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Politics

  • Friday, October 4th 2024 - 09:41 UTC

    Arrest warrant against Evo Morales issued and repealed

    Morales is said to have been involved in a rape and human trafficking case with a 15-year-old girl back in 20016 when he was still president

    Bolivia's Judiciary issued an arrest warrant against former President Evo Morales in connection with a human trafficking case involving a minor but the measure was halted later, despite which the indigenous leader claimed he felt persecuted and threatened.

  • Friday, October 4th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Venezuela offers humanitarian help to war-torn Lebanon

    Maduro met with Lebbos at the Miraflores Palace

    President Nicolás Maduro Thursday said Venezuela would be helping Lebanon through the current crisis due to Israel's offensive. During a meeting with Beirut's Ambassador in Caracas Elías Lebbos at the Miraflores Palace, the Chavista leader said that humanitarian brigades would be sent to the war-torn area and ratified the South American nation's support to Beirut against Tel Aviv.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 23:21 UTC

    British Indian Ocean Territory of Chagos to be handed over to Mauritius

    Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth issued a joint statement with Keir Starmer outlining the details of the new understanding ahead of a final treaty

    The Government of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed Thursday to hand over sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Islands to Mauritius after two years of talks to bring to an end a dispute lasting some six decades. As per the new understanding, the UK and the United States get to keep using the military base in Diego García Island, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy explained.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 18:47 UTC

    Milei vetoes university funding bill, sparks another feud with the opposition

    Milei kept his word to not let anything affect his zero-deficit policies

    Despite Wednesday's demonstrations against it nationwide, Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed the bill on funding public universities passed by Congress last month on the grounds that “it would seriously hinder the sustainability of public finances.” After the measure was announced, opposition lawmakers pledged to convene next week in a move to reverse it through Parliamentarian mechanisms.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 14:40 UTC

    Falkland Islands: Dr. Andrea Clausen new Chief Executive

    Dr. Andrea Clausen will assume the role of Chief Excecutive in early 2025

    After a robust appointment process, Her Excellency the Governor and the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly are delighted to announce that Dr Andrea Clausen has been appointed the next Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands Government (FIG).

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 14:20 UTC

    Chagos Archipelago: Political Agreement between the UK and Mauritius

    The UK Government has confirmed today (Thursday 3 October) that it has reached a political agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. Today’s political agreement is subject to the finalisation of a treaty. Under the terms of this treaty the United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    Peru's Air Force contemplating ambitious purchase program

    “At last, we are giving importance to investments as thought with a State vision,” Astudillo underlined

    Peruvian authorities will move on with the project to purchase 24 new fighter jets for the South American country's Air Force (FAP), Defense Minister Walter Enrique Astudillo Chávez confirmed.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    Evo's refugee status revoked in Argentina

    Morales landed in Argentina once Alberto Fernández was sworn in

    The Argentine Government of Javier Milei announced Wednesday that it was terminating former Bolivian President Evo Morales' refugee status, according to a posting by Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni on X: “Juan Evo Morales Ayma's refugee status has been terminated,” Adorni wrote in his @madorni account.

  • Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 16:05 UTC

    Lula back in Brasilia after botched flight

    “It is inexplicable that the UN Security Council does not have the moral and political authority to make Israel sit at a table to talk,” said Lula about the current Middle East crisis

    President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is finally back in Brasilia since 10.12 am local time Wednesday after a second Brazilian Air Force (FAB) airplane was sent to Mexico City to pick him up alongside his entourage following a technical problem with the VC-1 Airbus A329CJ aircraft carrying him that resulted in an emergency landing.

  • Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 12:49 UTC

    Guterres becomes persona non grata in Israel

    Israel will continue to defend itself “with or without António Guterres,” Katz stressed

    United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres was declared persona non grata Wednesday by Israel after failing to condemn Tuesday's rocket attack by Iran, Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on X. The former Portuguese Prime Minister has thus been banned “from entering the country,” Katz explained.