Politics

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 18:33 UTC

  Massa signs deal with FAO chief Qu Dongyu

  

  Argentina's Superminister of Economy and Production Sergio Massa signed an agreement with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu during the latter's trip to Buenos Aires for the VII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 18:06 UTC

  Díaz-Canel visits Maduro on his way back home from Celac Summit

  

  Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Thursday said his meeting the day before with his Venezuelan colleague Nicolás Maduro was highly successful. Díaz-Canel made a stop on his way back from the VII Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

  Peru: Boluarte asks for multinational endorsement to early elections

  

  Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Wednesday asked the international community to endorse the holding of early elections in Peru, which she had already entrusted Congress with devising. She also said every possible solution should be within constitutional boundaries.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:21 UTC

  Yanomami people crisis to be treated as genocide

  

  Brazil's Federal Police is to investigate the sanitary crisis among the Yanomami people as a crime of genocide, Justice Minister Flávio Dino said Wednesday.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:15 UTC

  UN High Commissioner due in Venezuela to address the human rights crisis

  

  United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Türk is arriving Thursday in Caracas from Colombia for talks with the Nicolás Maduro administration about human rights, where the latest reports have been anything but favorable.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 10:02 UTC

  Argentine banks short of storage capacity to pile the rapidly depreciating Pesos

  

  Argentina has been plagued by economic and financial instability for years and years, and its overall situation has worsened considerably in recent years, with the country once again defaulting on its debt in 2020 and having been forced to turn to capital controls to protect its national currency.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  UK Prime Minister celebrates Scottish culture in Burns Night Downing Street reception

  

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to celebrate Scottish culture this evening by hosting a reception in Downing Street to celebrate Burns Night. Guests, including faith group leaders, will be welcomed to the event with sounds of traditional bagpipes and drums, and will be able to enjoy Scottish cuisine from stalls in an indoor-street market.

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:44 UTC

  Alberto Fernández meets with European Council President

  

  Alberto Fernández Wednesday met European Council President Charles Michel at Casa Rosada to discuss the importance of strengthening the bilateral agenda European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Thursday, January 26th 2023 - 09:29 UTC

  Falklands: Diverting children and young people away from the Criminal Justice System

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police, the Probation Service, the Social Services Department and the Prosecution Service have released a joint policy that sets out the approach taken to children and young people who become involved in the criminal justice system.

• Wednesday, January 25th 2023 - 18:58 UTC

  Lula in favor of Mercosur-China FTA

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Wednesday in Montevideo that he agreed to open up Mercosur and pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.