Politics

Friday, January 31st 2025 - 08:34 UTC
Venezuela: Israel's FM says his country supports González Urrutia

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar Thursday told Venezuelan opposition leaders Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado that the Middle East country had its South American counterpart's freedom in mind: “Venezuela shall be free,” Sa'ar insisted during a telephone conversation. He also invited the man most Western nations recognize as the legitimate winner of the controversial July 28, 2024, elections to visit Israel shortly.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 11:35 UTC
Argentina launches a month assessment of Illex squid along the Patagonian shelf

Argentina this week launched a month long cruise assessment of the sub-Patagonic squid, Illex Argentinus, on board the Ocean Fisheries Research Vessel, Victor Angelescu. The area of research will extend between parallels 46 and 51 degrees south.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 11:29 UTC
Fed leaves rates unchanged with a message to Trump, “in no hurry to adjust policy stance”

The United States Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged following the two day meeting with Fed chair Jerome Powell emphasizing at the press conference that “the bank is in no hurry to adjust its policy stance, since the US economy remains strong”.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 10:47 UTC
Airliner, military helicopter plunge into Potomac River after mid-air collision

An American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet on approach at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA/KDCA) collided mid-air with a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Both aircraft ended up in the Potomac River.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 10:17 UTC
Falklands Government launches Equalities Focus Groups in February

The Falkland Islands Government Equalities Project will be holding several ‘Equalities Focus Groups’ throughout February.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 08:26 UTC
Lula and Boric discuss regional integration

Leftwing Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Wednesday discussed regional integration during a telephone conversation amid Donald Trump's return to the White House and his spree of deporting illegal migrants.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 04:27 UTC
Trump cites “military excellence” to ban transgender people from US Armed Forces

US President Donald Trump insisted that “expressing a false 'gender identity' that differs from a person's sex cannot meet the rigorous standards necessary for military service” as he signed a series of executive orders leading to the banning of transgender people from serving in his country's Armed Forces.
Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 03:32 UTC
Celac emergency summit called off

Given the mixed reactions from regional leaders, Honduras' Foreign Ministry announced that the “hybrid” Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) emergency Summit convened for Jan. 30 was being called off. Xiomara Castro, holding the group's rotating Presidency, had launched the initiative after the tug of war between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro over the condition under which Colombian deportees were returned from the United States to their native country.
Wednesday, January 29th 2025 - 20:39 UTC
Milei’s Davos speech triggers political and social uproar

Argentine President Javier Milei generated a wave of criticism after his statements at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he linked homosexuality with pedophilia. His words triggered the call for an “anti-fascist” march, which is expected to be massive in Buenos Aires and other cities of the country
Wednesday, January 29th 2025 - 20:07 UTC
Financial scandal in Uruguay: Conexión Ganadera and the model that ended up as a Ponzi scheme

The collapse of Conexión Ganadera, one of Uruguay's leading cattle investment firms, has left hundreds of savers in suspense after it was revealed that its financial model operated as a Ponzi scheme. This was stated by accountant Ricardo Giovio, hired by the company to evaluate its situation.