Politics

• Saturday, August 27th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  German consul in Rio released from custody in husband's death probe

  

  Rio de Janeiro Judge Rosa Helena Macedo Guita from the 2nd Criminal Court Friday ordered the release of German Consul Uwe Herbert Hahn from custody after he had been arrested earlier this month in connection with his Belgian husband's death in fudgy circumstances.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 19:17 UTC

  Chile: Boric's cabinet suffers first “casualty” due to Mapuche conflict

  

  Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday accepted the resignation of Minister of Social Development, Jeannette Vega, after the latter was found to have tried to contact a Mapuche leader arrested earlier this week for acts of violence.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 18:50 UTC

  Argentine Superminister Massa discusses bilateral ties with Indian FM

  

  Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa Friday called for the strengthening of bilateral trade with India after a meeting with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is touring Latin America and held an encounter Thursday with President Alberto Fernández.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 17:37 UTC

  Lula calls Bolsonaro the court's jester

  

  Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday admitted in a TV interview that there were cases of corruption during his consecutive terms as President of Brazil (2003-2010).

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:36 UTC

  Colombian forces not to strike rebel targets where minors are at risk

  

  Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez announced Thursday that all military actions against rebel groups will be halted if the presence of children at the target locations is confirmed or suspected.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Fears of civil unrest in UK as people are unable to afford heating and power bills this winter

  

  United Kingdom energy executives have warned the country faces the prospect of mass civil unrest as a result of people being unable to afford their heating and electricity bills this coming winter.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Ukraine conflict, inflation, tighter monetary policy slowing down global trade, WTO quarter report

  

  The World Trade Organization warns that uncertainty has increased as a result of the conflict in Ukraine, growing global inflation, and the predicted tightening of monetary policy by central banks in advanced nations.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Falklands strongly supports Ukraine Independence Day, Slava Ukraini

  

  The Falkland Islands has shown its strong solidarity with Ukraine on August 24, Independence Day of the central European country suffering the invasion of its powerful neighbor, Russia.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Indian FM welcomed at Casa Rosada

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday welcomed Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the meeting, bilateral issues were discussed, in addition to the South American country's desire to join the BRICS alliance. Also present during the encounter was Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:52 UTC

  Alberto Fernandez: “Nisman committed suicide, I hope Luciani does not do something like that”; the prosecutor replied

  

  The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, said an unfortunate phrase in a television interview while trying to defend Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) from the corruption accusation for the so-called Causa Vialidad (Road Cause). The statement generated repudiation from the Judiciary, the opposition and an immediate political impact.