Politics

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 16:12 UTC

  Falklands representative honors 1982 War dead at Cunard Memorial rededication in Liverpool

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, took part in a solemn rededication ceremony at the Cunard War Memorial on Sunday, May 25, marking the 43rd anniversary of the sinking of the Atlantic Conveyor during the Falklands War.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina celebrates UK/Mauritius agreement on Chagos as a path to a Falklands dialogue

  

  This Monday, May 26, the Argentine Foreign Ministry published a release celebrating the Agreement between the governments of UK and of the Republic of Mauritius referred to the Chagos archipelago including the island of Diego Garcia.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:45 UTC

  Lula diagnosed with labyrinthitis after feeling unwell: What is it?

  

  Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was admitted to the Sírio-Libanês Hospital in Brasília on Monday after feeling unwell and cancelling all engagements. The 79-year-old leader underwent a series of tests after which he was diagnosed with labyrinthitis and was released to rest at the presidential Alvorada Palace. This ailment in the hearing apparatus came after an intracranial hemorrhage in late 2024, raising concerns about his potential candidacy in the 2026 elections.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentina's Health Minister welcomes Robert F. Kennedy Jr

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Mario Lugones met Monday with US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to align Javier Milei's government with Washington's administration in this regard. Both officials confirmed Buenos Aires' withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), criticizing its unscientific approach and political influence.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 10:22 UTC

  Bolivia's National Action Party restored legal status

  

  Bolivia's National Action Party (PAN-Bol) has successfully reversed the cancellation of its legal status after a favorable ruling by the Fourth Constitutional Chamber of the Departmental Court of Justice of La Paz on Monday, which instructed the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to issue a new resolution.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 09:50 UTC

  Presidents Orsi and Milei should meet in early July, Argentine ambassador says

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Uruguay, Alan Beraud, announced that Presidents Yamandú Orsi of Uruguay and Javier Milei of Argentina will meet at a Mercosur summit in Buenos Aires on July 3, 2025, during the transfer of the Southern Common Market's (Mercosur) Pro Tempore Presidency.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:43 UTC

  Princess of Wales smashes bottle of whisky and formally names HMS Glasgow, first of eight Type 26 frigate

  

  The Royal Navy's most advanced anti-submarine warship has officially been named HMS Glasgow, honoring Scotland's second city. The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the naming ceremony at BAE Systems' shipyard in Glasgow, reports Forces.net.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:25 UTC

  Falklands, consultation on overseas driving licenses concludes next Friday

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is undertaking a consultation in relation to the use of overseas driving licenses. The purpose of the consultation is to help identify whether there are public safety concerns around the use of overseas driving licenses and whether the current law needs to be changed.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:04 UTC

  Falkland Islands Liberation Day Anniversary from Argentine Occupation, on 14 June

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has released an official communique to mark the anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982. The following program has been arranged for Saturday 14 June 2025.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:00 UTC

  UK Trade Envoy for Southern Cone first time visit to Paraguay

  

  UK Trade Envoy for Southern Cone Fabian Hamilton visited Paraguay and met with Paraguayan authorities and stakeholders to explore new partnership opportunities in sectors including trade, investment, sports, clean energy, and sustainable development.