Politics

Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
Falklands, Liberation Day, Normandy heroes and awards in the King's Birthday Honors List

June is a most poignant month for the Falkland Islands since on the 14th, the community commemorates the Liberation of the Islands in 1982 after 74 days of occupation by Argentine forces.
Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 09:55 UTC
Bullrich apologizes for remarks regarding Hezbollah's alleged presence in Chile

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font declared the diplomatic incident over after Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich apologized for saying that the terrorist organization Hezbollah was operating in the Chilean port of Iquique. “It seems to me that it is tremendously important that the authorities be responsible in their statements and affirmations,” said Boric.
Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 09:32 UTC
Brazil joins Strasbourg Convention regarding convicted people

Brazil has joined the Strasbourg Convention on the Transfer of Convicted Persons applying to any requests involving countries that have ratified the treaty. The agreement seeks to facilitate the social reintegration of the convicted person, giving foreigners who have committed crimes in other jurisdictions the possibility of serving their sentence in their countries of origin, Brazil's Justice Ministry explained.
Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 09:26 UTC
Brazil among less competitive economies but better than Argentina

According to a report released this week by the Swiss Business School's Institute for Management Development (IMD), Brazil ranked 62nd this year after falling two notches in the list drawn considering statistics and opinion polls among businesspeople.
Tuesday, June 18th 2024 - 09:18 UTC
Tribute to Piñera scheduled for Tuesday in Santiago

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou left for Santiago late Monday to participate in a tribute at the Universidad del Desarrollo's auditorium organized by the Grupo Libertad y Democracia to late Chilean president Sebastián Piñera (2010-2014 and 2018-2022). Piñera died in February in a helicopter accident while piloting the aircraft.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 19:58 UTC
Argentina to remove solar panels Tuesday, weather permitting

Argentina's Navy will remove the solar panels mistakenly placed in Chilean territory after President Gabriel Boric Font warned that his country would take action if Buenos Aires failed to comply at the earliest time possible.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Argentina installs solar panels in Chilean territory by mistake

Argentina's Ambassador to Santiago Jorge Faurie admitted his country had made a mistake when solar panels were placed three meters into Chilean territory in Tierra del Fuego, which triggered a diplomatic incident between the two countries.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:49 UTC
Russia-Ukraine War: Argentina signs Bürgenstock Declaration; Brazil does not

Argentine President Javier Milei joined the list of dignitaries endorsing the Bürgenstock Declaration in favor of peace in Ukraine while Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was among those very few who did not because in his view only negotiations involving both belligerent parties (Ukraine and Russia) were worth considering.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:11 UTC
Argentina's Security Minister gets first-hand glimpse of “Bukele Model”

Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Sunday visited El Salvador's controversial Confinement Center for Terrorism (CECOT), probably seeking to replicate the model in her country, it was reported. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had told her he was open to giving Argentina any assistance it might need regarding security issues.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 06:53 UTC
City of Buenos Aires declares Maduro “persona non grata”

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been declared “persona non grata” by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) for the alleged commission of serious human rights violations.