Politics

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Brexit uncertainties: Jaguar Land Rover will extend its annual shutdown

  

  Jaguar Land Rover is to extend its annual April shutdown in car production because of uncertainties around Brexit. The UK's biggest carmaker will be idle for an extra week because of fears of disruption at its car and engine plants at Liverpool, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Queen alludes to Brexit debate: calls for “common ground” and respect for “different points of view”

  

  The Queen has urged people to find “common ground” and to respect “different points of view”. Commentators say the remarks will be seen as referring to the Brexit debate, with MPs due to vote on the PM's deal for leaving the EU again next week.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:06 UTC

  Goldman Sachs chief concerned with Brexit, but the main worry in China/US trade dispute

  

  The new chief executive of Goldman Sachs says that a “difficult” Brexit will negatively affect its investment plans in the UK. David Solomon told the BBC that while there has been a hiring freeze in the UK, the bank has been adding staff in the EU over the last two years.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  UK praises Uruguay's human rights record, but also has recommendations

  

  United Kingdom welcomed Uruguay’s positive record in promoting freedom of expression and independent media, as well as its progressive legislation particularly in promoting gender equality and LGBT rights.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Repression in Venezuela left 16 dead, according to the IACHR

  

  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) estimated the number of deaths in clashes between protesters and security forces in Venezuela at 16.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Guaido recognized as interim president by Lima Group and US; Uruguay and Mexico call for negotiations

  

  Most Latin American nations recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president on Wednesday, leaving Nicolas Maduro ever more isolated as he faces unrest at home and threats from the United States.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:34 UTC

  Pope Francis arrives in Panama for the World Youth Day; immigration high in the agenda

  

  Pope Francis wasted no time wading in on the standoff over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall on Wednesday as he started his trip to Panama, saying on the plane from Rome that hostility to immigrants was driven by irrational fear. In a brief conversation between the pope and journalists on the flight, one reporter described the barrier that juts out into the Pacific Ocean between the two countries in San Diego, California, as a “folly”.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:19 UTC

  Venezuelan military brass remains loyal to Maduro and disavow Guaidó

  

  Opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday swore himself in as Venezuela’s rightful commander-in-chief in direct challenge to President Nicolas Maduro, who faces growing international criticism for undermining democracy.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  Saudi Arabia limits imports from a number of Brazilian chicken processing plants

  

  Saudi Arabia has barred five Brazilian chicken processing plants from exporting to the Middle Eastern country, leaving 25 with valid export permits, Brazil’s meat trade association ABPA said, citing “technical” reasons. The Saudi move threw up a fresh hurdle for top exporter BRF SA and its rivals just a day after an anti-dumping dispute with China was resolved.

• Thursday, January 24th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  Mrs. May commits peace and reconciliation funds for Northern Ireland, regardless of Brexit

  

  The British government will remain committed to funding peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland regardless of Brexit, the prime minister has said. Theresa May made the pledge in a letter to “reassure” the DUP. It comes amidst strains in the relationship over the border backstop.