Politics

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 14:51 UTC

  Uruguay paid US$64 million after Luxembourg account seizure not disclosed by previous government

  

  The Uruguayan state had its bank accounts in Luxembourg frozen for several months due to non-payment of an arbitration award over the closure of national airline Pluna. The situation, which affected 37 financial institutions, was uncovered by El País after accessing official documents through a freedom of information request.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Milei's party dealt heavy blow in province of Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei's ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) suffered a severe blow on Sunday in the midterm elections in the province of Buenos Aires at the hands of arch-rivals Fuerza Patria, the name under which Kirchnerism-Peronism entered the contest. Turnout stood at 63%.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:58 UTC

  Irfaan Ali sworn in for second term as Guyana's President

  

  Mohamed Irfaan Ali, of the People's Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C), was sworn in on Sunday for his second term as Guyana’s President after winning the Sept. 1 elections. when the PPP-C also secured 36 seats in the National Assembly.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:47 UTC

  Major rally in São Paulo calls for Bolsonaro's amnesty

  

  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro staged a rally on Sunday on Paulista Avenue in São Paulo, requesting a blanket amnesty for those convicted or charged with participating in the Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt, particularly their leader, whom they regard as the better candidate for the 2026 elections, despite being disenfranchised.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 10:30 UTC

  Pope Leo XIV canonizes first saint to have lived in the 21st Century

  

  Pope Leo XIV canonized two young Italians, Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, on Sunday at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square before a crowd of around 70,000 people.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:52 UTC

  Lib-Dems, ICCF.UK and Falklands sponsor Conference on Unregulated Fishing in the South Atlantic

  

  The vitally important issue of unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic will be addressed during a fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference next 21st September at the Bournemouth International Center. Full name of the presentation will be, “Protecting the Blue Frontier: Combating unregulated fishing in the South Atlantic.”

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:38 UTC

  Argentine finalists of Regional Student Competition to visit “my neighbors in the Falkland Islands”

  

  The British Embassy in Argentina announces the 10 finalists from Argentina to the Regional Student Competition 2025/2026. The applicants answered the question “Why would I like to meet my neighbors in the Falkland Islands?” in a video.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:34 UTC

  Norway purchases five Type 26 frigates, the UK largest warship export (US$ 13.5bn)

  

  Norway has formally announced it will purchase at least 5 Type 26 frigates to be built in the UK, an operation costing some 13,5 bn dollars. The announcement confirms what has been obvious for some time, but it is only the first step in this momentous program. The Norwegian and British governments will soon finalize a binding agreement which will set the framework for a strategic partnership. Once this agreement is signed, the two parties will enter into detailed contract negotiations with BAE Systems for the delivery schedule. The RN and UK government have worked hard to support this with an extensive program of visits by ministers, multiple visits to Norway by RN ships and deepening defense cooperation in the last few years.

• Monday, September 8th 2025 - 09:31 UTC

  Reform UK holds its Conference in Birmingham; polls show it eleven points ahead of Starmer’s Labour

  

  The Reform UK party held its conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, 5/6 September with their four MPs, mayors, councilors and more than 10,000 people attending the event.

• Saturday, September 6th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Buenos Aires province elections could tip the balance of Milei's future

  

  The Argentine province of Buenos Aires heads into Sunday's midterm elections as a beacon of what may happen in the rest of the country later this year, which could decide President Javier Milei's future, particularly following recent significant setbacks in the Upper House.