Politics

Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Brazil's PGR indicts Bolsonaro and 33 others for coup attempt

Former President Jair Bolsonaro was indicted Tuesday by Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) alongside 33 other people before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) for the crimes of coup d'état, violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, and criminal organization.
Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 09:05 UTC
Trump: Russia willing to end Ukrainian war

US President Donald Trump Tuesday acknowledged from his Mar-a-Lago residence that Russia was willing to end the war in Ukraine and criticized Kyiv for its reluctance to negotiate. In the Republican leader's view, the conflict could have been resolved sooner.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 21:10 UTC
Reports on ISIS' presence in Uruguay an old story

A Spanish outlet highlighted that the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) had resurfaced in Uruguay and was planning to spread throughout the continent. However, the Ministry of the Interior in Montevideo said the video that went viral and on which those reports were based was old and that its author had already been placed in custody.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 20:54 UTC
Lula welcomes Portugal's President and Prime Minister in Brazil

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed Portugal's Heads of State and Government Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro respectively, to launch a series of bilateral vents to take place in the South American country. The Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) will also be on the agenda. The Workers' Party leader had been to Portugal in 2023.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 13:27 UTC
No fatalities in Delta jetliner crash in Toronto

A Delta Air Lines Mitsubishi CRJ-900 jet from Minneapolis flipped over Monday afternoon upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport amidst snowy conditions and severe gusting winds.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 10:52 UTC
Footage of Milei's interview twitched released

Video footage of an advisor - believed to be Santiago Caputo - cutting President Javier Milei's interview with Jonatan Viale to have some inconvenient parts removed was leaked through X late Monday. “It can cause you a judicial mess,” Viale admits as he agrees to the interruption while the head of State sought to explain his side of the $LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal on TN in a friendly environment. The controversial part of the interview was aired live through YouTube.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 10:37 UTC
Falklands. Former MLA Ian Hansen died at Hill Cove

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has announced that the flag at Gilbert House will be flown at half-mast on the day of Ian Hansen’s funeral, honoring the longtime public servant who passed away on February 17, 2025.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 09:57 UTC
Alberto Fernández arraigned for gender violence against former companion

Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández was arraigned Monday for alleged gender violence against his ex-partner, Fabiola Yáñez, to whom he reportedly caused minor and serious injuries, in addition to coercive threats.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 06:48 UTC
Trump demands Ukraine's precious metals in exchange for protection

By Gwynne Dyer

What’s the difference between smash-and-grab raids and protection rackets? Not all that much from the legal point of view, but protection rackets has a lower level of risk and a higher rate of returns.
Tuesday, February 18th 2025 - 01:04 UTC
Milei takes full responsibility for $LIBRA scandal

Weathering the storm against all odds, Argentine President Javier Milei blamed nobody and took full responsibility for his mistake in the so-called “cryptocurrency” scandal in which he endorsed the $LIBRA asset only to see it lose over 95% of its value in just a few hours after the head of state's posting. “I got a slap in the face,” he reckoned. It had been speculated that Milei was to blame an advisor for his or her poor judgment and then sack him or her as a scapegoat.