Politics

Monday, August 11th 2025 - 21:02 UTC
Trump declares crime emergency and takes over Washington DC's security

US President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would take control of law enforcement in Washington, D.C. In adition, the National Guard would be deployed to combat what he described as a crime emergency.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 12:58 UTC
Colombian Senator Uribe Turbay dies, aged 39

Colombian Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay died early Monday as a result of the gunshots he received during a political rally on June 7, for which he had been hospitalized since.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Three-month state of emergency declared in parts of Haiti

Haiti's government has declared a three-month state of emergency in the West, Artibonite, and Centre departments to address a surge in gang violence and the resulting food crisis. This measure is intended to mobilize state resources more effectively to restore order and security.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Armed attack leaves 8 dead in Ecuador

An armed attack outside a nightclub in Santa Lucía on Sunday morning, a town in Ecuador's Guayas province, left eight people (seven men and one woman) dead and several others injured. The victims included nightclub owner Jorge Urquizo, the brother of the town's mayor, Ubaldo Urquizo.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 09:14 UTC
Falklands: Gross National Income per capita £58,749 in 2024, FIG National Accounts

The Falkland Islands Government Policy Department has announced the publication of the Falkland Islands National Accounts for the years 2014 to 2024.
Monday, August 11th 2025 - 08:54 UTC
Falklands housing policy, ExCo publishes tenancy model to help landlords and tenants

Executive Council (ExCo) has approved the publication of the voluntary Model Tenancy Agreement and accompanying Guidance to support both landlords and tenants in the Falkland Islands.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Milei defends his vetoing Congress' “noble causes”

Argentine President Javier Milei explained in his broadcast message Friday evening that he vetoed laws recently passed by Congress to raise pensions and disability allowances because they would have increased spending, leading to either printing money or increasing taxes to avoid destroying the fiscal surplus.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Alckmin attends christening of new Brazilian Navy frigate

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin on Friday attended the christening of the Navy's new frigate, the Jerônimo de Albuquerque, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. The warship is the second of four units of the Tamandaré Class Frigate Program, a R$11 billion (approximately US$2.2 billion) initiative scheduled for completion by 2029.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 10:18 UTC
Haiti's Presidential Transition Council has new president

Haitian businessman Laurent Saint-Cyr has been appointed as the new rotating president of Haiti's Presidential Transition Council (CPT), a body formed after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Saint-Cyr is tasked with restoring security, leading the country toward new elections, and reviving the economy.
Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 09:55 UTC
Chilean Antarctica: 19-year-old American pilot committed no crime, his defense argues

Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old American pilot who was detained in Antarctica for over a month, is seeking to have his case dismissed. His lawyer, Jaime Barrientos, argues that Guo did not violate any rules and that his arrest was based on “partial information” from the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC).