday. “Jorge Larrañaga passed away. Very hard! I've learned to love and respect him. He was affectionate even in the harshness of the battle. We have competed, we have cooperated, we have respected each other. He was at his best. RIP,” Lacalle Pou posted on Twitter.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Colombian administration drafts protocol for police repression but protests remain on for next week

  

  Colombia's National Strike Committee Friday (CNP) decided that protests will continue in light of the negative response from the Government of President Iván Duque, although some progress regarding police repression is on the verge of being achieved.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Bolsonaro critical of Lula, Venezuela, Argentina, Communism and lockdowns

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had words of anything but praise regarding former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentina, Venezuela and Communism.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Former Brazilian Presidents Lula, Henrique Cardoso hold key meeting

  

  Former Brazilian Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) (1995-2002) and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva (2003-2010) Friday shocked the country's political arena by holding a key meeting during which they agreed to support the latter in next year's elections against the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2021 - 00:00 UTC

  German quality control regulator nailed over failed breast implants

  

  German product standards and safety testing giant TÜV Rheinland was found guilty of “negligence” this week after the German firm erred when awarding safety certificates for breast implants.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  Falklands, 40th anniversary of liberation to be a year of commemoration and celebration

  

  Falkland Islanders are hoping to mark the 40th Liberation anniversary with a year of events that both commemorate the liberation of the islands and look to their future, the Chair of the 40th-anniversary committee told Mercopress this week.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Most of Argentina under strict confinement as of Saturday

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday decreed nine days of strict confinement starting Saturday in what he claimed was a measure to lower the increasing number of coronavirus cases.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Truce between Israel and Hamas starts Friday at dawn

  

  After 11 days of fighting, Israel and the terrorist group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire starting at dawn on Friday, May 21, it was announced.