Politics

Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 08:36 UTC
From around the world, Royal Navy Platinum Jubilee tribute to the Queen

On deployment in the Gulf, on patrol in the Atlantic, safeguarding home waters or undergoing training at bases in the UK, sailors lined up on parade grounds and flight decks to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70-year reign and this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:49 UTC
Chilean President wants full ban on gun ownership

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday gave his first TV speech, during which he announced a plan to ban gun ownership and tackle drug trafficking, among other relevant measures.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:06 UTC
Five dead in one more high-profile shooting in US

At least 5 people died in yet another mass shooting in the United States Wednesday, after a gunman killed four people at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before taking his own life.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 20:48 UTC
Colombia: Survey shows Hernández two points ahead of Petro

Colombia's surprising runner-up in last Sunday's elections Rodolfo Hernández is poised to become the country's next president, according to a survey conducted by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:56 UTC
Argentina switches on new radar to monitor South Atlantic airspace

Argentine Defense Minister Jorge Taiana presided over the entry into operation of an air surveillance and control radar in Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego. The equipment (model RPA -170M) was designed and built entirely in Argentina.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:27 UTC
Calls for Bachelet's resignation from UN human rights agency pile up

A leading scholar from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and other human rights watchdogs have called for the resignation of the former two-time president of Chile Michelle Bachelet her total lack of criticism of China's record on the issue.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:23 UTC
Falklands war: Argentina insists HMS Invincible was hit by an Exocet; Taiana recalls the joint navy/air force mission

While in Tierra del Fuego Argentine defense minister Jorge Taiana participated with Malvinas War Veterans of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the joint operation attack on the Royal Navy's carrier, HMS Invincible, while again condemning UK for the “illegitimate” occupation of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Texas shootings: Norway and Finland have similar levels of gun ownership, but far less gun crime

By Peter Squire, Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton – In the wake of the most recent US mass school shooting in Uvalde School, Texas, where 19 pupils and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old armed with an assault rifle, a comparison considering how the US compares with other countries on children’s deaths caused by guns is compelling.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Queen's Platinum Jubilee: The military's role in the celebrations

A close look at the military's role this weekend as the Queen prepares to become the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. Nearly 2,000 members of the Armed Forces will make a major contribution to the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations this week.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:00 UTC
At Falklands Thursday sunset, Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon will be lit

Falkland Islands Chief Fire Officer announced spectators are invited and are welcome to the lighting of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon which will take place at Moody Brook on the site of the old Hovercraft slipway and hangar at 16:51 on June 2nd.