Politics

Monday, July 29th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Venezuelan authorities claim Maduro was reelected

Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced in the wee hours of Monday that President Nicolás Maduro Moros had been ratified for another six years in office. However, the main opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia posted on X that “the results are undeniable” because “the country chose a peaceful change.”
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 10:40 UTC
Boric says Maduro's victory in Venezuela's presidential election is hard “to believe”

Chilean President Gabriel Boric expressed serious doubts on Monday regarding the legitimacy of Venezuela's presidential election results, which declared incumbent President Nicolás Maduro the winner. Boric emphasized that his government would not recognize any outcome that could not be verified through transparent processes.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Maduro celebrates victory from Miraflores Palace

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro greeted his followers from Caracas' Miraflores Palace to celebrate victory after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced that he had defeated opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia. According to CNE Chairman Elvis Amoroso, Maduro collected 51.2% of the vote, against his rival's 44.2% with 80% of the vote counted.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:59 UTC
Milei promises rural producers that things will get better

In his appearance Sunday at the Argentine Rural Society Annual Exhibition's main ceremony in Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei promised to remove all export taxes in due time, for which he asked producers to be patient.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:56 UTC
Paris 2024 apologizes for opening ceremony hurting Christian feelings

Certain parts of Friday's opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were deemed to have a religious connotation that hurt the feelings of Christians and prompted an apology from the organizers.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:06 UTC
Falklands, controversy with Navitas oil company Environmental Impact Statement

Falklands Conservation has published initial views on the Navitas oil company Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and encourages people to comment on the report. This is of course welcome but their statement that essential information on key animal groups is missing, is misleading. It states that ‘the presented seabird data is more than 20 years old’.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:25 UTC
Spanish survivors of Argos Georgia back in Galicia and Madrid; search for disappeared continues

The Spanish media have given ample coverage to the return of the six fellow Spaniards who survived the sinking of Argos Georgia in the deep south Atlantic, and have finally been able to join their loved ones after witnessing the tragedy of a shipwreck that took the lives of nine other mariners and four more who remain disappeared.
Monday, July 29th 2024 - 07:00 UTC
Authorities seize backpack with explosives on Uruguay-Brazil border

A backpack containing an explosive device was picked up by authorities on the line between the cities of Rivera in Uruguay and Santana do Livramento in Brazil, it was reported Sunday.
Sunday, July 28th 2024 - 12:16 UTC
Venezuela votes: A Nation at a crossroads after 25 Years of Chavismo

Venezuelans are heading to the polls today in a highly anticipated presidential election that could end a quarter-century of Chavismo. The nation faces a crucial decision between maintaining the current government under President Nicolás Maduro or opting for change led by opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, supported by political leader Maria Corina Machado.
Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:28 UTC
Chancellor Reeves at G20 ministers' summit: “Britain is open for business”

United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is expected in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting on her first international visit since taking office.