Politics

• Thursday, October 26th 2023 - 09:15 UTC

  Mike Johnson becomes new Speaker of US House of Representatives

  

  Republican Congressman Mike Johnson of Lousiana was sworn in Wednesday as the 56th Speaker of the US House of Representatives after seemingly endless weeks of internal squabbling among his party's lawmakers.

• Thursday, October 26th 2023 - 09:03 UTC

  Presidents of Peru and Ecuador ratify “historic friendship”

  

  Presidents Dina Boluarte of Peru and Guillermo Lasso of Ecuador Wednesday ratified a “historic friendship and cooperation ties” between the two countries, 25 years after the signing of the Comprehensive and Definitive Peace Agreement, which in 1998 put an end to the armed conflict over a territorial dispute.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 20:43 UTC

  Argentina: Macri and Bullrich go rogue from JxC to support Milei

  

  The opposition coalition Juntos x el Cambio (JxC) of former President Mauricio Macri is practically broken after presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich announced following dinner with the former head of state that the two of them would support the candidacy of Congressman Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza - LLA) in the Nov. 19 runoff against Economy Minister Sergio Massa of Unión x la Patria (UP).

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 16:22 UTC

  EU calls for immediate repeal of “golden passports” proliferation among Caribbean countries

  

  The European Commission has urged Member States to immediately repeal any existing investor citizenship schemes and to ensure strong checks are in place to address the risks posed by investor residence schemes. The Commission has frequently and consistently raised its serious concerns about investor citizenship and residence schemes and the inherent risks they pose. The latest recommendation forms part of the Commission's broader policy to take determined action on these schemes. The current context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine is once again highlighting these risks.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 15:25 UTC

  Dubai DP World joins Russia to develop the Northern Sea Route through the melting Arctic

  

  Russian nuclear agency Rosatom announced this week it has set up a joint venture with Dubai’s DP World to develop container shipping through the Arctic as part of an initiative heavily promoted by President Vladimir Putin.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 11:15 UTC

  City of Buenos Aires has new Mayor-elect: another Macri

  

  Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri's cousin Jorge will become the next Mayor of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires after Leandro Santoro of Economy Minister and presidential hopeful Sergio Massa's Unión por la Patria (UP) announced he would not be taking part in the runoff for which he had qualified last Sunday.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Lula plays football and criticizes Israel after hip surgery

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva “is already back, to score many more goals for Brazil,” said Vice President Geraldo Alckmin Tuesday while posting a picture of the head of state playing football. Lula, 77, underwent hip surgery on Sept. 29 at the Syrian-Lebanese hospital in Brasilia due to a case of osteoarthritis, which was causing him severe pain.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 10:51 UTC

  “The Croatian,” alleged mastermind behind the “blue” dollar, arrested in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine authorities Tuesday arrested Ivo Rojnica, a.k.a. “The Croatian,” who is believed to be the mastermind behind the US dollar black market, commonly referred to as “blue,” it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Former Uruguayan President Lacalle under home hospitalization after stroke

  

  Former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera, father of the current head of state, is under home hospitalization after suffering an ischemic stroke on Sunday, which is now in remission, it was reported in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, October 25th 2023 - 09:57 UTC

  Uruguayan Supreme Court ruling leaves Member of Parlasur on the brink of extradition

  

  A ruling this week by Uruguay's Supreme Court left Argentine Member of Parlasur Fabián “Pepín” Rodríguez Simón on the verge of extradition to his country, where he is wanted for influence peddling and other crimes allegedly committed during the presidency of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), it was reported in Montevideo.