Politics

Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:34 UTC
Taiwan to the rescue of “socialist” Ortega with a 20-year US$ 100 million loan

Nicaragua's Congress on Tuesday accepted a US$ 100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of support to President Daniel Ortega's government, which has become increasingly isolated after a brutal crackdown on protesters last year.
Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:26 UTC
Theresa May's talks in Brussels scale down to “constructive” from “robust”

British Prime Minister Theresa May said she held “constructive” talks in Brussels on Wednesday as she sought concessions on Brexit from a sceptical European Union, her strategy further battered by the defection of three lawmakers.
Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 08:19 UTC
Three Tories abandon the party and join Independent Group over “disastrous handling of Brexit”

Three pro-EU lawmakers from Britain's ruling Conservatives quit over the “disastrous handling of Brexit” on Wednesday, in a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's attempts to unite her party around plans to leave the European Union.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 21:18 UTC
Spain sends a gunboat to Gibraltar

Spanish sources repeatedly claim they do not recognise that the waters around Gibraltar as being ‘British Gibraltar Territorial Waters,’ despite having signed the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982).
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 16:15 UTC
Maduro challenges Guaido to call elections

The head of Venezuela's ruling regime, Nicolás Maduro, asked the head of the National Assembly (AN), Juan Guaidó, recognized as interim president of the same nation by some 50 countries, to call presidential elections on Tuesday. Maduro's challenge is given because he believes he would defeat him and this would put an end to the dispute over the executive power that has marked an institutional crisis unprecedented in the Caribbean country.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:27 UTC
Macri in Vietnam for a three-day visit to promote trade and businesses

Argentine president Mauricio Macri started an official State visit to Việt Nam on Wednesday to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership. The three-day visit, which comes at the invitation of President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, is evidence of the importance of Việt Nam in Argentina’s external policy towards Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular, especially after the Latin American nation signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in August 2018, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:23 UTC
British OTs Attorneys General Conference in Cayman, the last before UK leaves the EU

The two-day Overseas Territories Attorneys General Conference 2019 kicked off Tuesday morning, with AGs and other delegates from 13 jurisdictions gathering in Cayman to discuss issues of mutual interest. The issues scheduled to be discussed included Brexit, anti-corruption, natural disasters, criminal justice and human rights.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:20 UTC
Macri invites Indian business people to invest in Argentina underlining its food power capacity

With the aim to reinforce existing business and explore new business opportunities between Argentina and India, President of Argentine Republic, Mauricio Macri addressed the India-Argentine Business Forum on Tuesday at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:16 UTC
UK supermarkets stockpiling ahead of Brexit on March 29; shortages and higher prices forecasted

Britons could face shortages of fresh food, price rises and less variety if the country leaves the European Union next month without agreeing trade terms, food industry officials say.
Wednesday, February 20th 2019 - 10:11 UTC
Argentine foreign minister gives India some advice on Chinese penetration

If India has to compete with China in Latin America, then it has to be “absolutely active” in the region, Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Faurie said on Tuesday during the business forum in New Delhi.