Politics

• Thursday, May 19th 2016 - 06:50 UTC

  Argentina and US reestablish defense links after a nine-year freeze

  

  Argentina and the United States are in the process of reestablishing strong defense links after a hiatus of seven years following this week's visit to the Pentagon of a high profile delegation from the ministry of defense which addressed several issues of mutual interest and common strategies.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2016 - 12:21 UTC

  Petrobras: Temer pledges judicial independence and respect for prosecutors nomination process

  

  Brazil's interim president, Michel Temer said he would continue a tradition of nominating a prosecutor general who comes recommended by peers, allaying concerns about judicial independence. Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes, sworn in last week as part of Temer's new government, told the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper in an interview that the prosecutor general of Brazil could be selected at will by the president.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2016 - 12:07 UTC

  Argentina forecasted to increase wheat area by 25% for a 15/16 million tons crop

  

  Argentine wheat exports more than doubled in the first quarter, government data showed, as farmers rushed to sell stockpiles ahead of an expected jump in plantings spurred by the open-market policies of new President Mauricio Macri. The surge in Argentine supply is hitting an oversaturated world market and putting downward pressure on wheat prices already near their lowest levels in six years.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2016 - 11:39 UTC

  The Army must decide is they side “with the Constitution or with Maduro”, says Venezuelan opposition

  

  The army in crisis-hit Venezuela has to choose whether it is “with the constitution or with [President Nicolas] Maduro,” opposition leader Henrique Capriles said on Tuesday.He made the statement to journalists after Maduro decreed a state of emergency broadening the powers of soldiers and police - and a day before opposition-led marches demanding a referendum to oust the president.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2016 - 06:01 UTC

  Orthodox economist Goldfajn confirmed as Brazil's central bank governor

  

  Brazil's interim government on Tuesday confirmed the lead economist of the country's largest private bank to head the central bank, in a further shift away from the interventionist policies that many blame for deep recession and near double-digit inflation.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2016 - 10:50 UTC

  Temer meets Brazilian unions to draft a blueprint for pension system reform

  

  Brazilian interim President Michel Temer agreed with union leaders on Monday to draft a blueprint for overhauling the creaking pension system within a month, as he seeks to restore confidence in Latin America's largest economy. Temer has vowed to plug a fiscal gap equivalent to more than 11% of GDP last year.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2016 - 07:25 UTC

  Temer names a woman to head Brazil's giant development bank, BNDES

  

  Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer will replace the head of the government’s giant development bank with a female economist, following heavy criticism over his appointment of an all-male white cabinet.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2016 - 07:16 UTC

  Cameron stands by his criticism of Trump: “stupid, divisive and wrong”

  

  Downing Street has said that Prime Minister David Cameron stands by his criticism of Donald Trump but will work with whoever is elected US president. UK PM has called the Republican hopeful “stupid, divisive and wrong” over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2016 - 06:23 UTC

  Falklands hopeful of improved relations with Argentina, Gilbert House tells BIMR conference

  

  Falkland Islands remains hopeful of improved relations with the new administration of Argentina and cooperation in the many areas of mutual interest such as fisheries and connectivity, but sovereignty of the Falklands is not for negotiation, reads the Gilbert House report to the 46th British Isles and Mediterranean Region Conference, which opened on Sunday in Jersey.

• Monday, May 16th 2016 - 19:00 UTC

  “It looks like we're not going to have a good relationship”, Trump tells Cameron

  

  Republican hopeful Donald Trump has hit back at criticism from Britain's leaders by describing himself in an interview with Piers Morgan as “not stupid” and a “unifier.” The presumptive Republican nominee made the comment to Good Morning Britain, the breakfast show of NBC News' U.K. partner ITV.