Politics

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Mystery brain illness of US and Canada embassy staff in Havana remains unsolved

  

  Advanced brain scans of U.S. Embassy employees who reported falling ill while serving in Havana revealed significant differences from a control group, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 07:00 UTC

  Colombia shopping to replace ageing Israel built Kfir fighter jets

  

  Colombia is examining proposals from the United States, Spain and Sweden as it look to replace its ageing military aircraft, the South American country's air force said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 01:29 UTC

  EIB opens Latam HQs in Colombia with 400 million euro offer in loans

  

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) has opened its Latin American headquarters in Bogota following an agreement signed Monday between Colombian President Iván Duque and EIB CEO Werner Hoyer.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 00:35 UTC

  Putin envoy wraps up Venezuela tour to strengthen “unshakable partnership”

  

  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov completed a round of consultations with leader Nicolás Maduro and members of his staff during this past weekend in Caracas to strengthen the “unshakable partnership” with Venezuela, the Tass news agency reported.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 18:42 UTC

  Boris Johnson promises to deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn

  

  Boris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot of party members and will become the next UK prime minister. He beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, winning 92,153 votes to his rival's 46,656. The former London mayor takes over from Theresa May on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 15:41 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan instrumental in Argentina/UK reconciliation resigned ahead of Johnson's nomination

  

  British minister and longstanding critic of Boris Johnson quit on Monday, the latest resignation before the new prime minister takes office with a “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 15:14 UTC

  Finland's UPM will construct a second 2.1 million ton pulp mill in Uruguay

  

  Finland's UPM on Tuesday made the investment decision to construct a 2,1 million ton eucalyptus pulp mill near Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 14:38 UTC

  Royal Navy too small to play a role on the international stage, Minister Ellwood

  

  Tobias Ellwood, United Kingdom defense Minister, said that the Royal Navy is too small to continue to play a role on the international stage. Speaking to Sky News Mr Elllwood denied that the UK had “taken its eye off the ball” and said with UK vessels going through 100 nautical miles of waterway every day it is “impossible to simply escort each individual vessel”.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  All ready for Boris Johnson to attempt to overcome the Brexit hurdle

  

  Ballots closed in the race to become Britain's next prime minister on Monday, with the favorite Boris Johnson facing more defections by ministers over his Brexit plan. The country's new leader will take the reins this week and have just three months to attempt to resolve a three-year Brexit crisis that could damage economies on both sides of the Channel and determine the fate of generations of Britons.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Caracas and other regions of Venezuela hit by a massive power blackout

  

  Caracas and other parts of crisis-wracked Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut on Monday foreign journalists and internet users said. The lights went out in most of Caracas at 4.41pm (2041 GMT) while people in other parts of the country took to social media to report the power had gone out there too.