Politics

Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Syrian crisis: Trump names Patrick Shanahan acting Defense secretary forcing Mattis to leave earlier

United States president Donald Trump has forced Defense Secretary James Mattis to leave his post early, appointing an acting successor to take over in the new year. General Mattis, 68, strongly hinted at policy differences with Mr. Trump when he resigned on Friday.
Monday, December 24th 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Colombia announces that a guerrilla leader has been found and killed

Walter Arízala, known better under his alias Guacho, was wanted for the murder of two Ecuadorean journalists and their driver earlier this year. On Friday, Colombian President Ivan Duque said he was killed in an operation near the Ecuadorean border.
Monday, December 24th 2018 - 08:49 UTC
Thousands of sailors and Royal Marines on duty during Xmas and New Year

Thousands of British sailors and Royal Marines stand ready to respond to events at home and abroad this festive season. While many enjoy a well-earned break over Christmas and New Year, nearly 2,000 men and women of the Naval Service are on active duty, while over 2,500 personnel are on standby at home in the UK.
Monday, December 24th 2018 - 08:41 UTC
Xmas messages: Mrs. May praises the Armed Forces; Corbyn pays tribute to the Good Samaritans

Theresa May has used her Christmas message to praise the work of the Armed Forces, particularly in Syria and after the nerve agent attack in Salisbury. The PM said UK forces had “continued to demonstrate why you are the finest in the world”.
Monday, December 24th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Putin calls on Mrs. May not to succumb to calls for a second Brexit referendum

Vladimir Putin has urged Theresa May not to succumb to calls for a second referendum on Brexit. Speaking at his annual question and answer session with journalists, the Russian president questioned whether re-running a vote could be construed as democratic.
Sunday, December 23rd 2018 - 14:18 UTC
Volcano erupts, tsunami kills at least 222 in Indonesia - more tremors not ruled out

A tsunami in Indonesia after the eruption of the Anak Krakatau Volcano killed at keast 222 people, while hundrerds more were reported either injured or missing, local authorities explained Sunday. They were cautious, though, since these are just preliminary figures.
Sunday, December 23rd 2018 - 04:08 UTC
Funds have been allocated to Argentina's Forensic Anthropology Team

Last Thursday December 20, the Argentine ministry of Justice and Human Rights confirmed the transfer and payment order of the first of two outlays planned for the fiscal year, to the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, EAFF, which had complained a cut in funds.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 15:39 UTC
General Rozas becomes new director of Carabineros as Hermes Soto is sacked

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Friday appointed General Mario Rozas as the new director of Carabineros following the dismissal of General Hermes Soto on Thursday after three vídeos of the force's unproper handling of the Catrillanca case were released.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 09:24 UTC
Mapuche rebel Jones-Huala gets 9 years in Chilean prison

Argentine Mapuche leader Facundo Jones Huala was sentenced Friday to nine years and one day in jail by a Chilean court in Valdivia. Jones-Huala received a six-year sentence for arson plus three years and one day for illegal possession of a firearm in the context of the 2013 attack at the Pisu Pisué farm in Río Bueno.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 07:32 UTC
Argentina launches the Antarctica Summer Campaign with icebreaker ARA Irizar

With the departure of icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar, Argentina launched this week its Antarctica Summer Campaign 2018/19. The re furbished icebreaker is scheduled to develop an intense scientific activity, supply Argentina's bases and stations and replace the teams that will be spending a whole season in Antarctica.