Politics

Wednesday, May 28th 2025 - 10:33 UTC
Brazil: Labor Ministry files suit against BYD for slave-like working conditions

Brazil's Labor Ministry (MPT) has filed a public civil lawsuit against Chinese automaker Build Your Dreams (BYD) and two contractor companies, China JinJiang Construction Brazil and Tonghe Intelligent Equipment of Brazil (now Tecmonta), for slave labor and international human trafficking.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 21:12 UTC
Charles III first monarch to open Canadian Parliament in decades

During his historic two-day visit to Ottawa, King Charles III became the first monarch since 1957 to inaugurate a Canadian parliamentary session. His address underscored Canada's sovereignty amid rising tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, who has proposed the country's annexation as the 51st state and imposed tariff threats. Asserting national independence, Charles declared, “The True North is indeed strong and free.”
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 20:38 UTC
Argentine press guilds raise their eyes at new attacks on media freedom by Libertarian gov't

Argentine journalist guilds expressed their concern after the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) targeted reporter Hugo Alconada Mon, and the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei upped the ante towards the exercise of journalism in Casa Rosada.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:12 UTC
Falklands representative honors 1982 War dead at Cunard Memorial rededication in Liverpool

The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, took part in a solemn rededication ceremony at the Cunard War Memorial on Sunday, May 25, marking the 43rd anniversary of the sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:45 UTC
Lula diagnosed with labyrinthitis after feeling unwell: What is it?

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was admitted to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brasília on Monday after feeling unwell and cancelling all engagements. The 79-year-old leader underwent a series of tests after which he was diagnosed with labyrinthitis and was released to rest at the presidential Alvorada Palace. This ailment in the hearing apparatus came after an intracranial hemorrhage in late 2024, raising concerns about his potential candidacy in the 2026 elections.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina's Health Minister welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr

Argentina's Health Minister Mario Lugones met Monday with US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to align Javier Milei's government with Washington's administration in this regard. Both officials confirmed Buenos Aires' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), criticizing its unscientific approach and political influence.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:22 UTC
Bolivia's National Action Party restored legal status

Bolivia's National Action Party (PAN-Bol) has successfully reversed the cancellation of its legal status after a favorable ruling by the Fourth Constitutional Chamber of the Departmental Court of Justice of La Paz on Monday, which instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to issue a new resolution.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 09:50 UTC
Presidents Orsi and Milei should meet in early July, Argentine ambassador says

Argentina's Ambassador to Uruguay, Alan Beraud, announced that Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and Javier Milei of Argentina will meet at a Mercosur summit in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2025, during the transfer of the Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Pro Tempore Presidency.
Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:43 UTC
Princess of Wales smashes bottle of whisky and formally names HMS Glasgow, first of eight Type 26 frigate

The Royal Navy's most advanced anti-submarine warship has officially been named HMS Glasgow, honoring Scotland's second city. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the naming ceremony at BAE Systems' shipyard in Glasgow, reports Forces.net.