Politics

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:38 UTC

  Maduro's puppet announces new electoral council to preside over “free and fair elections”

  

  A Venezuelan lawmaker sworn in by the ruling socialist party as the new head of parliament said on Monday that naming a new electoral council to preside over free and fair elections was the body’s main priority.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:36 UTC

  Israel nuclear power: Netanyahu slip of the tongue or subtle warning

  

  In an apparent slip of the tongue, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Israel as a nuclear power before correcting himself with a bashful nod and an embarrassed smile.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Bolsonaro supports Trump and combating terrorism; Teheran summons Brazilian ambassador

  

  Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro offered his support to US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday amidst widespread criticism for the killing of a top Iranian commander.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:18 UTC

  Bolsonaro will submit to Congress bill reducing the size of government

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro told journalists on Monday that his administration will likely submit to the Congress in February a reform to reduce the size of the government, aiming to cut public spending.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:08 UTC

  Brazil: mining company agrees to compensation for 17.000 relocations in a capital city

  

  Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem SA has agreed to a 2.7 billion reais (US$ 667 million) settlement with federal and state authorities in the northeastern state of Alagoas to cover damage caused by a salt mining project there.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 09:04 UTC

  American Airlines reaches agreement with Boeing on the 737 MAX grounding

  

  American Airlines on Monday became the latest carrier to reach an agreement with Boeing on compensation to cover the financial losses connected to the 737 MAX grounding, which caused thousands of flights to be canceled.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  US military will not violate laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites

  

  US Defence Secretary Mark Esper strongly suggested on Monday that the US military would not violate the laws of armed conflict by striking Iranian cultural sites, a move threatened by President Donald Trump.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Iran and US must observe the convention to preserve cultural sites, UNESCO says

  

  Both Iran and the United States must observe a convention obliging states to preserve cultural sites, the UN's cultural agency said on Monday, after President Donald Trump threatened to target Iran's cultural heritage.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 08:46 UTC

  Next Labour leader will be known on 4 April: crucial fight between centrists and Corbynists

  

  Britain's Labour Party on Monday began the formal contest to replace its leader, with centrists set to battle left-wingers in a fight for its ideological soul. Veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn announced he would step down following last month's crushing defeat to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Lima Group backs re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaidó

  

  The Lima Group regional bloc said on Monday that it backed the re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of Venezuela's Congress after the government of Nicolas Maduro forced a separate vote imposing a new leader of the legislative body.