Politics

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  New Argentine Ambassador welcomed in Caracas as full ties resumed

  

  The Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro Monday welcomed Argentina's new ambassador Oscar Laborde, as full diplomatic ties between the two countries were resumed following a decision by the administration of former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) to join the so-called Lima Group which recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim head of state.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Argentine judge releases Emtrasur 747's cargo

  

  Argentine Federal Judge Federico Villena Monday ordered the release of the cargo brought into the country aboard the Venezuelan-Iranian Boeing 747-300 seized at the Ezeiza International airport after the nature of the flight and the size of the crew rose suspicion.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Daunting challenges for the reformed Colombia Petro pledged

  

  President-elect Gustavo Petro won on the promise to bring deep social, economic and political change in Colombia, but challenges are daunting. Currently the country's GDP is estimated by OECD to grow 6,1% as a result of a post-pandemic consumption boost and international demand for fossil fuels because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Pope asks for forgiveness for atrocities against native Canadian children

  

  Pope Francis has apologized in Canada for the deaths and abuses against children from native communities at Catholic residential schools.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 08:05 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Liz Truss: “not a word of Russia's Putin can be trusted”

  

  British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the hit on the Black Sea port of Odessa was “completely unwarranted”, adding that “not a word” Russian President Vladimir Putin says can be trusted.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:30 UTC

  Uruguayan FM hopes other Mercosur countries will join Chinese FTA talks

  

  After meeting Monday with members of a Chinese delegation who are in Montevideo since Saturday, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo said he hoped the other members of Mercosur would soon join the Free Trade Agreement negotiations because the Asian giant was “open to cooperation both with Mercosur and with the particular member country.”

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 23:22 UTC

  Argentine younger generations naturalizing emigration is almost inevitable

  

  About 47% of Argentines believe that a family member or an acquaintance will leave the country shortly, according to a report by Córdoba's daily La Voz del Interior published Sunday.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Kirchnerite Senator wants more repression on parallel dollar traders

  

  Hardline Kirchnerite Senator Juliana Di Tullio has demanded Argentine police play a deeper role in chasing currency exchange parlors where US dollars are traded at the unofficial “blue” rate of around AR$ 337.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  ELN interested in peace deal with future Colombian gov't

  

  Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) leader Eliécer Erlinto Chamorro, alias Antonio García, has said on his Twitter account that the guerrilla militias under his command were interested in reaching peace deal with future President Gustavo Petro after he takes office on August 7.

• Monday, July 25th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  The First Sea Lord warns: “We are focusing solely on the Russian bear risks missing the tiger in the room”

  

  In a wide-ranging 25-minute keynote address to the Council on Geostrategy at The Naval and Military Club in London, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, outlined the lessons of events in eastern Europe and their impact on the Navy and the nation it serves, emphasizing the ever-growing importance of maritime power as means to promote peace, security, and prosperity.