Politics

Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 12:05 UTC
At least 13 killed in Chile’s wildfires

Chilean authorities Friday reported at least 13 people lost their lives amid the raging wildfire that is hitting several parts of the South American country. Two people died when a firefighting helicopter crashed during a mission and 11 others in Santa Juana.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 11:50 UTC
Alleged Chinese “spy” balloon causing further rift between Washington and Beijing

US authorities said they detected a Chinese spy balloon flying over Latin America in addition to the one already spotted over US airspace which has triggered further diplomatic discrepancies between Washington and Beijing.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 11:44 UTC
De Moraes orders probe into Senator Do Val's statements regarding coup

After Senator Marcos Do Val (Podemos-ES) claimed to have participated in a meeting with former President Jair Bolsonaro to discuss a coup d'état, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered Friday an investigation into such allegations.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 11:17 UTC
Home Office will resume patrolling for irregular migrants in the English Channel

UK's Home Office is resuming operational responsibility for tackling boats carrying migrants across the English Channel, after eight months under the leadership of the Royal Navy.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 11:11 UTC
FCDO Minister reaffirms Falklands' people right to decide their own future

The Falkland Islands Government has twitted that last Thursday David Rutley MP, Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office Minister for the Americas and the Caribbean met with an elected member of the Falklands' Legislative Assembly.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 09:48 UTC
Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Türkiye discuss bilateral relations

Foreign Ministers Santiago Cafiero of Argentina and Mevlüt Çavusoglu of Türkiye held a meeting Friday in Istanbul to discuss bilateral ties, with a focus on science and trade, it was reported.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 08:57 UTC
WB appoints new country director for Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay

The World Bank (WB) announced this week the appointment of US-French Economist Marianne Fay as its new Director for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay to replace Jordan Schwartz, who will head the Eastern Europe division.
Saturday, February 4th 2023 - 07:58 UTC
Falklands patrol HMS Forth on maintenance; replaced by HMS Medway

The British Forces South Atlantic Command this week welcomed the arrival of HMS Medway at Mare Harbor. HMS Medway is a Batch 2 River class offshore patrol vessel, currently commissioned and since 2019 assigned long-term as Royal Navy guard ship in the Caribbean.
Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Peru's advancing elections third-time unlucky

Peru's one-house Congress voted once again Thursday against moving forward the elections to some time in 2023. It was the third such rejection in one week while the country sinks deeper into a political crisis which added one more fatality Thursday to the growing tally recorded since the impeachment of Pedro Castillo Terrones on Dec. 7, 2022. Several ministers are expected Friday to go to Congress to present another bill proposing an early election on October 8.
Friday, February 3rd 2023 - 10:23 UTC
Political crises might impact Latin America's economy, IMF team warns

A technical team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that political unrest in various regions of Latin America might have consequences for the economy since it would affect how the region is perceived worldwide.