Politics

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:37 UTC

  Theresa May and King of Spain discuss Brexit; Gibraltar “didn't come up”

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May did not raise the issue of Gibraltar’s sovereignty during her meeting with the king of Spain despite the two countries not seeing “eye to eye” on the issue, Downing Street said on Thursday. A Number 10 spokeswoman said the Gibraltar “didn’t come up” and insisted Spain is “well aware” of Britain’s position that the Rock’s future is not up for discussion.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 18:46 UTC

  Father of bride struck by lightning during ceremony; in 2015 “lucky man” was rescued from Falklands' waters

  

  No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend. JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada. But this was not the first time Nadeau faces the challenge of death, in 2015 he was air rescued from a crippled French cruise vessel in Falklands' waters.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:41 UTC

  Temer faces challenge in Congress from his potential successor

  

  The speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress, Rodrigo Maia, vowed on Wednesday to fight any changes President Michel Temer makes to a landmark labor reform passed by the Senate a day earlier, highlighting fresh tension between longtime allies.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:27 UTC

  Argentine court confirms phone calls to Falklands/Malvinas must be billed as domestic

  

  Argentine justice confirmed that phone calls to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands must be billed as local calls and not long distance. Argentine telecoms companies Telefonica and Telecom said that this was normal procedure, however a client presented a “consumers' appeal” claiming a call to the Falklands had been labeled as international instead of domestic.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 07:56 UTC

  Strong reply to Spanish King: Gibraltar is the most important voice in dialogue

  

  The comment about Gibraltar made by the King of Spain in his address in Westminster Hall places the focus on bilateral dialogue between London and Madrid as the way forward to address Spain's differences with the UK over the Decolonization of Gibraltar.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 01:09 UTC

  Donald Trump Jr admits meeting Russian lawyer but did not inform his father

  

  United States President Donald Trump's son has said he did not tell his father about a meeting with a Russian lawyer who said she could help his election campaign. Donald Trump Jr told Fox News the meeting was “just a nothing” but he should have handled it differently.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 21:55 UTC

  Gibraltar flag on display outside of Parliament as Spanish King begins London visit

  

  A flag of Gibraltar (and Falkland Islands) was on display outside the Houses of Parliament as King Felipe of Spain arrived in London for his state visit. The red-and-white banner, bearing a red castle and golden key, was placed at the centre of a row of flags of the British overseas territories and dependencies in Parliament Square.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 21:26 UTC

  Brexit divorce bill: “I’m not hearing any whistling, just the clock ticking” says EU chief negotiator

  

  European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has slapped down Boris Johnson over his claim that Brussels could “go whistle” if it expected large sums from Britain as part of the withdrawal agreement.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 20:56 UTC

  Queen and Phillip formally welcome Felipe and Letizia at Horse Guards Parade

  

  The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on Wednesday formally welcomed the King of Spain to the UK with a military spectacle full of pomp and pageantry. Britain’s head of state and Philip warmly shook hands with King Felipe VI and his wife, Queen Letizia, at Horse Guards Parade, Henry VIII’s former jousting yard.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 20:41 UTC

  China opens its first overseas military base in the Horn of Africa

  

  Ships carrying personnel for China's first overseas military base, in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, have set sail to begin setting up the facility, as China's rapidly modernizing military extends its global reach.