Politics

Friday, May 31st 2024 - 10:48 UTC
Peru: Targetting President Boluarte backfires on Prosecutor Villena

A Constitutional complaint was filed against Peru's Attorney General Juan Carlos Villena for irregularities in charges he filed against President Dina Boluarte. The move will shield the head of state under investigation for corruption and has a meager 5% positive image.
Friday, May 31st 2024 - 10:35 UTC
Mothers of Plaza de Mayo leader Nora Cortiñas dies aged 94

Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (Founding Line) President Nora Cortiñas died Thursday in Morón, on the western outskirts of Buenos Aires, from complications resulting from a hernia surgery she had undergone days earlier. The iconic human rights activist was 94.
Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 19:20 UTC
Former Paraguayan President Lugo not returning to politics

Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo said Thursday in a radio interview on the occasion of his 73rd birthday that he was feeling well after a brain stroke in 2022 that had him spend over 6 months recuperating in Buenos Aires. However, he admitted he was somewhat tired and unfit to return to the political arena. He was a Senator on behalf of the leftwing Frente Guasu when he suffered his health issue.
Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 14:10 UTC
Uruguay issues decree to speed up admittance of Venezuelan asylum seekers

The Uruguayan Government issued a decree Wednesday expediting the admission of some 3,500 Venezuelan refugees into the country, Foreign Minister Omar Paganini announced in a press conference in Montevideo.
Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 14:00 UTC
Milei highlights the benefits of capitalism at Stanford University

During his appearance at the Hoover Institution on Stanford University's campus, Argentine President Javier Milei praised Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo's adjustment measures and addressed other issues regarding capitalism and monopoly regulations.
Thursday, May 30th 2024 - 08:17 UTC
Future Falklands leaders invited to the 12th Commonwealth Youth Parliament

The 12th Commonwealth Youth Parliament will be held in Wellington, New Zealand, 2-5 September 2024. The Falkland Islands Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) would like to invite expressions of interest in representing the Islands at CYP 2024.
Wednesday, May 29th 2024 - 21:43 UTC
Canada and Finland okay Ukraine using their weapons to attack Russia

Just one week after the final destination of the war equipment supplied to Ukraine rose tensions between Moscow and London, Canadian and Finnish authorities Wednesday okayed Kyiv's using the weapons supplied by both countries in a potential offensive against Russia
Wednesday, May 29th 2024 - 20:40 UTC
Brazil downgrades diplomatic mission in Tel Aviv

The government of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Wednesday the transfer of Ambassador Frederico Meyer from Tel Aviv to Geneva to head the mission before the United Nations (UN) Conference on Disarmament, Agencia Brasil reported. According to the Diário Oficial da Uniao, a replacement has not been sent to Israel.
Wednesday, May 29th 2024 - 11:00 UTC
Red Sea distortion plus Mexico and Brazil record imports from China have seen shipping rates balloon

The global container shipping capacity has been strained due to the Red Sea/Suez Canal situation and a restocking cycle in the U.S. and Europe with strong purchasing of Chinese goods. On May 17, the Shanghai Export Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) rose to 2520.76 points, a 9.3% increase from the previous week and more than a 130% increase since the Red Sea crisis in December, points out the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
Wednesday, May 29th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Venezuela withdraws invitation to EU as election observers

Venezuelan authorities announced Tuesday they were withdrawing the invitation previously extended to the European Union (RU) to monitor the July 28 elections in a move that cast additional doubts over a process that has for long looked fudgy following the disenfranchisement of opposition leader María Corina Machado.