Politics

Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Brazil supports Argentine Malvinas claim but since UK is an 'important partner', authorizes RAF landings

Brazil on Tuesday defended its decision to allow British military aircraft flying to the Falkland Island to call at Brazilian airports, landings that annoyed Argentina. The complaint is not new, and Brazilian policy under different governments over the years has been one of accepting those calls.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Ukraine crisis: US finds Macron's diplomatic efforts encouraging

The Government of the United States said French President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic attempts to cool off the Ukraine crisis had shown some encouraging signs.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Saskatchewan to lift all Covid-19 restrictions following protests

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan will lift as of midnight next Sunday all originally imposed as a responde to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Tuesday. The new measures are a consequence of protests demanding a new approach at the disease, which is currently less severe as opposed to the economic consequences stemming from lockdowns and other limitations imposed on people.
Wednesday, February 9th 2022 - 09:07 UTC
Documents Trump had taken home illegally retrieved

The White House has retrieved 15 boxes containing documents former US President Donald Trump unlawfully took to his Florida Mar-a-lago residence, it was reported.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 21:57 UTC
Rainstorm causes landslide which leaves at least 11 dead in Colombia

Heavy rains in the municipality of Dosquebradas, in the Colombian department of Risaralda, have resulted in a landslide that has killed at least 11 people and left many others injured, it was reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Argentine President already in Barbados for PM meeting

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday landed in Barbados for a meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Mia Mottley amid strong COVID-19 restrictions for reporters. It is the South American head of state's last stop of an international tour which included Russia and China.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Nicaragua decries El Salvador invaded its territorial waters

The Nicaraguan Government of President Daniel Ortega Monday decried military naval forces of El Salvador had violated its maritime spaces for reasons yet to be determined, since there is no bilateral territorial dispute between the two Central American countries.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Demonstrators in Haiti take to the streets, want PM to resign

Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Haiti Monday to demand Prime Minister Ariel Henry agrees to hold discussions regarding a possible solution to the country's critical situation.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Boris Johnson sings Gloria Gaynor's “I will survive”, as he hires his new director of communications

Cardiff-born Guto Harri, who was appointed as 10 Downing's new communications director, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson sang Gloria Gaynor's hit “I will survive” during the meeting in which he was hired.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party’s legitimacy

By Yvan Bennett and John Garrick (*) – Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial for many reasons. They are a potent political symbol of the Chinese state’s ambitions and authority. Held just a year after the triumphalist 100-year anniversary of the Communist Party's founding, General Secretary Xi Jinping is using the Olympics to showcase to the world that China is powerful and on track to fulfill its Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.