Politics

Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:57 UTC
UK's not too generous attitude towards Overseas Territories higher education students

Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee’s Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories has published on Monday, written evidence received for its work on the UK Government’s support of education for British Overseas Territories students.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:54 UTC
Spanish lawmaker supports Milei through diplomatic controversy

Spanish Congresswoman Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo y Peralta Ramos supported Argentine President Javier Milei's statements about Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez. The Popular Party (PP) lawmaker grew up in Buenos Aires and has Argentine and French citizenships, in addition to her Spanish nobility titles.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:52 UTC
Lula urges UK authorities not to extradite Assange

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on British magistrates not to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States, which is to be decided upon in London on Monday, Agencia Brasil reported.
Monday, May 20th 2024 - 10:36 UTC
Milei's deficient diplomacy triggers concurring responses

The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell criticized Argentine President Javier Milei for his derogatory remarks in Madrid targetting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez and insisted that “attacks against relatives of political leaders have no place in our culture.” Borrell thus became just another voice condemning the South American leader's attitude.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Falklands War: partly released documents on Welsh Guard losses trigger more controversy

BBC is reporting that declassified documents, --to be kept secret until 2065--, have cleared an army regiment of any blame in the biggest loss of British life during the Falklands War. Forty-eight crew were killed when the Sir Galahad, an unarmed and undefended supply ship carrying British troops to the Falklands, was hit by the Argentine air force bombs on 8 June 1982, six days before the end of the conflict.—
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:57 UTC
Wages keep losing purchase power in Argentina, study finds

According to a study released Friday in Buenos Airers by the Research and Training Center of the Argentine Republic (Cifra), formal wages took a slump of nearly 15% in the last semester, particularly after the Dec. 13 118.3% devaluation of the local currency once Javier Milei took office as president.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 10:05 UTC
Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence

The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international legally binding treaty aimed at ensuring the respect of human rights, the rule of law and democracy legal standards in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 09:50 UTC
Prime Minister Sunak and wife among the richest families in UK

The Sunday Times Rich List has published that the personal wealth of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty has been estimated at £651m, up from £529m in 2023. This was mainly due to Ms. Murty's shares in Infosys, the Indian IT giant co-founded by her father.
Saturday, May 18th 2024 - 07:28 UTC
Gibraltar Commissioner of Police attends Guardia Civil anniversary parade

At the invitation of the Colonel of the Spanish Guardia Civil, Francisco Almansa, Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger and Assistant Commissioner Cathal Yeats were in Algeciras where they attended the 180th anniversary parade of the founding of the Guardia Civil.
Friday, May 17th 2024 - 21:17 UTC
Argentine Gov't submits bill to Congress providing for easier gun ownership or disposal

The Argentine administration of President Javier Milei sent this week a bill to Congress to make legal gun ownership easier while at the same time encouraging holders wishing to do so to dispose of their weapons. According to the Security Ministry, there are some 800,000 unregistered firearms users nationwide.