Politics

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Breaking International Law: Amal Clooney quits as Britain's special envoy on media freedom

  

  Another prominent figure has quit working for, or with, the British Government over their decision to break international law over the Brexit deal to leave the EU. On Wednesday the Government’s top law officer for Scotland resigned amid reports he was unhappy about plans to override the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  UK candidate Dr Liam Fox, through to 2nd round in WTO Director General contest

  

  Former UK International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox said on Friday experienced leadership is needed as the selection process continues to replace the World Trade Organization Director-General chair.

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 06:32 UTC

  Boris Johnson reiterates his support for Gibraltar

  

  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged his full support to Gibraltar and its people whatever happens in a telephone conversation with the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo on Friday.

• Saturday, September 19th 2020 - 06:21 UTC

  Falklands conflict “iconic” collection of medals sold in auction for £130,000

  

  A collection of “iconic” Falklands War medals has been sold at auction for £130,000. Capt Pettinger served as Patrol Commander of D (Patrol) Company during 11 days of operations in and around the Mount Longdon area on East Falkland.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 09:36 UTC

  The attraction of oil: first ever US Secretary of State visit to Suriname and Guyana

  

  Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first US secretary of state to visit Guyana and Suriname as the discovery of oil fuels a sudden new interest in the small South American nations.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Biden warns UK must honor Northern Ireland Good Friday 1998 peace agreement

  

  US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace agreement as it withdraws from the European Union or there would be no separate U.S. trade deal.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Falklands new port: contractors unveil details of the major infrastructure project

  

  The planned new port for the Falkland Islands to be constructed at Stanley Harbor was analyzed during a presentation this week to members of the public in the Town Hall, by a team from BAM Nuttall and Royal Haskoning, the companies responsible for the planning and construction of the project.

• Friday, September 18th 2020 - 08:32 UTC

  UN food chief calls on billionaires to save 30 million people at risk of dying

  

  United Nations food chief David Beasley called on the world's billionaires on Thursday to step up to help save about 30 million people he said are at risk of dying if they don't receive help from the World Food Programme.

• Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentina tightens currency controls, helping the US dollar climb to a new record

  

  Argentina's peso currency plunged further into record low territory after the central bank tightened currency controls. The peso opened almost 0.1% weaker at 75.25 per U.S. dollar, traders said, and the country risk rose 38 basis points to 1,157. The black market peso or blue dollar plummeted 9.7% to open at a new all-time low 145 per U.S. dollar.

• Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  UN report slams Venezuela government for methodical extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and torture

  

  The Venezuelan government was accused of committing crimes against humanity in a report published on Wednesday by a United Nations-backed fact-finding mission.