Politics

Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 12:00 UTC
Lula puts a deadline for the Mercosur/EU trade agreement: second half of 2023

Brazil wants to finally sign the pending trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, however, the deal must take place on “equal terms” and negotiations will be halted if they don't progress this semester. The statement was from President Lula da Silva at the end of the G20 summit in India.
Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Paraguay said to have recognized Argentina's right to charge tolls along Paraná Waterway

Argentina's Energy Secretary Flavia Royon said Wednesday that Paraguay had recognized her country's right to charge a fee (toll) to barges sailing along the Parana River Waterway and that the issue at this point was to discuss the price, for which a technical commission will be instated to assess the crossed claims between the neighboring countries for debts related to the Yacyretá Binational Entity (EBY).
Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:45 UTC
China holds Venezuela as an all-time strategic partner

Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday announced after meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro that relations between both countries would be strengthened to the point where the South American nation would become an “all-weather strategic level,” it was reported from Beijing.
Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Peru to allocate green debt swap to tropical forest protection in Amazon

The Peruvian administration of President Dina Boluarte pledged to use the proceeds from a US$ 20 million debt swap with the United States for climate action in the Amazon to finance a tropical forest protection fund over the next 13 years, it was reported Wednesday in Lima. It is the third debt-for-nature swap between the two governments.
Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Falkland Islands: Appointment of New Officer Commanding FID

After many years of service with the FIDF, in June 2023 Major Justin McPhee retired as Officer Commanding, Falkland Islands Defence Force (FIDF), a role he has fulfilled since October 2018.
Thursday, September 14th 2023 - 09:54 UTC
“Extraterrestrial” bodies displayed at Mexico's Congress

Two fossilized bodies allegedly belonging to beings from outer space were set on display Wednesday at the San Lazaro Palace in Mexico City. According to carbon-14 tests, the items would be over 1,000 years old, ufologist Jaime Maussan said. The remains were displayed during a special session of Mexico's Congress.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado asks Brazil for help

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado Tuesday asked the Brazilian Senate's Public Security Committee through a video appearance to help the Caribbean country hold fair primary elections. Machado also denounced the attacks by Nicolás Maduro's regime and insisted she intended to run despite her disenfranchisement.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:41 UTC
Russia's war on Ukraine deserves condemnation, Uruguayan Defense Minister says

Uruguayan Defense Minister Javier García Tuesday suggested in Buenos Aires that the II Latin American and Caribbean Conference on United Nations Peace Operations should condemn Russia's military deployment in Ukraine.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Bolsonaro undergoes 3 surgical procedures successfully

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro successfully underwent surgery at the Vila Nova Star Hospital Tuesday to treat the sequelae in his digestive and respiratory systems from the stabbing he suffered during the 2018 campaign, it was reported in Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, September 13th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Speaker of the House launches probe into US President Biden's private dealings

House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party announced Tuesday he had ordered an investigation into President Joseph Biden and his son Hunter's banking transactions in a move to gather evidence for the beginning of impeachment procedures against the head of state.