Politics

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.
Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 07:07 UTC
Argentina buys five modernized “symbolic” Super Etendard fighter-jets from France

Argentina has bought five modernized Super Etendard fighter jets from the French National Navy for 12.6 million Euros (US$ 15.1 million). The agreement of the operation between both countries is established as one of the forms of cooperation, says Official Gazette.
Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 06:58 UTC
MP Craig Mackinlay demands right for Gibraltar to elect an MP to Westminster

Brexit must make us think anew and refresh Gibraltar’s relationship with the UK. It is time for the Rock to have a Member of Parliament, writes MP Craig Mackinlay (*) The Overseas Territory that now sits in a unique constitutional position post-Brexit is Gibraltar.
Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
“Europe must take its destiny in its own hands, US will not protect us”, claims Merkel

Europe cannot put all of its trust in the U.S. when it comes to protection and should instead “take its destiny into its own hands,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said. “It's no longer the case that the United States will simply just protect us”.