Politics

• Friday, June 16th 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Iranian President rounds up Latin American tour

  

  Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Wednesday rounded up a Latin American tour after his stop in Havana to meet with his Cuban colleague Miguel Díaz-Canel following calls in Caracas and Managua

• Friday, June 16th 2023 - 09:52 UTC

  Four Lebanese nationals wanted in Argentina in AMIA bombing probe

  

  Argentine Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas Thursday ordered the arrest of four Lebanese nationals for their alleged involvement in the July 18, 1994, bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Welfare Association (AMIA) headquarters in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, June 16th 2023 - 09:41 UTC

  Guatemalan court hands down 6-year prison sentence to newspaper founder

  

  José Rubén Zamora, founder of El Periódico, a newspaper critical of Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei which went out of business last month, has been sentenced to six years in jail for alleged money laundering, it was reported. Both Zamora and the Prosecutor's Office announced that they will appeal the ruling.

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 11:52 UTC

  Falklands Liberation Reception in London

  

  At the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, who visited the Falklands last year, the Falklands Liberation Reception was held this year in the magnificent surroundings of the Speakers House at Westminster.

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 11:45 UTC

  Argentina's ruling party changes name ahead of presidential elections

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) Wednesday changed its name ahead of this year's presidential elections but continues to be unable to join forces behind a unified candidate after President Alberto Fernández said he would not be running and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner insisted she has been disenfranchised, which is technically inaccurate because all appeals in her conviction for corruption have not been exhausted. Hence, the current Peronist alliance has adopted the name “Unión por la Patria” (Union for the Homeland).

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 10:55 UTC

  Brazil: Haddad congratulates Congress and STF for better S&P ratings

  

  Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad Wednesday said that the improved outlook by the risk rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) was due to the harmony between the branches of government, Agencia Brasil reported. In Haddad's view, National Congress and the Federal Supreme Court (STF) have an important role in the S&P's decision, but the Central Bank (BCB) needs to “join the effort” and start reducing the interest rates.

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 09:46 UTC

  Bolsonaro's funds frozen over unpaid Covid-19 fines

  

  A Sao Paulo court Wednesday froze former President Jair Bolsonaro's bank accounts over unpaid fines worth R$ 87,000 (about US$ 18,000) for failing to comply with health laws during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was reported.

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 09:32 UTC

  Blinken going to China amid growing tension between Washington and Beijing

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend amid growing tension between the two countries in a move to keep lines of communication open, the State Department said.

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 06:50 UTC

  Fed makes a pause, leaves rates unchanged but anticipates two further moves before 2024

  

  The United States Federal Reserve this Wednesday, following a two-day meeting decided to keep the interest rate unchanged but the Federal Open Market Committee anticipated that a further two hikes of quarter percentage moves can be expected before the end of the year.

• Thursday, June 15th 2023 - 06:31 UTC

  Overseas business risk for Uruguay, according to UK FCDO

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has published Information on how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Uruguay.