Politics

Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 09:13 UTC
China and US hail progress in trade talks: “a deal more likely than not” said Trump

Chinese negotiators have agreed to extend their stay in Washington, as the US and China push to strike a trade deal. The decision was the latest sign that the two countries may be nearing an agreement, as they look for a way out of last year's punishing trade war.
Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 09:01 UTC
ICJ will rule on the Chagos people UK/Mauritius dispute on Monday

The UN's top court will hand down its view on Monday, February 25, in a bitter dispute between Britain and Mauritius over the fate of the Chagos islands, home to key UK and US military base.
Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Corbyn in office would renegotiate Brexit and could hold second referendum

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said if his party won power he would renegotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union and could hold another referendum, as he comes under pressure to support giving the public another chance to stay in the bloc.
Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Brexit should be delayed if a deal is not approved by Parliament, warn three ministers

Brexit should be delayed if Parliament does not approve a deal in the coming days, three cabinet ministers have warned publicly for the first time. Ahead of crucial votes in the Commons, Greg Clark, Amber Rudd and David Gauke told the Daily Mail time was running out and that they hoped for a breakthrough in negotiations soon. If not, they said they are prepared to defy Theresa May and vote for a delay.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 21:59 UTC
“Massive humanitarian implications:” Venezuelan exodus reaches 3.4 million

The larges exodus in Latin America’s history just got larger, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said. UN agencies sounded the alarm on Friday over the humanitarian needs after the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela reached 3.4 million people.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 10:56 UTC
Who is Padrino López, Maduro’s strong man

After the strong support of the armed forces to the president, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the figure of Vladimir Padrino López, the Defense Minister of that country, who responded to the president of the United States, Donald Trump, after his remarks on Monday about the danger that ran the military that was next to the Venezuelan leader.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands: Visiting MPs call for clarity on future British role

Two British Members of Parliament have called on Parliament to clarify the future role of the British military in the Falkland Islands. A total of eight representatives have made the journey to the region as part of a visit organized by the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme (AFPS).
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Maduro closes the border with Brazil; Guaidó leads caravan to Colombian border

President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil on Thursday in an increasingly fraught power struggle. Guaido set out in a convoy of vehicles to personally pick up US aid being stockpiled on the other side of the Colombian border, defying Maduro's military to stop him.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:31 UTC
“Hear the cry of the little ones who plead for justice,” Pope Francis tells Vatican summit fighting sex abuse

Pope Francis on Thursday opened a landmark Vatican summit on fighting child sex abuse, calling for “concrete measures” and handing top Catholic bishops a roadmap to tackling paedophilia in the church.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Brazilian oil production challenges OPEC' attempts to balance the market and prices

While everyone is talking about how surging U.S. crude oil production will offset a large part of the ongoing OPEC/non-OPEC production cuts, there are other oil producers not taking part in the OPEC+ deal and poised to see their output jump this year.