Politics

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 19:17 UTC

  Ecuadorian alternate lawmaker and his wife shot dead at circus function

  

  Alternate Assemblyman and social media influencer Cristhian Nieto (of the opposition Revolución Ciudadana party of former President Rafael Correa) and his wife Nicole Burgos were shot dead in the Ecuadorean port city of Manta in the province of Manabí on Sunday evening in the middle of a circus function Mrs. Nieto was broadcasting on Tik-Tok.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:53 UTC

  Sheinbaum poised to become Mexico's first woman president

  

  According to preliminary projections announced by Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) at around midnight Sunday local time, Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MoReNa) Party was poised to become the first woman president of the traditionally macho Latino country. The INE's calculations showed Sheinbaum would be garnering between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote. Turnout was between 60% and 61.5%, it was also reported. Over 99.5 million Mexicans were registered to vote.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  A smiling Milei attends Bukele's new inauguration

  

  On his way back from California, Argentine President Javier Milei stopped in El Salvador for Nayib Bukele's new inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by other heads of state and government, such as King Felipe VI of Spain with whom he exchanged a brief moment that caught the eye given the recent diplomatic crisis with the Socialist administration of Pedro Sánchez.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:29 UTC

  Mercosur and Celac heads exchange views in San Salvador

  

  Presidents Santiago Peña of Paraguay and Xiomara Castro of Honduras, who also chair the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) respectively, got together while in San Salvador during Nayib Bukele's new inauguration as President of El Salvador to discuss “issues related to how to promote a joint agenda,” it was reported.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 10:20 UTC

  Canada's Visa program opens doors for North and Latin American economic growth

  

  Canada recently increased temporary work visas for Mexico, Guatemala, and the Caribbean.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 09:53 UTC

  Today, first Monday of June is UK Overseas Territories Day

  

  The first Monday in June is UK Overseas Territories Day. This means today UKOTs flags will be flying in Parliament Square in London, including the Falkland Islands colors. UKOTs make a diverse and amazing contribution of the UK family.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 09:47 UTC

  British citizens overseas can vote in the UK parliamentary election

  

  British Citizens overseas, including those now living in the Falkland Islands, can vote in the upcoming UK General Election, July 4th, regardless of how long they have been living outside of mainland UK. Government House in the Falklands made the following release, 29 May.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 08:31 UTC

  Argentine Air Force Saab 340 makes new successful flight to Antarctica

  

  An Argentine Air Force (FAA) Saab 340 turboprop twin-engined aircraft made a successful flight to the Petrel Base in Antarctica on Saturday, thus proving once again the model's adaptability to the region.

• Monday, June 3rd 2024 - 07:53 UTC

  Chile joins South Africa's claim against Israel before the ICJ

  

  The Chilean Government of President Gabriel Boric Font announced Saturday that it would be joining South Africa as plaintiffs in the genocide case filed against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Netherlands.

• Sunday, June 2nd 2024 - 16:10 UTC

  UK ambassador to Mexico removed following a video that became viral

  

  UK's ambassador to Mexico (and ex to Chile, 2009/2014) has been removed from his post after a video of him jokingly pointing at staff what appears to be a high-powered rifle circulated online, causing controversy.