Politics

Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
El Salvador and Venezuela: reciprocal expulsion of diplomats

Venezuela ordered El Salvador's diplomats to leave the country in reprisal for President Nayib Bukele's expulsion of officials representing the government in Caracas. El Salvador does not recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as legitimate and said on Saturday it would receive a new diplomatic corps representing opposition leader, Juan Guaido.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Outrage in Brazil at the killing of an indigenous “guardian of the forest”

Activists expressed outrage on Sunday at the killing of an indigenous “guardian of the forest” in Brazil's Amazon and called on the government to thwart illegal loggers in the region. Paulo Paulino Guajajara and another tribesman, Laercio Guajajara, were ambushed by loggers late Friday as they patrolled the Arariboia territory in the northeastern state of Maranhao.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Bolivian opposition call for new elections to resolve political crisis

Bolivia's chief opposition leader on Sunday called for new elections to resolve the political crisis engulfing the nation since a disputed Oct 20 vote that Bolivian authorities said was won by leftist President Evo Morales, sparking protests.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Germany will celebrate 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in a “reflective spirit”

Germany marks three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall this week, but a hint of a return of the Cold War and the rise of nationalism is dampening the mood. Leaders of former Cold War powers will be absent from anniversary festivities, as Donald Trump's America First, Britain's Brexit and Russia's resurgence put a strain on ties.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:20 UTC
Eight hopefuls for Speaker of Commons Bercow chair

British MPs will this Monday select the new speaker of the House of Commons, once an unremarkable event but one now charged with significance following the previous occupant's role in Brexit.
Saturday, November 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Privatized services plus health, education and pension's costs, the right blend for Chile's social explosion

It is not poverty that is driving Chile's middle class into the streets to join massive protests: it is debt, brought on by sky-high private health and education costs that have created an economic fragility many find unbearable.
Saturday, November 2nd 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Trump certain an “angry majority” of American voters support him against impeachment inquiry

President Donald Trump said on Friday he believed an “angry majority” of American voters will support him against an impeachment inquiry as he sought to rally his supporters to voice their opposition to the Democratic attempt to oust him.
Saturday, November 2nd 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Spain confirmed as host of COP25 climate summit, but Madrid hotels are full and flights expensive

Spain will host the COP25 climate summit in December, the UN said on Friday, after Chile abandoned plans to hold it due to deadly anti-government protests. Some 25,000 delegates had been expected in Chile for COP25, including teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
Saturday, November 2nd 2019 - 09:03 UTC
Brazil police dismantle huge net work of human traffickers involving the three Americas

Brazilian federal police said they have arrested Saifullah Al-Mamun, born in Bangladesh and considered by authorities one of the world's most prolific human traffickers. In an operation conducted on Thursday after collaboration with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Brazilian police arrested members of a group allegedly implicated in a large scheme of smuggling people into the United States.
Friday, November 1st 2019 - 18:01 UTC
Falklands interested in raising awareness of the Islands in UK, particularly new generations

The Falkland Islands elected government are interested in raising the awareness of the Islands in the United Kingdom particularly among new generations. The issue was brought up during the Legislative Assembly discussions by MLA Stacy Bragger.