Politics

• Monday, January 2nd 2017 - 12:14 UTC

  African migrant’s storm wire border fence trying to enter Spanish territory

  

  More than 1,000 illegal African migrants tried to enter Spanish territory by scaling a 6 meters wire border fence on New Year's Day. Fifty Moroccan and five Spanish officers were injured as they clashed with armed men carrying metal bars and rocks trying to break through the gates to access the border fences of Ceuta and Melilla.

• Monday, January 2nd 2017 - 08:58 UTC

  Don't trust computers, important stuff write it and have it delivered by courier, recommends Trump

  

  President-elect Donald J. Trump, expressing skepticism about intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the US election, said that he knew “things that other people don’t know” about the hacking, and that the information would be revealed “Tuesday or Wednesday.” He also underlined that no computer is safe and recommended sending important information the old fashion way, write it out and have it delivered by courier.

• Monday, January 2nd 2017 - 07:13 UTC

  Guterres new UN chief call to make 2017 a Year for Peace

  

  In his first day at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary General António Guterres today pledged to make 2017 a year for peace.“On this New Year's Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year's resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first,” said Mr. Guterres in an appeal for peace. He said one question weighs heavy on his heart. “That is: how can we help the millions of people caught up in conflict, suffering massively in wars with no end in sight?”

• Monday, January 2nd 2017 - 05:45 UTC

  Argentina's new economic team aims to fight budget deficit and reform the tax code

  

  In his first public comments since his appointment, Argentine Economy minister Nicolas Dujovne told a press conference that his main objective would be to continue with center-right President Mauricio Macri's economic policies.

• Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 16:16 UTC

  PM May plans to pull out from European Court, sponsors British Bill of Rights

  

  UK Prime Minister Theresa May is considering making plans to pull out of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), a cornerstone of the Conservatives next general election campaign, it has been reported. The Prime Minister is said to have accepted proposals for a British Bill of Rights – originally announced by David Cameron – which will have to be put on hold while the Government deals with Brexit.

• Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 15:57 UTC

  Brazilian presidency caught red-handed cancels luxurious catering for Força Aérea 01

  

  Following public embarrassment the Brazilian government canceled a tender for the purchase of luxurious food items to supply Michel Temer's presidential airplane with a total value of more than R$ 1.7 million (US$ 520.000).

• Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 15:45 UTC

  Trump praises Putin for waiting for his inauguration and not reacting to US sanctions

  

  US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for not reacting immediately to Washington's sanctions over alleged interference in his election. ”Great move (...) I always knew he was very smart, ”Trump wrote on Twitter.

• Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 15:20 UTC

  End of controversy? Venezuela says it has “transferred” the Mercosur chair to Argentina

  

  Venezuela announced on Friday that it had transferred the Mercosur pro tempore chair to Argentina, having ended its “legitimate tenure” of the post, although the rest of the block's members had already complied with the formalities two weeks ago when they also decided to suspend the regime of president Nicolas Maduro.

• Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 06:38 UTC

  Death of Greek ambassador to Brazil seemingly a crime of passion arranged by his wife

  

  Greece's ambassador to Brazil, Kyriakos Amiridis, was assassinated in a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, apparently in a “crime of passion” planned by his wife - of Brazilian origin - and her lover, a military policeman who is suspected of having actually committed the murder, police said this Friday.

• Friday, December 30th 2016 - 17:40 UTC

  An attempt to bypass Lords could turn into fresh legal challenge for Brexit

  

  A fresh legal challenge to triggering Brexit could be launched unless UK Prime Minister Theresa May allows the House of Lords to vote on the issue. Businesswoman Gina Miller, who helped bring the action which saw the High Court insist the Commons must vote on invoking Article 50, has said the upper House of Parliament also needs a “proper debate”.