Politics

Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 08:25 UTC
Lula and Pepe hope Massa wins Sunday's runoff in Argentina

Brazil's incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and former Uruguayan head of state José “Pepe” Mujica called on Argentines to vote for Economy Minister Sergio Massa in Sunday's runoff with Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei.
Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 00:29 UTC
Yielding to public opinion, US Supreme Court releases a “Code of Conduct” for Justices

The United States Supreme Court on Monday made public an eight page “Code of Conduct” for Justices in response to years of criticism that the Court is not sufficiently transparent and underlining that its members should “avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety” in their actions on and off the bench.
Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 00:26 UTC
Falklands Ride of Respect visits Islands' graves and memorials

The Falklands Ride of Respect, sponsored by SAMA, South Atlantic Medal Association, is a group of Veterans that has been running for five years, visiting each Falklands conflict grave in the U.K. as well as many significant memorials as well.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 11:41 UTC
How is Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to be scrutinized by Parliament

The following article from BBC looks at the questions raised by the return of David Cameron to government as Foreign Secretary, and since not an elected member of the House of Commons, but rather made a peer, he will re-enter Parliament via the House of Lords, as Lord Cameron.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Sergio Massa: “For me Thatcher is an enemy of the Argentine people”

In a heated debate that unfolded on Sunday, Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei found himself at odds with Economy Minister Sergio Massa. The confrontation reached a boiling point as Milei accused Massa of employing the “falacia ad populum” strategy, dismissing technical discussions as if they were only meant for a select few, rather than the millions of voters they both aimed to represent.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 09:42 UTC
Uruguayan minister speaks of not widespread fuel shortage

Uruguay's Energy Minister Elisa Facio said Monday that there would be no fuel shortage in the South American country despite a stoppage in the distribution chain.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 09:37 UTC
Coughing bothers only those who listen just to themselves, says Massa

Argentine Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa: said Monday that “only those who go to listen to themselves are bothered by coughing” in a reference to Sunday's debate with Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei.
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 09:10 UTC
Former PM Cameron becomes UK's new Foreign Secretary

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shook front pages worldwide Monday by appointing his predecessor David Cameron (2010-2016) as the United Kingdom's new Foreign Secretary in a cabinet reshuffle sparked by the dismissal of Suella Braverman from Home Affairs and her subsequent replacement by James Cleverly. Braverman was sacked after dubbing pro-Palestinian protests in London as “hate marches.”
Tuesday, November 14th 2023 - 09:00 UTC
UN humanitarian aid in Gaza threatened by fuel problems

United Nations (UN) humanitarian workers might be forced to halt their deployment in the Gaza Strip in the next few hours due to lack of fuel, as shelling and fighting continued near the northern border with Israel, it was reported.
Monday, November 13th 2023 - 19:27 UTC
Milei claims that Massa's coughing choir failed to destabilize him

Argentine Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei cried early Monday that a “choir of coughers” had led to him losing his temper during Sunday's presidential debate with Economy Minister Sergio Massa, which he clearly lost.