Politics

• Monday, May 14th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  Nicarguan army sides with protests, calls for an end to violence

  

  Nicaragua's military called for a halt to violence that has rocked the country during weeks of protests and a deadly crackdown by police and supporters of President Daniel Ortega's government. In a statement late Saturday, the army also expressed solidarity with families of those who have died — more than 60, according to a human rights group.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 19:00 UTC

  Falklands: Brexit on the Brussels fish show menu

  

  Falkland Islands fishing companies may have attended the Brussels Seafood Show intermittently for over a decade, but the looming specter of Brexit lent this year’s attendance unprecedented significance. For James Bates, Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Executive Secretary, Brexit gave the industry’s stand at the show a clear mandate this year, “it was about being visible at a time when we need to be.”

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 13:29 UTC

  Catches Variable but Falkland Islands Fishing Season Progressing Well

  

  Earlier this week Mercopress announced that a delegation from the Falkland Islands will be joining the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Argentina next week to discuss fisheries data exchange. This announcement comes shortly after a successful visit to the Brussels Seafood Show, where the important access of continued market access post-Brexit was discussed with partners by Falkland Islands fishing companies.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 09:37 UTC

  Leading global oil companies interested in Argentina offshore blocks auction

  

  Oil firms, including Norway’s Statoil, U.S.’ Anadarko Petroleum Corp, China’s CNOOC and Malaysia’s Petronas, have shown interest in Argentina’s auction this year of offshore blocks for exploration and production, the country’s energy minister said.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Germany moves closer to Russia: Merkel will visit Putin in Moscow

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Germany's Angela Merkel and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bid to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive after the US decision to withdraw, the Kremlin said Friday.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 09:23 UTC

  CIA nominee Gina Haspel praised by ex Vice-president Cheney who supports using torture against terror

  

  Former US Vice President Dick Cheney said the US should restart the harsh detention and interrogation practices used on terror suspects after 9/11, and called on the Senate to confirm CIA nominee Gina Haspel.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

  Military option in Brazil: hard-line ex general with presidential aspirations surfaces

  

  Antonio Hamilton Mourao, a reserve general in Brazil’s military, has joined the Brazilian Labour Party (PRTB) days before the deadline, which would allow him to run for president in the October’s general elections. His registration was made public Wednesday, shortly after presidential hopeful Joaquim Barbosa confirmed that he would not be a candidate in the election.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 08:40 UTC

  Brazilian military presidents authorized execution of “subversives”, claims CIA declassified documents

  

  The president under Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s personally authorized executions of “subversives,” according to a declassified CIA document published on Friday in the Brazilian media. President Ernesto Geisel ruled Brazil from 1974 to 1979, toward the end of the country's two decade long military dictatorship.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Sunday surprise: populist/hard right government in the making in Italy

  

  Italian anti-establishment and far-right leaders met on Friday to hash out a deal over a joint government that could be announced as soon as Sunday. Matteo Salvini, leader of the nationalist League, told reporters after meeting head of Five Star Movement (M5S) Luigi Di Maio at the lower house Chamber of Deputies that their aim was to reach an agreement “as soon as possible.”

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 07:50 UTC

  Macri enlists further financial and political support, but Peso continued to slide

  

  Argentina’s central bank sold US$1.1 billion in the foreign exchange market on Friday and the peso weakened 2.74% to an all-time closing low of 23.35 per U.S. dollar despite talks aimed at securing an International Monetary Fund financing deal.