Politics

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  A Malvinas time capsule to be opened in 2082, sponsored by Ushuaia authorities

  

  A Malvina's time capsule with letters, artifacts, memorabilia, plus testimonies from Veterans and families is being organized by Ushuaia Veterans with the support from the Tierra del Fuego capital government as part of the 40th Anniversary of the Malvinas Feat.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 09:05 UTC

  Chilean Army chief resigns amid corruption scandal

  

  Chile's Army Chief, General Ricardo Martínez Menanteau, has turned in his resignation a day before testifying in the case known as “Milicogate” or “Army Fraud.”

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 02:48 UTC

  Mexican President against invasions, censorship, and black lists

  

  As a country that has been invaded in the past, by the United States in 1914, “we cannot accept” any more invasions, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Wednesday.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 02:41 UTC

  Bolivian gov't and Evo do not see Ukraine crisis the same way

  

  Despite belonging to the same political party (Movement Towards Socialism - MAS), the current government of Bolivia and former President Evo Morales have dissenting views regarding the Ukraine crisis.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 20:06 UTC

  Former VP Lucía Topolansky resigns seat on Uruguayan Senate after 22 years

  

  Former Uruguayan Vice President Lucía Topolansy Wednesday turned in her resignation to her seat on the Senate through a letter after 22 years of Parliamentarian services.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine president says IMF deal being fine-tuned

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday said his country was still fine-tuning details of an agreement with The International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the repayment of a US $ 44 bn loan taken during the Mauricio Macri administration.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Falklands: Argentina interested in a third phase of the Plan to identify fallen combatants in Malvinas

  

  Argentina is interested in a third phase of the Humanitarian Project Plan which has successfully helped with the identification of Argentine combatants fallen in the Falklands/Malvinas during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict, triggered by the Argentine invasion of the Islands. Argentine president Alberto Fernandez made the announcement during his annual March first speech to Congress, officially opening the legislative year.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Falkland Islands appoints new Chief of Police

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of Superintendent Michael Luke as Chief of Police within the Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP).

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Lula tells Mexico Bolsonaro meant a setback for Brazilians

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva said Tuesday in Mexico that his country was going backward under the leadership of Jair Bolsonaro, whom he is expected to remove from office through this year's elections.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  ICC launches probe into alleged Putin war crimes

  

  Russian President Vladimir Putin may end up in jail for having ordered his troops to invade Ukraine, British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said Tuesday, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a query into the ongoing events.