Politics

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 12:48 UTC

  Falkland Islands Governor announces and welcomes the visit of Lord Cameron

  

  Approximately at 09:00 hours Falklands time the UK Foreign Office officially announced the visit of Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to the Falklands, “to uphold the Falklands Islander's right to self-determination”, and Governor Alison Blake CMG from Government House in Stanley welcomed the news.

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

  Israeli gov't outraged by Lula's likening war in Gaza to the Holocaust

  

  The Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned the Brazilian Ambassador after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva likened the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) response to the Oct. 7 attacks by the terrorist group Hamas to the Holocaust perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II.

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

  Poverty on the rise in Argentina, Catholic University says

  

  According to a study from the Argentine Catholic University (UCA) published during the weekend, poverty in the South American country has gone up from 44.7% to 57.4% of the population in little over two months since President Javier Milei took office.

• Monday, February 19th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

  Lula speaks about a strong “global south” before African leaders

  

  Brazilian President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva said on Sunday that his country has a historic debt with Africa and advocated for stronger ties among “Global South” nations during his appearance as a guest at the 37th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Sunday, February 18th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

  Foreign minister Cameron confirms visit to Falklands, and to Brazil and Paraguay

  

  British foreign minister David Cameron said on Sunday that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands will not be up for discussion as long as they want to remain a British territory. Cameron is preparing to make the first visit to the Falklands by a cabinet minister since 2016, according to a report from BBC.

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 23:34 UTC

  Falklands' visit for David Cameron? FIG readies to receive a VVIP

  

  The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron plans to visit the Falkland Islands soon in a show of British sovereignty over the archipelago after newly-elected Argentine President Javier Milei pledged to “get them back,.” according to reports in the London Media.

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 23:23 UTC

  Memorial stone at Westminster Abbey to mark Shackleton 150th birth anniversary

  

  A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, was dedicated at Westminster Abbey in London on Thursday 15th February 2024. The service was attended by HRH The Princess Royal, Patron of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 16:13 UTC

  Pepe Mujica criticizes Venezuelan Government's authoritarianism: “You can call him a dictatorship”

  

  In the wake of Venezuela's recent wave of repression and arrests, former Uruguayan President and leftist regional leader José “Pepe” Mujica has spoken out against the Government of Nicolás Maduro, denouncing it as authoritarian. In an address to journalists, Mujica highlighted the concerning developments in Venezuela, stating, “Venezuela has an authoritarian government that goes the other way.”

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 11:17 UTC

  US and Uruguay deepen bilateral ties at annual meeting in Washington DC

  

  The United States and Uruguay held their second Annual Bilateral Inter-Ministerial Dialogue in Washington on Feb. 15, 2024. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols and a US delegation of six federal departments and agencies, welcomed Foreign Minister Omar Paganini and the Uruguayan delegation to Washington, D.C. Together, they agreed innovation and common purpose characterized the US-Uruguay relationship and the opportunities that lie ahead.

• Saturday, February 17th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

  Maria Corina Machado: Leading Venezuela towards democratic renewal against all odds

  

  Maria Corina Machado, the presidential candidate chosen through Venezuela's historic primary elections on October 22nd, asserts her commitment to democratic principles and inclusive governance in an exclusive interview with El Pitazo.